Sr Abstractor - Oncology Data Specialist

Ascension; Hernando (MS); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is hiring an Oncology Data Specialist to work with their Clinical Quality Registry Services. This remote position involves abstracting patient data from medical records and maintaining cancer registry databases. Candidates should have a high school diploma or higher, with relevant experience preferring an Oncology Data Specialist certification.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Qualifications

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years experience or Associate's/Bachelor's degree required.
• Oncology Data Specialist certification preferred.
• 1 year of abstracting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilize Electronic Registry Services to abstract patient data.
• Screen disease indices and clinical documents for reportable cancer cases.
• Maintain cancer registry database and generate data status reports.

Skills

Data abstraction

Attention to detail

Clinical knowledge

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Job description

We Are Hiring

• Department: Clinical Quality Registry Services
• Schedule: Full time, Monday - Friday
• Location: Remote

What You Will Do

Utilize Electronic Registry Services/CRStar database to abstract patient data from electronic medical records for the application of tumor registries.

• Screening disease indices, pathology reports, radiology reports, and other clinical documents to identify reportable cancer cases for casefinding
• Abstracting and coding required core data items from medical records in compliance with regulatory standards.
• Perform primary data abstraction duties for clinical measures and registries while ensuring high levels of abstraction accuracy and ensure alignment with organizational quality standards
• May assist in compiling data into reports for analysis by various departments and cancer committees and act as liaison between clinical improvement teams to interpret standards and specifications.
• May assist in reporting to centralized/state registries and to the National Data Cancer Database and/or RCRS
• Maintain cancer registry database which may include loading import files, generating and working data status reports in compliance with regulatory requirements and timeframes.
• Identify and communicate trends in clinical data to leadership.

What You Will Need

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

Additional Preferences

• Oncology Data Specialist certification preferred (formerly CTR)
• 1 year of abstracting experience

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Benefits

Paid time off (PTO) Various health insurance options & wellness plans Retirement benefits including employer match plans Long-term & short-term disability Employee assistance programs (EAP) Parental leave & adoption assistance Tuition reimbursement Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance and salary range at the time of the offer.