Oncology Data Specialist/Certified Tumor Registrar - Part Time, 100% Remote

Job Family:

Cancer Tumor Registrar

Travel Required:

None

Clearance Required:

None

What You Will Do:

The remote Oncology Data Specialist will review clinical documentation as appropriate to extract data and apply ICDO-O codes. To code, stage, and abstract cases of cancer and reportable benign tumors diagnosed and/ or treated. To participate in research, education, and monitoring for quality improvement activities to ensure data integrity and compliance with the American College of Surgeons Committee on Cancer guidelines.

Location: 100% Remote

Position Type: Part Time

Schedule: 12 hours per week - flexible schedule

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Translate medical terminology into standardized codes to capture patient diagnosis and treatment information.

• Code, stage, and enter data into the registry database utilizing: ICD-O, ICD-10-CM, AJCC TNM (Tumor, Nodes, Metastasis), Site-Specific Data Items (SSDI), STORE (Standards for Oncology Registry Entry), and SEER (Surveillance of Epidemiology and End Results) guidelines.

• Complies with state and federal mandates that require reporting all diagnosed and /or treated malignancies and reportable benign tumors. 

• Perform data quality control activities on registry data.

• Retrieve and comply with data for preparation of annual reporting and may collaborate in generating reports for special studies.

• Prepare minutes for multi-disciplinary Tumor Conference every week.

• Contact patient providers and state registries per the database to gather follow-up information and verify or correct patient information.

• Maintains the highest degree of confidentiality of all information encountered including verbal, written, and computerized. Reports to the manager any failure by anyone to protect confidential information.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You Will Need:

• Graduate from an accredited Health Information Technology program required. Experience may not substitute for education requirements.

• Currently certified as an Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) formerly a Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) by the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA).

• 5 years of previous experience working in tumor registry as an ODS (CTR).

• Previous experience working for a Level 1 Trauma and COC accredited hospital.

What Would Be Nice to Have:

• Strong conceptual, as well as quantitative and qualitative analytical skills

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft applications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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