Oncology Data Specialist/Tumor Registrar - Level 1 Trauma Hospital, 100% Remote - Home Office: Birmingham, AL
Job Family:
Cancer Tumor Registrar
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
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. This position is 100% remote.
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
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
• Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency of ICD-O and knowledge of ICD-10 CM/PCS, DMS Coding
• Working knowledge of the policies and procedure manuals of the Tumor Registry …
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SkillsAnalytical Data integrity ICD-10 ICD-10-CM Microsoft Applications Organizational Process Improvement Quality Quality Control Verbal communication
Tasks- Extract data
- Review clinical documentation
5+ years
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