What We Offer:
- Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Retirement fund with matching contributions.
- Tuition assistance for qualifying team members.
- Employee assistance programs and discounts.
- Remote work opportunity in approved states (equipment provided).
- Flexible work schedule.
Required:
- ODS - Oncology Data Specialist (formerly CTR - Certified Tumor Registrar) credentials are required.
- High School Diploma or GED with 1-5 years of experience in cancer registry, medical records, nursing, medical oncology, radiation oncology, public health, or research.
- Associate degree with 1-2 years of experience in cancer registry, medical records, nursing, medical oncology, radiation oncology, public health, or research.
Additional Skills Required:
- Advanced level of medical terminology.
- Completion of Anatomy and Physiology.
- Basic Statistics and Epidemiology.
- Oncology knowledge of the disease process, including standards of care; surgical, radiation, and systemic treatment regimens.
- Knowledge of the American College of Surgeons Cancer Program Standards. Coding Courses in ICD0-3, AJCC TNM Staging, SEER Summary Staging, Solid Tumor Rules, and relevant state data collection manuals.
- Ability to communicate effectively with tact and diplomacy with Medical Staff, Novant Departments, private physician practices, and non-Novant facilities to obtain patient information resolve staging or coding issues.
Preferred:
- Experience with Electronic Registry Systems Inc. registry software, Epic, Webplus (NC Data Reporting portal), QPort (Commission on Cancer quality portal); working knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams).
- Case finding: analyze pathology reports and ICD-10 patient lists from various sources to determine case eligibility and flag cases for the suspense system.
- Abstracting: analyze patient information required for state and national reporting and codes the information in the electronic data base utilizing the required coding sources including, but not limited to: ICD0-3, Standards for Oncology Registry Entry, AJCC TNM Staging, SEER Summary Staging, Solid Tumor Rules, and the current state cancer collection manual.
- Data Entry: enter the required patient information accurately and in timely manner to meet requirements and data edit standards for the National Cancer Data Base and NC Central Cancer Registry.
- Follow-Up: analyze patient encounters for subsequent treatment, recurrences, patient status, and current last date of contact and updates patient records to maintain the department and national standard for follow-up rates for required patient populations. Review patient death information sources to determine patient expiration and cause of death.
- Monitoring: review monthly edit reports and annual national call for data edits and resolve any related coding issues for compliance.
- Quality Control: meet the department standard for data quality and productivity for the job role.
- Professional Development: Educational Maintenance of the ODS credential.
ODS credential required; high school diploma/GED with 1–5 years or associate degree with 1–2 years in cancer registry, medical records, nursing, oncology, public health, or research. Requires oncology coding knowledge.
Key Responsibilities
- finding cases
- abstracting data
- monitoring reports
Skills & Tools
Electronic Registry Systems Inc., Epic, Webplus, QPort, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, ICD0-3, AJCC TNM Staging, SEER Summary Staging, Solid Tumor Rules
Job Details
- Category: Data and Analytics
- Seniority: Entry Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — North Carolina, United States
- Languages: English
Benefits
- 401k matching
- Tuition reimbursement
- Retirement plan
About Novant Health
A healthcare organization providing medical services and cancer care. — Industry: Healthcare