Oncology Data Specialist PRN

Summary

AdventHealth is a healthcare organization committed to serving patients and supporting professional growth. The Oncology Data Specialist identifies cancer registry candidates, abstracts and clinically codes patient data, tracks patients longitudinally, and ensures accurate registry submissions in accordance with clinical guidelines and regulatory standards. The role also participates in quality assurance, continuing education, and initiatives to improve patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and escalates clinical variability or documentation discrepancies from national guidelines to leadership for timely intervention
• Uses critical thinking and independent judgment to determine appropriate categorization of data elements and outcomes when conflicting clinical information is present
• Tracks cancer patients longitudinally throughout the continuum at required intervals to maintain follow-up and meet regulatory deadlines
• Utilizes multiple avenues such as phone calls, physician offices, and written communication to obtain follow-up information
• Maintains a professional work environment conducive to achieving accuracy and productivity goals and completes independent validation of abstraction prior to registry submission
• Seeks opportunities to maintain clinical expertise by incorporating the latest developments and trends related to the cancer registry and national clinical guidelines
• Attends educational, registry, or other conferences and training as appropriate to stay updated on best practices
• Participates in Quality Assurance peer review as both a reviewer and reviewee and corrects abstractions based on edits or additional information received
• Engages in special projects or initiatives to improve the quality and outcomes for patients
• Adheres to hospital policy for protecting patient confidentiality per HIPAA guidelines
• Other duties as assigned
• Identifies potential cancer registry candidates in strict compliance with federal, state, and national accrediting body standards and abstracting rules
• Abstracts and clinically codes accurate patient data using appropriate cancer classification and coding systems, current cancer staging manuals, and guidelines

Skills

• Strong understanding of complex medical conditions and surgical procedures to make clinical judgements on appropriateness of cancer care to measure quality and outcomes
• Ability to make independent decisions when considering a broad range of internal/external clinical variables to adhere to national cancer guidelines
• Proficient knowledge and use of Microsoft 365 applications
• Effectively coordinates multiple priorities to meet registry submission deadlines
• Effective communication skills with ability to communicate with leadership, front line team members, physicians, and patients
• Ability to make independent decisions when considering a broad range of internal/external clinical variables to adhere to national guidelines
• Thorough understanding of the Quality Measures as specified by the Commission on Cancer
• Thorough knowledge on a site by site basis of the evidence based NCCN Guidelines for cancer care
• Thorough knowledge of required resource references and utilization as specified in the Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) Data Acquisition Manual (DAM)
• Thorough knowledge of state mandated cancer data systems
• Associate
• 2+ cancer registry abstraction experience
• Oncology Data Specialist (ODS)
• Knowledge of various electronic medical records such as CRStar, Cerner, ARIA, OncoEMR
• 2+ of abstracting experience in a coc approved cancer program
• Experience working in a multi-campus healthcare system
• Experience working in a quaternary care hospital system

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Strong understanding of complex medical conditions and surgical procedures to make clinical judgements on appropriateness of cancer care to measure quality and outcomes
• Ability to make independent decisions when considering a broad range of internal/external clinical variables to adhere to national cancer guidelines
• Proficient knowledge and use of Microsoft 365 applications
• Effectively coordinates multiple priorities to meet registry submission deadlines
• Effective communication skills with ability to communicate with leadership, front line team members, physicians, and patients
• Ability to make independent decisions when considering a broad range of internal/external clinical variables to adhere to national guidelines
• Thorough understanding of the Quality Measures as specified by the Commission on Cancer
• Thorough knowledge on a site by site basis of the evidence based NCCN Guidelines for cancer care
• Thorough knowledge of required resource references and utilization as specified in the Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) Data Acquisition Manual (DAM)
• Thorough knowledge of state mandated cancer data systems
• Associate
• 2+ cancer registry abstraction experience
• Oncology Data Specialist (ODS)

Nice to Haves

• Knowledge of various electronic medical records such as CRStar, Cerner, ARIA, OncoEMR
• 2+ of abstracting experience in a coc approved cancer program
• Experience working in a multi-campus healthcare system
• Experience working in a quaternary care hospital system

Benefits

• Benefits from Day One: Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off from Day One
• 403-B Retirement Plan
• 4 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave
• Career Development
• Whole Person Well-being Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Pet Benefits
• Fully Remote