Oncology Data Specialist en Baptist Health Care Corporation
Baptist Health Care Corporation · Pensacola, Estados Unidos De América · Onsite
- Oficina en Pensacola
The Oncology Data Specialist performs case finding, abstracting and follow-up on cancer patients using current national and state reporting criteria within required time frame to ensure that timely, accurate, and complete data are maintained on all types of cancer diagnosed and/or treated within a health care institution or within a defined population. He/she communicates and collaborates inter and intra departmentally with a variety of professionals and regulatory agencies to fulfill the duties of the role.
Responsibilities
- Maintains cancer registry files for facility.
- Codes and abstracts cancer-related data as per procedure established by applicable registry operations and data standards.
- Summarizes patient’s hospital record for completion, including demographic information, diagnostic information, histological information, and therapy rendered into the abstracting system.
- Applies staging according to current staging schemes and supports staging judgment to physicians and regulatory agencies.
- Reports all new cases to the cancer registry through the computerized registry system.
- In accordance with the American College of Surgeons (ACOS), Commission on Cancer (COC) guidelines, maintains registry files and logs of all hospital cancer cases.
- Conducts follow-up.
- Assists with the hospital’s organization of cancer program activities.
- Additional responsibilities
- Assist in creating the annual report of activity and study for the Cancer Committee
- Maintain communication within the hospital, with state and registry, and ACOS, as appropriate.
- Remains abreast of development and continued education in the field of cancer registry by pursuing a program of self-development.
Qualifications
Minimum Education
- Associates Degree Health Information Management Required or
- Technical Diploma/Certificate Health Information Management Required
Minimum Work Experience
- 2 years experience in Cancer Registry Required
Licenses and Certifications
- Oncology Data Specialist (ODS_NCRA) Upon Hire Required
- BLS for Healthcare Providers (BLS) American Heart Association Upon Hire Required
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Continued education in the areas of Cancer trends, disease staging, coding, classification systems and statistical tabulation and analysis.
- Demonstrates flexibility via an ability to adapt to changing priorities and regulations.
- Basic computer skills.
Company
Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.
Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law.
