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Physical Therapy at St. Luke's · 2 months ago

Oncology Data Specialist, Certified (Cancer Data Registrar) - Full Time

Bethlehem, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

St. Luke's is dedicated to providing excellent care to the sick and injured and improving access to healthcare in the community. They are seeking an Oncology Data Specialist who will identify reportable cases, analyze and abstract clinical data, and maintain an electronic cancer registry database. This role involves coding, data entry, and performing follow-ups to ensure quality improvement and accurate reporting of cancer incidence and outcomes.

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Responsibilities

Ascertains all reportable malignant, reportable by agreement benign or borderline disease cases as defined by the American College of surgeons Commission on Cancer, FORDS Manual, PA Cancer Registry Manual, NJ Cancer Registry Manual, by reviewing pathology reports, radiation reports, and various hospital records

Determines class of case through review of source documents

Uses medical terminology and human anatomy & physiology knowledge to translate medical information into a standardized coded structure as specified in the Standards for Oncology Registry Entry (STORE) manual

Utilizes the Extent of Disease (EOD) coding instruction manual to code the greatest extent of disease based on combined clinical and operative/pathological assessment in accordance with the site-specific uniform rules as stated in the manual

Utilizes the Solid Tumor Rules and priority lists to guide the process of determining the number of primaries and to provide coding instructions to ensure site-specific data collection is consistent and standardized

Utilizes a combination of the most precise clinical and pathological documentation of extent of disease to categorize and assign a SEER Summary Stage (per the site-specific SEER Summary Stage Manual) to show how far a cancer has spread from its point of origin

Utilizes AJCC Cancer Staging Manual to categorize the severity of an individual’s cancer based on the primary tumor as well as on the extent cancer has spread in the body

AJCC TNM Staging provides a common language for doctors to effectively communicate about a patient’s cancer and on the best courses of treatment and is a required field in the Network Cancer Registry Database

Utilizes computer expertise in several different computer systems (METRIQ, EPIC, Varian/Aria) to access information necessary for case completion

Maintains a working knowledge of the METRIQ Cancer Registry Software and Database and keeps current on all updates

Qualification

Oncology Data Specialist (ODS-C)Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR)Human anatomy knowledgeMedical terminology knowledgeData entry skillsStatistics knowledgeSite-specific tumor biology knowledgeComputer expertiseMETRIQ Cancer Registry SoftwareEPIC systemVarian/Aria system

Required

Oncology Data Specialist (ODS-C)/Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) credential is required

Will also consider CRM Certificate or CIM Certificate from an NCRA Accredited Program with commitment to obtain ODS-C credentials within 3 years of date hired

Will also consider Graduate of an accredited Registered Health Information Technology (RHIT) and/or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) will be considered if continuing their education for their Certificate CRM or CIM from an NCRA Accredited Program with commitment to obtain ODS-C credential within 3 years of date hired

Candidates must meet the education and experience prerequisites in order to sit for the ODS exam

Knowledge of site-specific tumor biology, staging, and treatment required

In depth knowledge of human anatomy, medical terminology and statistics required

Data entry skills required