Kaiser Permanente · 1 month ago
Oncology Data Specialist (Certified Tumor Registrar) - Remote (Must live in CO)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
2+ years expKaiser Permanente is seeking an Oncology Data Specialist (Certified Tumor Registrar) to analyze and code medical information on cancer patients into the Tumor Registry database. The role involves ensuring compliance with state and national standards for cancer case abstraction, generating reports, and training new staff.
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Responsibilities
This position, knows and complies with all Kaiser Permanente quality, safety, and emergency policies and procedures. Demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice in every interaction with patients, colleagues, providers, and leadership. Ensures patient safety in the preparation and provisioning of care related to but not limited to medications, procedures, infection prevention, fall prevention, including consistent use of two patient identifiers and procedural time outs. Reports safety hazards, accidents and incidents, and unsafe working conditions promptly
Performs case finding activities using registry standard operating procedures both to import electronically identified cases into the registry software and then review of the electronic medical record for valid case reportability
Performs abstraction using cancer registry software and electronic medical record to cancer code defined pertinent case information, based on appropriate clinical time from presentation of disease process, diagnostic testing, start of first course therapy to conclusion of that therapy. Documents adequate textual information in cancer abstract required to substantiate cancer codes. Maintains a monthly caseload to ensure reporting standard of no more than 8 months post diagnosis
Tracks case information for other selected diagnoses Including but not limited to benign brain disease, hematopoetic disease, multiple primary determination and complete histology and disease grade coding. More experienced CTRs may provide training and mentoring to junior staff as needed
Analyzes and interprets clinical information to determine a cancer patients current disease status and completes appropriate recurrence of disease, treatment or new cancer information, quality of life and length of survival
Reports cases as required by the Colorado Central Cancer Registry
Assembles, analyzes and disseminates data collected; prepares routine and special statistical reports which summarize the Colorado regions experience with cancer management and management of other selected diseases
Performs special studies as requested by KPCO internal customers. Perform follow-up services for patients and physicians, with additional outcome data collection possible
Qualification
Required
Minimum two (2) years of current case abstraction and cancer registry coding experience
Associates degree or equivalent in a health related profession or in health information management is required
Oncology Data Specialist
Work independently and use good judgment in customer contact, data security, chart interpretation and abstraction, report preparation and quality control measures
Knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology and disease processes is essential with the ability to interpret and formulate medical/cancer information into a concise cancer coded abstract
Must have the ability to abstract with expanded American College of Surgeons dataset, plus abstract any additional data required by KPCO internal uses
Must be proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite particularly MS Word and MS Excel
Effective verbal and written communication skills are required
Pertinent experience with using automated abstracting software and electronic medical record review such as EPIC, Health Connect, MetriQ, CNExT, Oncolog, etc
Strong understanding of national and specialized cancer coding and classification systems for diagnosing and staging Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards (FORDS), International Classification for diseases in Oncology (ICD-O), Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Program (SEER), American Joint committee on Cancer Staging Principals (AJCC), AJCC Collaborative Staging (CS), SEER drug index, Multiple Primary and Histology coding and Hematopoetic database rules to correctly and efficiently analyze, interpret, abstract and cancer code outpatient and inpatient medical information relating to a patients diagnosis of cancer
Maintains current knowledge and use of all cancer coding conventions, updates and State government reporting regulations
Benefits
May be entitled to translation/bilingual, shift or other wage premiums as governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Please refer to the respective collective bargaining agreement for additional information on such wage premiums: https://www.lmpartnership.org/local-contracts.
Company
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is a health organization that offers disease prevention, mental healthcare, and chronic disease management services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$7.48M2018-07-17Grant· $0.08M
2014-08-05Grant· $7.4M
Leadership Team
Gregory Adams
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey Krawcek
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer KP Medical Foundation
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