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Public Health Institute · 2 days ago

Quality Control Specialist I – Abstractor

Sacramento, CA

Full-time

Remote

Entry Level

$70K/yr - $102K/yr

2+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Abstracts Physician Only, Path Only, Death Certificate Only, Nursing Home Only and Coroner’s cases

Abstracts for assigned contracted reporting facilities, which include but are not limited to surgery centers, radiation centers, or hospitals

Accurately interprets and codes American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM, Extent of Disease (EOD), ICD-O-3 coding, Solid Tumor Rules, and the Hematopoietic reporting requirements

Performs case-finding for contracted facilities as needed

Maintains at least 97% accuracy on abstracts

Performs Match Tasks in Statewide DMS

Resolves assigned Resolve Patient Set Errors (RPSE)

Screens and updates treatment information from Image Files uploaded from Surgery Centers and Radiation Oncology Centers (ROCS)

Screens and creates Patient and CTCs from Image Files uploaded from Surgery Centers and Radiation Oncology Centers (ROCS)

Performs Death Clearance related activities including screening and classifying, follow back, and case entry in Statewide DMS

Participates in statewide audits and reliability studies as requested

Processes reportable electronic Pathology (ePath) reports

Assists with special studies such as the SEER POC as needed

Attends all data collection section meetings, Data Collection Unit meetings and Public Health Institute/CRGC quarterly meetings as required

Performs field work or attend educational meetings if necessary

Performs other duties or assists with other regional activities as required or assigned

Qualification

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Oncology Data Specialist (ODS)American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) codingICD-O-3 codingData collectionStatistical analysisMedical terminologyAbstractingCasefindingPowerPointSoftware proficiency

Required

At least 2 years of related experience in a hospital, regional or central cancer registry

Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field, or substitute with four additional years of related experience

Credentialed by the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) as an Oncology Data Specialist (ODS)

Must maintain at least a 97% abstracting accuracy rate set by the California Central Registry (CCR)

Must maintain Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) credentials by attending either in-person or virtual educational meetings or other methods as prescribed by the NCRA

Must be able to meet productivity goals of the job

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Ability to abstractor learn to abstract within six-months of employment

Ability to learn and operate new software programs

Knowledge of cancer reporting requirements, required resources, manuals, and other tools for the collection, abstraction, and editing of tumors reportable in California

Excellent knowledge of medical terminology, medical procedures, anatomy and physiology, and the cancer disease process

Strong communication skills. Must have the ability to communicate accurately, concisely, and clearly

Strong mathematical skills including statistics, elemental computations and averages/percentages

Ability to travel to perform field work or attend educational meetings if necessary

Must be able to pass the background check required for this position

Preferred

Experience in using knowledge of regional/central registry operations to include data collection, visual editing, case consolidation, casefinding, follow-up and follow-back procedures and auditing

Experience in creating clear and concise documents (PowerPoint, memos, etc.) for educational purposes and statewide distribution