Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Moffitt Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center based in Florida, dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer. The Oncology Data Specialist will oversee the Quality Assurance and educational needs of the Cancer Registry, ensuring data quality and providing education to resolve deficiencies.
Responsibilities
- Monitors the quality of data within the Cancer Registry
- Analyzes the QA data for accuracy and completeness and identifies opportunities for improvements as a result of issues found
- Implements changes to data collection based on issues identified to resolve the issues
- Trains new employees, the trainee abstractors, trainee casefinders and new independent contractors
- Facilitates the Cancer Registry Quality Assurance Committee meetings
- Works in collaboration with the Cancer Registry Manager
- Maintains compliance with the American College of Surgeon's Commission on Cancer Accreditation Standards Chapters 4, 6, and 9: Cancer Registrar credentials, Abstracting timeliness, Follow up of all patients, follow up of recent patients, Data submission, Accuracy of Data, and Commission on Cancer special studies
- Maintains all data mandated requirements as set forth by the Florida Cancer Data System, the Florida State Cancer Registry Compiles all Quality Control data and presents same at the Cancer Registry Quality Assurance meetings
- Facilitates the Cancer Registry Quality Assurance monthly meetings, prepares agendas and maintains the meeting minutes
- Monitors quality of data within the department and addresses any quality issues
- Works with the abstractors on the FCDS quality reports and gathering the required information for FCDS
- Analyzes the data for accuracy and completeness
- Identifies problems, trends and issues requiring further action
- Implements changes based on the analysis of the data
- Maintains performance worksheets for all team members regarding the quality of their work, addressing quality issues with specific team members as necessary
- Keeps the Cancer Registry Manager and Director abreast of any productivity and quality issues and prepares and presents a plan of action for these issues
- Conducts quality control audits for new employee and independent abstractor
- Keeps the Cancer Registry Manager and Director abreast of trainee and new employee's progress with training. Alerts them in advance to issues relating to training and progress
- Responsible for keeping the department up to date with the latest Cancer Registry information, changes to data collection, coding and staging
- Keeps the department up to date with the latest CR information, changes to data collection, coding and staging
- Researches topical and applicable educational material and disseminates to the team
- Runs adhoc quality audits
Skills
- High School Diploma/GED
- Five plus years' experience as an Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) in a hospital or central registry setting
- Excellent knowledge of Cancer Registry data and coding rules
- Demonstrated educational and teaching experience in a Cancer Registry environment
- Experience working with a computerized cancer registry database
- Certification: Oncology Data Specialist (ODS)
Benefits
- REMOTE WORK allowed in the following states: AL, AZ,AR,GA,ID,IN,IA,KS,LA,MS,MO,MT,NC,OH,OK,SC,SD,TN,TX,UT,VA,WY
- Reasonable Accommodation: Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.
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