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West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. Associate Oncology Data Specialist (JR24-38310) in Morgantown, West Virginia

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Responsible for accurately coding complete, and concurrent abstraction of oncology patient data to be utilized by administration, clinical trials, research, state and national reporting, maintaining certifications, accreditations, and quality improvement within the Oncology Services. Position requires excellent computer skills and ability to work independently and remotely while maintaining security and confidentiality of patient information. Responsibilities include case finding eligibility, abstracting cancer cases, staging, coding all treatment and all follow up activities. Responsible for identifying and reporting quality discrepancies found in the EMR

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. Associate degree in health sciences field or related field with completed college courses in Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology, and Pathology. 2. Must obtain Oncology Data Specialist credential (ODS-C) with required CE's maintained with annual renewal of credential, within two years of hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: EXPERIENCE:

  1. Two (2) years of medical office experience including principles, procedures, medical terminology of malignant diseases, tumor classification by the primary site and histology.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Case Finding: Identifies all cases to be entered into the Suspense section of the Cancer Registry Data Base. Case finding activities requires analyzing and decision-making skills to interpret and determine whether a case qualifies for abstraction.
  2. Abstracting: Accurately completes an electronic abstract on each eligible primary including all medical, social, family, work, and environmental histories, cancer identification, staging, all treatment, and follow up information using regulations from all available resources. Responsible for completing and verifying the accurate physician TNM Stage, Summary Stage and Collaborative staging systems. The abstract must be completely documented with text, accurate coding assigned for diagnosing information, cancer identification, staging, and all treatment information. Abstracting requires communication with other physician offices, outside hospitals in any manner necessary to facilitate the complete abstracting process. All outside oncology information must be included in the completed abstract.... For full info follow application link.

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