Location:
Work from home (Pennsylvania)
Shift:
Days (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Worker Type:
Regular
Exemption Status:
No
Job Summary:
This is a specialty position that integrates data science, information science, and quality assurance responsible for interpreting complex medical information in electronic medical records to support critical program activities including direct patient care, regulatory, and accreditation requirements. This position is responsible for abstraction of clinical data into Geisinger’s cancer registry. Conducts through review of medical data in the electronic medical record including: medical history physical findings, screening information, and any history of a previous cancer; diagnostic findings types, dates, and results of procedures used to diagnose cancer; cancer identification primary site, cell type, and extent of disease; cancer treatment surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone, or immunotherapy; patient identification; outcomes annual follow-up information regarding patient status, recurrence and treatment. Maintains a thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, disease processes, and surgical/radiation techniques. Will ensure adherence to data management protocols as set forth in state and national requirements, in addition to Geisinger registry standards, to assist in the achievement of Geisinger’s strategic goals.
Job Duties:
- Identifies malignant, reportable-by-agreement benign or borderline disease cases as defined by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards (FORDS) Manual, Pennsylvania Cancer Registry Manual, and Geisinger Cancer Committees for suspense file using multiple search methodologies.
- Reviews and interprets clinical information in electronic and hard copy medical record to extract and maintain data in accordance with operational standards as well as state and national reporting requirements.
- Abstracts primary and recurrence and metastasis site data including demographics, diagnosis, history of cancer, comorbidities, stage and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, treatments and provider information utilizing the current Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards manual.
- Inputs information directly into the computerized cancer registry.
- Completes case-finding, including review of pathology reports, the disease index, suspense list in computerized cancer registry.
- Codes stage of disease using the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors (TNM) staging system in the appropriate American Joint Commission on Cancer Staging Manual.
- Maintains accession file on all patients entered into the cancer registry.