Employment Type:
Part time
Shift:
Day Shift
Description:
At Saint Alphonsus Health System, we are looking for people who are living out their calling. We want you to be passionate about coming to work, and challenged to achieve your potential. Living by these virtues, we pride ourselves on exceptional service and the highest quality of care.
The Cancer Institute is now hiring for a Certified Oncology Data Specialist. If you already have your ODS certification and are looking for a new challenge, let's talk!
This position will be working 24 hours per week, three 8-hour days.
Orientation/training will be for up to 8 weeks; after that, the majority of the team works a hybrid schedule (splitting the week between the office and working remotely).
If the top candidate is not living in the Treasure Valley, the Manager is open to a fully remote work option.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associate degree in health information management or related field required. Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) certification with the National Cancer Registrar Association (NCRA) required at the time of hire.
- Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or related quality/Coding Certification by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), preferred.
Position Summary & Highlights
- The Oncology Data Specialist collects, abstracts, manages, enters, analyzes, and audits patient data within the Saint Alphonsus Cancer Institute and as required for Saint Alphonsus, the State of Idaho, national data registries, and accreditation standards.
What You Will Do:
- Compile and maintain data and generate reports.
- Identify tumor admissions that meet the Saint Alphonsus, State of Idaho, and/or national registry criteria for inclusion in registries.
- Conduct data collection of Commission on Cancer quality metrics across each registry; adhere to the reporting schedule; maintain the dashboard; research non-concordant cases; maintain accuracy and productivity rates
- Perform analysis and peer review of abstracts.
- Supervise abstracting duties performed by non-certified colleagues within the department.
- Review pathology, cytology reports, diagnostic index reports and neoplasm lists for case finding.
- Analyze and abstract records of all patients who are diagnosed or treated at Saint Alphonsus for a cancer diagnosis with accuracy, completeness, and in a quality manner according to the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) Commission on Cancer (CoC), National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) SEER and State registry standards.
- Abstract each patient's chart to record accurate data, diagnosis, procedures, operations, complications, and discharge status.