Oncology Data Specialist Certified PRN
About The Position
The Oncology Data Specialist Certified is responsible for improving quality and outcomes for the Cancer Institute across the Central Florida Division. The ODS-C completes case finding, abstracting, longitudinal patient follow-up, and completes additional activities as needed to meet standards set by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (ACoS CoC) as well as the Florida Cancer Data Systems (FCDS).The ODS-C is responsible for ensuring all clinical elements accurately reflect the care provided by AdventHealth to allow for accurate state, federal, and public reporting. The ODS-C serves as the Cancer Registry content expert to review patient diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes across the care continuum. The ODS-C is responsible for alerting leadership of potential discrepancies in documentation or clinical care variation as part of ongoing performance improvement. Actively participates in continuing education in order to stay abreast of all applicable changes in the cancer industry with regards to coding and compliance.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in Healthcare or Health Information Management
- Completion of education program and/or work experience required for Oncology Data Specialist Certified, as defined by the National Cancer Registrars' Association
- Two (2) or more years of cancer registry abstraction experience
- Current and valid Oncology Data Specialist certification
- Strong understanding of complex medical conditions and surgical procedures to make clinical judgements on appropriateness of cancer care to measure quality and outcomes
- Ability to make independent decisions when considering a broad range of internal/external clinical variables to adhere to national cancer guidelines
- Thorough understanding of the Quality Measures as specified by the Commission on Cancer
- Thorough knowledge of required resource references and utilization as specified in the Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) Data Acquisition Manual (DAM)
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Healthcare or Health Information Management
- Two (2) or more years of abstracting experience in a CoC approved Cancer Program
- Experience working in a quaternary care hospital system
- Experience working in a multi-campus healthcare system
- Knowledge of various electronic medical records such as CRStar, Cerner, ARIA, OncoEMR
Responsibilities
- Serves as the Cancer Registry content expert responsible for identification of potential cancer registry candidates in strict compliance with standards and abstracting rules set by federal, state, and national accrediting body requirements.
- Responsible for abstracting and clinically coding accurate patient data using appropriate cancer classification and coding systems as well as the most current cancer staging manuals, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines, and other pertinent reference manuals for all cancer patients diagnosed and/or treated by AdventHealth facilities.
- Accountable for identifying any potential clinical variability or discrepancies of documentation that vary from national guidelines and outcome measures. These instances of trends are escalated to leadership to allow for timely intervention and feedback to front line clinicians.
- Responsible for using critical thinking and independent judgement when conflicting clinical information is present to determine appropriate categorization of data elements and outcomes. This may include making clinical inferences with autonomy to accurately capture all required metrics
- Responsible for longitudinal tracking of cancer patients throughout the continuum at required intervals to maintain follow-up and meet regulatory deadlines. (i.e. 30 days, 6 months, 1 year, etc.) Utilizes multiple avenues to obtain follow-up such as phone calls, physician offices, written communication, and other sources.
- Maintains professional work environment that is conducive to achieving accuracy and productivity goals. Completes independent validation of abstraction prior to registry submission. Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively and meet registry harvest deadlines as required by national and regulatory bodies.
- Responsible for seeking opportunities to maintain clinical expertise to incorporate latest developments and trends related to the cancer registry and national clinical guidelines. Attends educational, registry, or other conferences and training as appropriate.
- Participates in Quality Assurance peer review, as a reviewer and reviewee. Timely correction of abstractions based on edits generated, or additional information/reports received to meet national and state registry guidelines.
- Participates in special projects or initiatives as assigned, to improve the quality and outcomes for patients in the Cancer Institute.
Benefits
- Employees who switch from PRN to Full or Part Time employment get access to Day One Benefits (Immediate)
- PRN (per diem) team members may contribute to the Adventist HealthCare Retirement Plan (but are ineligible for employer contributions to the plan)
- Whole Person Well-being and Mental Health Resources
- Employee Discount Program, including tickets, travel, Pet Insurance, and More!
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Ambulatory Health Care Services
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
