Oncology Data Specialist

Yale New Haven Health • New Haven, CT

2d • Onsite

About The Position

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day. Abstracts by collecting, summarizing, and coding detailed demographic and clinical oncology information from a variety of internal and external (paper and electronic) data sources in accordance with reporting requirements of the Connecticut Tumor Registry and data standards for the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer accreditation on all reportable cases. Performs other duties as requested by manager.

Requirements

• Two (2) years of college or equivalent experience supplemented by courses in medical terminology and anatomy-physiology required.
• Certified Tumor Registrar required.
• Two years experience in medical abstracting and/or experience in tumor registry or equivalent.
• Knowledge of oncology disease process, anatomy/physiology, pathology and medical terminology is required.
• Experience in using Elekta IMPAC's METRIQ or similar tumor registry software system.
• Intermediate to advanced keyboarding/data entry skills
• Intermediate to advance skills using Windows-based software (e.g. Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, and Power Point preferred).
• Must have excellent organizational skills and investigative analytic skills with detail orientation.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O), American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging Manual, Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER), and the Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards (FORDS) of the Commission on Cancer is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collects, summarizes and abstracts clinical oncology information from a variety of internal and external (paper and electronic) medical data sources directly into tumor registry software system and/or associated databases according to established procedures. Reviews the finalized record for errors and completeness and submits for quality review by the Senior Medical Abstractor or Manager
• Maintains lifetime follow-up data on each tumor registry patient as required at specified points by the Connecticut Tumor Registry and teh American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
• Assists in special studies and or other assignments requested by the Connecticut Tumor Registry and/or the Commission on Cancer and/or by the managers
• Maintain and monitor security and confidentiality of patient information.
• Ensures accuracy and quality of data and participates in data quality review as needed by developing and maintaining knowledge of SEER and CoC data standards and coding instructions used to describe all reportable cases in the tumor registry.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree