Senior Oncology Data Specialist

Ascension•Remote,

3h•$28 - $40•Remote

About The Position

Ascension is seeking a Senior Oncology Data Specialist to join their Clinical Quality Registry Services department. This remote, part-time role involves performing complex data analysis from electronic medical records to track cancer incidence, managing case finding lists, screening clinical documents for reportable cases, and performing primary data abstraction for oncology measures and registries. The specialist will ensure high accuracy and compliance with regulatory standards, maintain long-term follow-up data collection, and collect data for National Cancer Database special studies.

Requirements

Oncology Data Specialist credentialed from the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience.
Successful completion of a NCRA-Accredited Certificate Program required OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

Nice To Haves

Registrar specializing in Tumors preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform complex analysis utilizing specialty databases to extract patient data from electronic medical records for analysis of cancer incidence data.
Retrieve and upload manual case finding lists into cancer registry software as required by market assignments.
Screen disease indices, pathology reports, radiology reports, and other clinical documents to identify reportable cancer cases for case finding.
Perform primary data abstraction duties for oncology measures and registries while ensuring high levels of abstraction accuracy and alignment with organizational quality standards in compliance with all oncology regulatory standards.
Maintain the long-term follow up process of data collection and input for all cancer registry patients.
Collect data for National Cancer Database special studies as required.