What are the responsibilities and job description for the Oncology Data Specialist position at Vish Consulting Services?
VCS is looking for Oncology Data Specialist at East Setauket, NY 11733.
Pay rate: $35/hr
Work timings:M - F - 7:30A - 4PM
Contract: 8 months (with possible extension)
Qualifications:
- Associate’s degree.
- Oncology Data Specialist Certification (ODS-C).
- At least 1 year of hospital/healthcare setting experience.
- Knowledge of NYS and national cancer coding standards.
- Knowledge of anatomy and physiology and advanced medical terminology.
- Excellent computer data entry and writing skills with ability to process high-volume work load.
Preferred:
- Bachelor's degree.
- Previous experience in cancer registry setting, leadership role, with advanced computer and writing skills.
Duties of a Oncology Data Specialist may include the following but are not limited to:
- Support the hospital's Cancer Program accreditation by completing all documentation and coding specifications in preparation for submission to the National Cancer Data Base, and meet the requirements set forth by the NYS DOH Public Health Law 2401.
- Case finding: locating all internal and external sources of cancer-related patient encounters, including all cancer-related pathology reports; all radiation and medical oncology consults and treatment summaries; all inpatient admissions and outpatient encounters. Utilizing all cancer related death certificates, all tumor board case lists provided to the registry for inclusion and reporting by hospital-based physician practices.
- Abstracting: accurately recording and coding required data in consistent with New York State and national guidelines into a software program.
- Quality Review: Respond to abstracting errors timely to maintain the required data accuracy and consistency.
Thank you!
Richa
Vish Consulting Services (VCS)
richa@vishusa.com
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Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $35.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- Do you have Oncology Data Specialist Certification (ODS-C):
- Previous experience in cancer registry setting:
Work Location: In person
Salary : $35
