<p><span style="color:black;"><strong>A Brief Overview</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color:yellow;color:black;"><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">This position is completely remote</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:black;">The Oncology Data Specialist I is responsible for abstracting and timely submission of cancer tumor registry data</span><br><span style="color:black;">for multiple UH hospitals.</span></p><p><span style="color:black;"><strong>What You Will Do</strong></span><br><span style="color:black;">• Conducts accurate and complete cancer case ascertainment according to the requirements of the</span><br><span style="color:black;">American College of Surgeons and the State of Ohio.</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Codes, classifies and indexes stage of disease and treatment information.</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Performs data quality checks to ensure data quality and completeness of records.</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Understanding of CoC standards, particularly data quality standards.</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Maintains a maximum abstracting delay of 6 months from the date of diagnosis.</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Maintains case follow up rate as required per CoC standards.</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Participates in special projects, as needed.</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Meets minimum department productivity and accuracy standards.</span></p><p><span style="color:black;"><strong>Additional Responsibilities</strong></span><br><span style="color:black;">• Performs other duties as assigned.</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Complies with all policies and standards.</span><br><span style="color:black;">• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during</span><br><span style="color:black;">orientation.</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for</span><br><span style="color:black;">our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to</span><br><span style="color:black;">address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.</span><br> </p><p> </p><br><br><p><span style="color:black;"><strong>Education Qualifications</strong></span><br><span style="color:black;">• Associate's Degree preferably in allied health (Required).</span></p><p><span style="color:black;"><strong>Experience Qualifications</strong></span><br><span style="color:black;">• 1+ years of cancer registry, medical records or coding experience (Preferred) and</span><br><span style="color:black;">• less than 1 year excellent knowledge of anatomy and medical terminology (Required) and</span><br><span style="color:black;">• less than 1 year experience working in a large, academic medical center or multi-hospital health system</span><br><span style="color:black;">(Preferred)</span></p><p><span style="color:black;"><strong>Skills and Abilities</strong></span><br><span style="color:black;">• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Project (Required</span><br><span style="color:black;">proficiency)</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Excellent verbal and written communication skills necessary to efficiently interact with all levels of</span><br><span style="color:black;">individuals within the organization (Required proficiency)</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Self motivated, organized and detail oriented (Required proficiency)</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Ability to multi task and problem solve (Required proficiency)</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Adheres to deadlines (Required proficiency)</span><br><span style="color:black;">Licenses and Certifications</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) (Required within 2 Years).</span></p><p><span style="color:black;"><strong>Physical Demands</strong></span><br><span style="color:black;">• Standing - Occasionally</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Walking - Occasionally</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Sitting - Constantly</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Lifting - Rarely (up to 20 lbs)</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Carrying - Rarely (up to 20 lbs)</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Pushing - Rarely (up to 20 lbs)</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Pulling - Rarely (up to 20 lbs)</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Climbing - Rarely (up to 20 lbs)</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Balancing - Rarely</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Stooping - Rarely</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Kneeling - Rarely</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Crouching - Rarely</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Crawling - Rarely</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Reaching - Rarely</span><br><span style="color:black;">• Handling - Occasionally</span></p>