Position Summary
At Stony Brook Medicine, an Oncology Data Specialist is a valuable member of our team, who provides administrative and executive support and has the ability to interface with all levels of management throughout the hospital. Accurately obtain abstract, record and report cancer patient information from inpatient and outpatient sources in the cancer registry database for the purposes of supporting the hospital's mission to provide excellence in patient care, education, research, and planning. Qualified candidates will demonstrate superior patient care and possess outstanding communication skills while adhering to our high standard of excellence.
Duties of an 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 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.
Qualifications
Required: Associate’s degree. Oncology Data Specialist Certification (ODS-C). At least 1 year of hospital/healthcare setting experience. Knowledge of New York State and national cancer coding standards. Knowledge of anatomy and physiology and advanced medical terminology. Excellent computer data entry and writing skills with the ability to process a high-volume workload.
Preferred: Bachelor's degree. Previous experience in a cancer registry setting, leadership role, with advanced computer and writing skills.
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