Lead Oncology Data Specialist - Full Time, Day 7A-3P, Oncology, Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center

Responsible for collecting, capturing, and updating data about patients' histories, symptoms, diagnoses, treatments, and health statuses. Gathers information from doctors, medical records, patients, and their families. Timely checks with discharged patients and their families for follow-up information. Prepares reports and graphic representations of the registry data that should comply with government regulations and medical ethics.


Principal Accountabilities:

1. Identifies, compiles, updates and maintains patient data from a range of relevant sources, including all hospitals and medical clinics and various electronic health care record systems, and follows procedures to facilitate data collection as appropriate.
2. Abstracts data into specialized medical software with supporting narrative information for, patient demographics, diagnostic procedures, history and extent of disease, treatments, outcomes, follow-up data, physicians, and related information from various medical records.
3. Assign appropriate codes for treatments, procedures and diagnoses according to coding requirements, classification systems and standard-setters.
4. Performs life-time follow-up on the patient's health, vital status, treatment and progression of disease to provide cancer incidence, treatment and outcome information to appropriate data bases, for quality improvement activities, administrative planning and marketing, and support programs.
5. Coordinates the activities of abstractors engaged in the collection of data and perform quality review functions, as assigned.
6. Prepares narrative reports and graphic presentations; design tables, charts and graphs of Cancer registry data for special studies and annual report as requested.
7. Performs a variety of administrative duties including but not limited to: answering phones; faxing; scanning, destroying confidential documents; and utilizing internet services and e-mail systems.
8. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required:
1. National Cancer Registrars Association certification.
2. Experience working with databases.
3. Minimum 3 years of lead experience required.

4. High school diploma/GED

Preferred:
1. Associate degree
2. 5 or more years of leadership experience.