Cancer Registry Certified Data Abstractor

Job Title Cancer Registry Certified Data Abstractor Summary This position is responsible for case‑finding and abstraction of cancer data for HCA hospitals. Remote work. Duration: 6 months. Specifically, looking for someone with experience in abstracting for California facilities. Requirements Experience with METRIQ application. Experience with Meditech, HPF and Expanse preferred. At least 2 years of CR abstracting experience. High school degree (or equivalent) required. Associate’s degree preferred. 3 years of cancer data abstraction or medical records experience preferred. Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) certification required. Effective 01/01/2024 (formerly known as Certified Tumor Registrar). Key Responsibilities Completes case‑finding for assigned facilities, including review of pathology reports, the disease index, suspense list in Meditech, patient ID disposition reports and merging appropriate cases into Metriq. Review medical records to abstract information according to the standards of the Commission on Cancer (CoC) and the State Central Cancer Registry. Perform timely abstraction of assigned cases to ensure compliance with CoC or appropriate State Central Cancer Registry standards, i.e. within six months of patient contact. Complete edit checks and make appropriate changes on a timely basis. Follow CoC and state data standards and coding instructions to abstract all reportable cases. Assist with data collection for special studies. Assist with submission of data to the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) in accordance with the annual Call for Data. Assist with submission of data monthly to the appropriate State Central Cancer Registry. Resolve errors resulting in the rejection of records from the NCDB and State Central Cancer Registry. Attend state and national educational activities as approved by Director. Participate in required continuing education programs and annual reorientation as required by Parallon. Practice and adhere to the Code of Conduct philosophy and Mission and Value Statement. Other duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Knowledge of disease index and pathology reports. Knowledge of human anatomy. Computer skills, including data input, Meditech and other required software. Contact Information Thanks, Amit Sehdev APN Software Services Inc. Direct: | Fax: | LinkedIn: #J-18808-Ljbffr