Oncology Data Specialist

• Data: integrate data in a flexible, open & scalable platform to power healthcare's digital transformation​
• Analytics: deliver analytic applications & services that generate insight on how to measurably improve​
• Expertise: provide clinical, financial & operational experts who enable & accelerate improvement​
• Engagement: attract, develop and retain world-class team members by being a best place to work​

Role: Oncology Data Specialist
Team: Data Abstraction - Tech Enabled Managed Services (TEMS)
Travel: none anticipated

Location: India - Hyderabad (possible remote with travel)

The following functions describe the essential duties of this role. Team members in this role may not perform all these duties, or may perform additional, related duties not listed here.
 

• Aligns with our current department goals and expectations.
• Aligns all work and resource management with Health Catalyst's mission, cultural attributes, and operating principles including but not limited to providing quality data, promoting employee engagement, monitoring, and improving team member productivity, supporting individual, team member, and department growth, and embracing efficiency efforts.
• Assists in assuring the provision of accurate and reliable data acquisition and analysis to support oncology service lines and administrative decision making. Assists in assuring accurate reporting of all required information to the state's Central Cancer Registry.
• Performs data collection, coding, and abstracting functions in accordance with established guidelines and licensure requirements.
• Maintains audit and quality assurance processes for case findings, abstracting, coding, follow-up, data processing procedures, and data analysis and reports.
• Manages follow-up surveys and updates information on cancer patients in the registry through contact with physicians, clinics, hospital records, patients, and families.
• Answers requests for registry data; extracts data from assigned company facility database and generates reports as needed.
• Oversees processes or directly submits data as required to the state law and accrediting agencies.
• Oversees compiling and preparing all required and requested reports, special studies and surveys required or assigned by the client, state, or accrediting agencies.
• Maintains a current knowledge of cancer treatment, research and Cancer Registry requirements and acts as a knowledge resource to team members. Provides guidance in interpreting the COC
• Cancer Program Standards and evaluation compliance.
• Manages and/or conducts hiring and training of new team members.
• Supports team members in their professional growth opportunities and continually focuses on improving team member engagement.
• Develops, coordinates, and enforces systems, policies, procedures.
• Creates productivity standards for their team, and takes a data driven approach to understanding their team's average cost/case. Clearly communicates and monitors abstraction best practice to reduce variation in the average time/case.
• Coaches, counsels, and disciplines team members in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Directs the workflow of the department staff by providing leadership assistance to achieve optimal operational, financial, and customer service outcomes.
• Completion of continuing education required to meet program standards/maintain Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) certification.
   

What you bring to this role

• Exceptional organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to prioritize
• Must work well independently and remotely
• Resiliency and ability to adapt to changing departmental workflows and technologies
• Desire to be a continuous learner
• Ability to understand and operationalize quality improvement philosophy, principles, and technology
• Demonstrated ability in communication, creativity, flexibility, and problem-solving aligned with Health Catalyst operating principles and cultural attributes
• Ability to establish partnerships with customers to accomplish the goals of the work
• Knowledge of or ability to learn Microsoft Office products including but not limited to Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.
  
  Knowledge of or ability to learn how to navigate various abstraction databases and data collection tools
   

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Oncology Data Specialist (ODS), formerly Certified Tumor Registrars, (CTR) certification.
• Requires five (5) or more years of related work experience in cancer registry and/or experience in an oncology data management position.
• Clinical Data Abstraction experience.
  
   

Information Security and Compliance Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance with training directives required by the organization pertaining to Information Security, Acceptable Use Policy and HIPAA Privacy and Security.
• Adhere to and comply with the organizations Acceptable Use Policy.
• Safeguard information system assets by identifying and reporting potential and actual security events to the organizations Security and Compliance Officers.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this job function.  They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, and indeed additional responsibilities may be assigned by Health Catalyst.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this job function.  They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, and indeed additional responsibilities may be assigned by Health Catalyst.

Studies show that candidates from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for roles if they don't have 100% of the qualifications shown in the job posting. While each of our roles have core requirements, please thoughtfully consider your skills and experience and decide if you are interested in the position. If you feel you may be a good fit for the role, even if you don't meet all of the qualifications, we hope you will apply. If you feel you are lacking the core requirements for this position, we encourage you to continue exploring our careers page for other roles for which you may be a better fit.

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