About this role
Job title: Part-Time Oncology Data Specialist - Certified (remote)
About the Role The remote Part-Time Oncology Data Specialist will review clinical documentation to extract data and apply ICD-O codes, and will code, stage, and abstract cancer and reportable benign tumors diagnosed or treated. The role supports research, education, and quality improvement activities to ensure data integrity and compliance with the American College of Surgeons Committee on Cancer guidelines, and is fully remote.
What You'll Do
- Review clinical documentation as appropriate to extract data and apply ICD-O codes.
- Code, stage, and abstract cases of cancer and reportable benign tumors diagnosed and/or treated.
- Participate in research, education, and quality improvement activities to ensure data integrity and compliance with the American College of Surgeons Committee on Cancer guidelines.
- Translate medical terminology into standardized codes to capture patient diagnosis and treatment information.
- Code, stage, and enter data into the registry database utilizing ICD-O, ICD-10-CM, AJCC TNM, SSDI, STORE, and SEER guidelines.
- Comply with state and federal mandates that require reporting all diagnosed and/or treated malignancies and reportable benign tumors.
- Perform data quality control activities on registry data.
- Retrieve and comply with data for preparation of annual reporting.