Oncology Data Specialist: FT 8A-4:30P

Firelands Regional Medical Center Sandusky , OH 44870

Posted 3 weeks ago

Position Highlights:

  • Work/life: Hybrid position; on-site/remote. You will find support to help you manage your personal life while building a career.

  • Employee-centric: Tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, comprehensive major medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, 401(k), health and wellness offerings, monthly employee events, and more.

  • Lifestyle: Sandusky was voted "Best Coastal Small Town in America". You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.

About Firelands Health:

Our goal at Firelands Health is to be the best & preferred independent healthcare employer for the Sandusky Bay region.

Firelands Health is the area's largest and most comprehensive resource for quality medical care. We are "big enough to care for you, and small enough to care about you". We are locally managed and governed as a not-for-profit healthcare facility, serving the counties of Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron, covering a regional service area with over 300,000 residents. Our mission is to provide excellent healthcare, promote community wellness, and improve the lives we serve.

Our Core ACE Values: Attitude: We choose to be positive and inclusive every day. Commitment: We are committed to exceed the expectations of those we serve. Enthusiasm: We will work passionately to make a difference.

What You Will Do:

  • Maintains medical center tumor registry consistent with the standards set by the American College of Surgeons. Assists in the development of a multi-disciplinary comprehensive cancer program.

  • Collects, abstracts and analyzes cancer patient data.

  • Assures that tumor staging has been documented on the medical records chart.

  • Maintains tumor registry data that complies with criteria set up by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (ACOS CoC).

  • Maintains a follow‑up file documenting current disease status on all cancer patients diagnosed at Firelands Regional Medical Center or those diagnosed elsewhere but receiving their first line of therapy at Firelands Regional Medical Center. (American College of Surgeons‑Class 0, 1, 2).

  • Assists the medical center's Cancer Committee in coordinating the overall cancer program activities within the medical center and that of the ACOS CoC Accreditation process.

  • Assists the medical staff in evaluation of the quality of care of patients and in development of cancer-related criteria and procedures for such evaluations.

  • Assists physicians, residents, interns, and other medical center personnel with cancer-related studies and projects.

  • Works closely with the cancer center director with annual CoC accreditation documentation and triennial accreditation survey.

  • Keeps log of requested studies.

  • Coordinates weekly tumor board activity at Firelands Regional Medical Center as well as adding cases to UH Site Specific Tumor Boards.

  • Assumes responsibility for professional growth and maintenance of Cancer Registrar Certification.

  • Delegates appropriate tasks to Oncology Data Specialist Assistant

  • Integrates the tumor registry with other cancer related activities within the medical center.

  • Enters abstracted data into computer.

What You Will Need:

  • Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) certification required or obtained within the first year of employment.

  • Two years of college education in allied health field (including medical terminology, anatomy and coding principles).

  • One year of field experience preferred.

  • Ability to read and write small letters and numbers.

  • Ability to understand and effectively communicate in both written and oral form.

  • Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner and maintain an accident free work place, including ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of emergency codes.

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