Oncology Data Specialist - Cancer Center (Days)

The Oncology Data Specialist is responsible for direction and coordination of the Cancer Registry. Accurately identifies, collects, classifies and codes, stages, analyzes and abstracts clinical patient data for all malignant neoplasms, and other reportable diseases, diagnosed and or treated across all Tanner Medical Center, Inc. facilities in accordance with state and national cancer reporting guidelines.

Required Knowledge & Skills

Education : Associate Degree or 2 years of college coursework

Experience : One year of related experience. Requires a working knowledge of standard practices and procedures.

Licenses and Certifications

• CERTIFIED TUMOR REGISTRAR

Qualifications

Statement Of Employment Philosophy

Being a part of Tanner Health System is more than a job, it is a promise we make to treat every patient with exceptional service every time they walk through our doors. Service excellence is the foundation of our organizational culture and the expectations we all set for each other, our patients, physicians and our community. All employees agree to abide by a set of service standards. These standards are the promise we make to provide the best care possible, and represent our beliefs, values and who we strive to become. We each commit to making Tanner Health System a great place for our employees to work, for patients to receive care and for physicians to practice medicine.

Functions

Area of Responsibilities

Compliance Statement

Required Knowledge & Skills

Education : Associate Degree or 2 years of college coursework

Experience : One year of related experience. Requires a working knowledge of standard practices and procedures.

Licenses and Certifications

Supervision

Qualifications

Definitions

The Oncology Data Specialist is responsible for direction and coordination of the Cancer Registry. Accurately identifies, collects, classifies and codes, stages, analyzes and abstracts clinical patient data for all malignant neoplasms, and other reportable diseases, diagnosed and or treated across all Tanner Medical Center, Inc. facilities in accordance with state and national cancer reporting guidelines.

Position Responsibilities

Contact with Others : Regular contacts with other people in or out of department, but of very routine nature, requiring courtesy and tact.

Effect of Error : Probable errors may be serious and involve losses such as improper costs, overpayment, waste of material, damage to equipment, and delay in processing work. Effect usually confined within the organization. Most of work not subject to direct verification or check. Regularly works with some confidential data such as account, salaries, patient medical records, which if disclosed might have adverse internal or external effects.

People Management Responsibilities

Supervisory Responsibility : Exercises no supervision, work direction, or instruction of other employees or students

Work Environment / Physical Effort

Mental Demands : Work involves a variety of problems in a general field, some of which are complex. Involves some independent judgment to decide what to do to assemble facts, determine variations from standard procedures, or plan other action to be taken to meet general objectives.

Working Conditions : Generally pleasant working conditions / normal office environment.

Working Conditions Aspects for Immunizations

Performs tasks involving contact with blood, blood-contaminated body fluids, other body fluids, or sharps (needles) : No

Directly works with Patients less than 12 months of age : No

Physical Effort : Minimum physical effort - Physical demands encountered are those of a typical office job.

Physical Aspects

Bending : Not required

Typing : Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.

Manual Dexterity picking, pinching with fingers etc. : Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Feeling (Touch) determining temperature, texture, by touching : Not required

Hearing : Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Reaching above shoulder : Not required

Reaching below shoulder : Not required

Visual : Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.

Color Vision : Not required

Speaking : Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Standing : Not required

Balancing : Not required

Walking : Not required

Crawling : Not required

Running - in response to an emergency : Not required

Lifting up to 25 lbs. : Not required

Lifting 25 to 60 lbs. : Not required

Lifting over 60 lbs. : Not required

Handling seizing, holding, grasping : Not required

Carrying : Not required

Climbing : Not required

Kneeling : Not required

Squatting : Not required

Tasting : Not required

Smelling : Not required

Driving Utility vehicles such as golf carts, Gators, ATV, riding lawnmowers, skid steer, aerial lift : Not required

Driving Class C vehicles : Not required

Driving CDL class vehicles : Not required

N95 Respirator usage (PPE) : Not required

Hazmat suit usage (PPE) : Not required

Pushing / Pulling up to 25 lbs. : Not required

Pushing / Pulling 25 to 60 lbs. : Not required

Pushing / Pulling over 60 lbs. : Not required