About this role
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana’s leading cancer care organization, caring for more patients each year than any other facility in the region. And with strategic hospital and physician partnerships, we are delivering on our mission to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer.
Mary Bird Perkins and its partners work together to provide state-of-the-art treatments and unparalleled collaborative, comprehensive cancer services. This culture of innovation helps attract the best cancer minds in the country, from expert physicians and highly specialized scientists to forward-thinking leaders in supportive care and other disciplines.
Together, with our hospital and physician partners, we are one-hundred percent focused on cancer care.
Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.
Job Description:
POSITION TYPE: Full-time, 100% remote. Candidates must have reliable internet access and a suitable remote work environment
SCOPE: This position is required for routine regional registry operations and supported by contract funding from the Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR). This person carries the Oncology Data Specialist certification (ODS-C) and has experience with cancer registration and is expected to participate in advanced registry activities, including case editing and consolidation. Will independently perform abstracting for all cancer types.
FUNCTIONS:
1. Abstracting, Coding, and Staging
2. Case Editing and Consolidation
3. Education/Quality Control
4. Productivity
QUALIFICATIONS:
Associate's degree in an allied health field or post-secondary coursework in human anatomy & physiology required; Bachelor's degree preferred
3 or more years of experience as an Oncology Data Specialist required.
Active ODS-C (Oncology Data Specialist-C) Certification through the NCRA required.
Experience with Central/ Regional Tumor Registry operations a plus.
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About OneOncology
Tennessee Oncology is one of the nation’s largest community-based cancer care specialists and home to one of the leading clinical trial networks in the country.
Established 1976 in Nashville, Tennessee Oncology’s mission remains unchanged: To provide access to high quality cancer care and the expertise of clinical research for all patients at convenient locations within their community and close to their home. To this day, our growing network of physicians and number of locations is based on this mission. In 2018, Tennessee Oncology joined OneOncology, a partnership of oncologists and industry leading experts driving the future of community-based cancer care in the United States, as a founding practice partner.
Physicians specializing in gynecologic oncology, palliative care, radiation oncology, and health psychology comprise our group.
Tennessee Oncology provides a full range of diagnostic services, including oncology specific expertise in PET/CT and laboratory services. Clinic locations provide on-site chemotherapy treatments so that patients receive care in their community and close to their home.
Our physicians utilize the latest in molecular diagnostics and profiling to choose treatments specific to the genetics of your cancer.
Oncology research is the largest area of new drug development. Self -administered medications, those taken by mouth or injected by the patient, comprise approximately 40% of these investigative medications. Tennessee Oncology’s in house pharmacy, Park Pharmacy, stocks oncology and hematology medications not readily available at community retail pharmacies. A URAC accredited Specialty Pharmacy, Park provides insurance and benefits investigation, prior authorization services for insurance coverage, co-pay assistance through manufacturer or foundation programs, extensive medication education, and access to a pharmacist 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What you'll do
- The Oncology Data Specialist will perform routine regional registry operations, including abstracting, coding, staging, case editing, and consolidation. They will also participate in education and quality control activities.
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