QA AND EDUCATION SPECIALIST - Cancer Registry

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Inc

FL

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Auditing, Cancer, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Quality, High School Diploma, Hospital, Identify Issues, Manage Agenda, Meeting Minutes, Oncology, Problem Solving Skills, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Management, Quality Monitoring, Training/Teaching, Trend Analysis
LOCATION
FL
POSTED
30+ days ago

Working at Moffitt is both a career and a mission: to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer. As the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center based in Florida, Moffitt employs some of the best and brightest minds from around the world. Join a dedicated team of nearly 10,000 who are shaping the future we envision. Moffitt has been recognized as a Best and Brightest Company to Work for in the Nation, a Digital Health Most Wired Organization and continually named one of the Tampa Bay Time's Top Workplaces. A National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center since 2001.

Summary

*REMOTE WORK allowed in the following states: AL, AZ, AR, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, LA, MS, MO, MT, NC, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WY

  • QA and Education Specialist Position Highlights: • Oversee the Quality Assurance and Educational needs of the Moffitt Cancer Registry. • Facilitate and monitor all quality of data. • Analyze data, identify issues and provide education to resolve deficiencies. • Subject matter expert for the Cancer Registry in the area of oncology data requirements and changes to coding. • Keep the Cancer Registry team abreast of all changes in the field of cancer registration.

Responsibilities

• Monitors the quality of data within the Cancer Registry. • Analyzes the QA data for accuracy and completeness and identifies opportunities for improvements as a result of issues found. • Implements changes to data collection based on issues identified to resolve the issues. • Trains new employees, the trainee abstractors, trainee casefinders and new independent contractors. • Facilitates the Cancer Registry Quality Assurance Committee meetings. • Works in collaboration with the Cancer Registry Manager. • Maintains compliance with the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Accreditation Standards Chapters 4, 6, and 9: Cancer Registrar credentials, Abstracting timeliness, Follow up of all patients, follow up of recent patients, Data submission, Accuracy of Data, and Commission on Cancer special studies. • Maintains all data mandated requirements as set forth by the Florida Cancer Data System, the Florida State Cancer Registry. • Compiles all Quality Control data and presents same at the Cancer Registry Quality Assurance meetings. • Facilitates the Cancer Registry Quality Assurance monthly meetings, prepares agendas and maintains the meeting minutes. • Monitors quality of data within the department and addresses any quality issues. • Works with the abstractors on the FCDS quality reports and gathering the required information for FCDS. • Analyzes the data for accuracy and completeness. • Identifies problems, trends and issues requiring further action. • Implements changes based on the analysis of the data. • Maintains performance worksheets for all team members regarding the quality of their work, addressing quality issues with specific team members as necessary. • Keeps the Cancer Registry Manager and Director abreast of any productivity and quality issues and prepares and presents a plan of action for these issues. • Conducts quality control audits for new employee and independent abstractor. • Keeps the Cancer Registry Manager and Director abreast of trainee and new employees progress with training. • Alerts them in advance to issues relating to training and progress. • Responsible for keeping the department up to date with the latest Cancer Registry information, changes to data collection, coding and staging.

Credentials and Experience

  • High School Diploma/GED
  • Five plus years experience as an Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) in a hospital or central registry setting.
  • Excellent knowledge of Cancer Registry data and coding rules.
  • Demonstrated educational and teaching experience in a Cancer Registry environment.
  • Experience working with a computerized cancer registry database.
  • Certification: Oncology Data Specialist (ODS)

Equal Employment Opportunity

Moffitt Cancer Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or protected veteran or disabled status. We seek candidates whose skills, and personal and professional experience, have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence.

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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Inc