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Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Identifies applicable reportable cases (case finding) for abstract entry according to governing cancer registry bodies, including national and central registry requirements.
• Abstracts all analytic and non-analytic cases according to the Commission on Cancer standards.
• Performs follow-up review annually on all active patients.
• Interacts with patients and their designated contacts in a discrete and professional manner.
• Handles all office interactions effectively and courteously.
• Shares information only as appropriate with other organizations as needed to fall within treatment, payment and operations that lie within HIPAA regulations.
• Maintains work records and policies and procedures.
• Meets the quality, performance and production standards defined by the department. Average of three abstracts per day, 15 per week. Three errors or less per abstract average.
• Edits should be run within software to assure quality is met and all required fields have been populated.
• Operates with a high degree of autonomy and minimal supervision, balancing independent imitative with active contribution to team objectives and collaborative engagement.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Associates Degree in related field

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelors Degree
• Epic and Cancer Registry software experience
• 3 or more years ODS-C Cancer Registry Experience

Required Licensure and Certification

• Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) - National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA)

Knowledge Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy and physiology

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Important information for you to know as you apply:

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status.  See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.

• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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