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Job opportunities within Oklahoma Central Cancer Registry

  • 1.  Job opportunities within Oklahoma Central Cancer Registry

    Posted 07-22-2019 03:25 PM

    We have two great job opportunities within the Oklahoma State Department of Health- Oklahoma Central Cancer Registry. Please Raffaella Espinoza at raffaellae@health.ok.gov with any question

    Quality Assurance and Operations Specialist

    The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is seeking a full time Quality Assurance and Operations Specialist. This is an unclassified position in state government, located in Oklahoma City, OK.  OSDH offers a comprehensive Benefits Package, including a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents. The annual salary for this position is up to $60,000.00 based on education and experience.

    The Quality Assurance and Operations Specialist is a supervisor within the Oklahoma Central Cancer Registry (OCCR); oversees the acquisition and follow-back of cases from hospitals, non-hospital reporting sources and physician offices, as well as oversees all new case-finding and quality assurance activities. The position provides guidance and supervision of OCCR facility consultants. The position will be responsible for conducting quality control review to ensure reliability, completeness, consistency and comparability of cancer registry data. This position will collaborate with the relevant staff for the re-abstraction audits and the death clearance process. In addition, will act as the subject matter expert on cancer data abstraction and coding, and will communicate with reporting facilities providing technical assistance.

    Position Responsibilities: The specific functions of this position vary, but may include the following: • Assist with OCCR daily operations activities • Provide supervision for the OCCR registry consultants including oversight and technical guidance • Coordinate with staff for the annual death clearance activities • Coordinate with the Compliance Specialist for the annual re-abstraction audit process • Identify data quality indicators and run frequencies for those variables • Participate in general OCCR activities such as case finding, abstraction, consolidation and edits • Identify appropriate management reports, run reports and review results • Assist with the development of materials for the OCCR policy and procedures manual. • Assist with the preparation of Interim Progress Report and End of Year Report • Assist with the submission of cancer registry data to CDC and NAACCR • Other duties as assigned

    Education and Experience Required: High School degree with CTR certification (Certified Tumor Registrar), and 5 to7 years of experience in cancer abstraction within healthcare/registry setting. Preference may be given to a degree in Health Information Management/Technology; or certified coder.

     Valued Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of cancer data abstraction in a healthcare or registry setting is required.

     Previous experience with supervision and training of staff members is preferred.

     Proficient in multi-tasking, prioritize projects and meeting the deadlines. Strong communication skills both oral and written; and the ability to be detailed orientated

    Physical Demands and Work Environment: This position is set in an office environment and computer based. However, travelling to health facilities for auditing and training purposes is also required.

    Closing date: 29 July 2019 – 11:59:00 PM, Central Tim

    Apply On-line: https://www.jobapscloud.com/OK/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=190628&R2=UNCE&R3=329

    Cancer Registry Consultant

    The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is seeking a full time Cancer Registry Consultant providing support to Center for Health Statistics. This is an unclassified position (PIN 34000925) in state government, located in Oklahoma City.  OSDH offers a comprehensive Benefits Package, including a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents. The annual salary for this position is up to $50,667.00 based on education and experience

    This position supports the Oklahoma Central Cancer Registry (OCCR) by collecting and maintaining cancer data (complete, timely and high quality) from various Oklahoma health facilities. Data are collected in accordance with Oklahoma Law and according to the standards set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-National Program for Cancer Registries and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries.

    Duties include, but are not limited to: • Establish and maintain a professional relationship with staff at hospitals such as: cancer data reporters, healthcare professionals, management, etc. in order to collect and maintain tumor-specific and demographic information related to cancer cases among Oklahoma residents • Assist OCCR functions to consolidate reported cancer cases, review duplicate cases, case finding, abstracting cancer information from hospital records, cleaning data through edits and completing follow up for cases reported through death certificates • Track assigned reporting facilities on completeness, timeliness and quality of data submissions, and ensuring quality of data received • Assist in training cancer data reporters on case finding, abstracting, and reporting, as well as informing them on any changes to reporting standards • Assist in training cancer data reporters on uploading the cancer data as well as troubleshooting issues with uploading • Assist with the development of materials for the OCCR policy and procedures manual and grant required reports • Assist with the preparation of grant required reports such as Interim Progress Report and End of Year Report • Provide support to a federally and state legislatively mandated surveillance system • Other duties as assigned

    Education and Experience High school diploma and 2+ (two plus) years of experience in cancer abstraction within healthcare/ registry setting; OR an associate's degree from a Health Information Management (HIM) program, certification as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).

    This position has preferred qualifications: Five (5) years of experience in cancer abstraction within healthcare/ registry setting OR Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR).

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Knowledge of cancer registry is preferred; strong communication skills both oral and written; and the ability to be detail oriented.

    Physical Demands and Work Environment Work is typically performed in an office setting with a climate controlled settings and exposure to moderate noise level. While performing the duties of the job, employee is required to talk, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.  This position requires long period of sitting and daily use of computer and phone. Applicants must be willing to perform all job-related travel associated with this position.

    Closing date: 30 July 2019 – 11:59:00 PM, Central Time

    Apply On-line: https://jobapscloud.com/OK/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=190716&R2=UNCX&R3=282

     



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    Raffaella Espinoza, MPH
    Analytics and Dissemination Manager
    Center for Health Statistics |Oklahoma State Department of Health
    1000 NE 10th Street- rm807 |Oklahoma City, OK 73117
    Phone (405) 271-6225 Fax (405)271-9061
    raffaellae@health.ok.gov

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