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# Oncology Data Specialist - Full-Time

- **Company:** Mercy Medical Center, Inc.
- **Location:** Cedar Rapids, IA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Databases, Data Presentation, Microsoft Office, Custom Reports
- **Published:** October 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1a421ddfe42602ee

## About the Role

* Excellent interpersonal communication (verbal, non-verbal, and listening) skills, and written communication skills.
 * Excellent organization/time management skills
 * Flexibility and dependability
 * Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
 * Familiar with other office equipment including fax machine, phone and copy machines

Professional Experience

 * Two years' experience with cancer registry reporting requirements including abstracting, case finding, and follow-up strongly preferred.

Education

 * Associates /Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science preferred

Licensure, Certification, Registration

 * Certified by the National Cancer Registrars Association as an Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) or take initial test within 1 year of employment and become certified within 2 years of employment required.

Physical Requirements
Sedentary: Exert up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a minute amount frequently

## Description

This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by complete and accurate data collection and maintenance for all cancer patients diagnosed and/or treated at Mercy Medical Center., * Abstracts demographic information, medical history, diagnostic findings, primary site, morphology, stage of disease, complete cancer therapy and follow-up.

 * Accesses databases and prepares reports for physicians and other staff needing quality outcome and financial data.
 * Maintains complete and accurate data collection for all cancer patients diagnosed and/or treated at Mercy Medical Center.
 * Follows the policies and procedures set forth by the American College of Surgeons, Commission on Cancer (CoC).
 * Manages cancer registry database, generating reports and presenting data to administration, medical staff and cancer committee.
 * Stages the disease according to the ACoS standards for TNM staging as needed.
 * Creates a suspense/case finding list by reviewing pathology, radiology and clinic reports and notes, identifying cases to be abstracted and included in the registry.
 * Maintains all continuing education certifications required by accreditation body and Mercy Medical Center.
 * Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

 * Knowledgeable regarding Cancer Registry software and Microsoft Office Suite used in the registry process. Ability to use data in registry to run reports, conduct data analysis and perform extracting.
 * Requires knowledge and application of:
 + ICD-03 primary site and morphology codes and current Commission on Cancer CoC standards (STORE)
 + AJCC staging
 + Collaborative staging
 + SEER Extent of Disease coding
 + Medical terminology related to anatomy, current reporting requirements of site-specific laboratory/pathology findings
 * Must be familiar with:
 + ACoS Site Specific Surgery coding
 + Treatment modalities (i.e., medical and radiation oncology)
 + Current codes and morphology codes for purposes of case finding
 + CoC Standards