Quality Assurance Lead

DescriptionAt UCLA Health, ouradvanced information technology plays a critical role in elevating our overallpatient care and delivering positive patient experiences. Your passion andspecialized expertise will help us enhance our award-winning technologicalcapabilities. Join us and experience a career of unmatched challenges andprofound rewards.As an experienced CTR,you will perform quality reviews/control on completed abstracts for cancerreporting to the State to comply with a 97% or higher accuracy rate, complywith COC Quality Standards, and ensure quality data for research and other datarequests. You will act as aleadresource for abstracting and reportability of cases for other Cancer Registrystaff and help train new staff. You will perform periodic review and samplingof abstracts for required accuracy, with expectation of less than 3% errorrate, and review and manage the Cancer Surveillance Program correctionrequests.At UCLA Health, ourpassion for leveraging state-of-the-art technology to support world-classpatient care has enabled us to become an internationally renowned health systemwith four award-winning hospitals and more than 270 community clinicsthroughout Southern California. We're also home to the world-class medicalresearch and clinical education capabilities of the David Geffen School ofMedicine. If you're looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment inyour career, come to UCLA Health.Fully Remote Schedule:Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 5:00pm (PST)Annual Salary Range:$76,200.00 - $158,800.00Qualifications CTR certification required Prefer 10+ years abstracting experience Have CoC and Tumor board experience Experience using CNEXT, EPIC, and MS Office software (Constant) Must meet productivity standards and State quality standards Detailed knowledge of the American College of Surgeon standards, California Cancer Registry and SEER standards. Detailed knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, pathology, and disease processes. Detailed knowledge of ICD-0 coding classification scheme Ability to abstract clinical information from patient records and code data accurately into Cancer Registry database and follow-up if additional information is needed. Excellent organizational skills in maintaining Cancer Data files. Skill in prioritizing and performing a variety of duties within a system that has constantly changing priorities, assignments, and deadlines. Detailed knowledge of laws, rules and regulations affecting the confidentiality of medical information. Skill in working independently and following through on assignments in an environment with frequent interruptions. Skill in writing legibly and in using basic English words to complete concise documentation. Knowledge and understanding of functions and activities of various hospital departments contacted for source information to expeditiously coordinate follow up procedures. Ability to work independently and exercise appropriate decisions in determining follow up actions and complete assignments in a timely manner. Ability to judge system/procedure malfunction/discrepancies and circumstances to be referred to supervisor for immediate action. Strong oral and written communication skills for the purposes of conveying information to individuals at various organizational levels and the public and in completing concise documentation. Advanced MS Office skills #J-18808-Ljbffr