Health and Human Resources Specialist, Senior-BPH-Kanawha

Nature of Work

One vacancy in Kanawha County. This position reviews cancer data submitted by in‑ and out‑of‑state reporting hospitals to ensure compliance with current policies/standards and also researches and resolves standard errors and deficiencies. As part of the quality assurance section, the role takes part in the annual auditing of West Virginia reporting facilities. At times the position codes, stages, and abstracts cases of cancer and benign brain and central nervous system tumors initially seen, diagnosed, and/or treated at WV hospitals and diagnostic/treatment facilities.

Work is performed in compliance with all state, federal, and facility regulations, including HIPAA, and with internationally recognized standards for cancer identification, staging, and coding. The person may also contribute to training internal abstractors and cancer registrars who report to the WV Cancer Registry.

Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) certification is required. Employment is contingent upon maintaining an active ODS credential and completing all necessary continuing education.

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• Training:
  Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited four‑year college or university. (Additional experience as described below may be substituted for the required training on a year‑for‑year basis.)
• Experience:
  
  Four years full‑time, equivalent part‑time paid or volunteer experience in a technical or program area that is related to the area of employment. (Post‑graduate education in a field related to the technical or program area may be substituted for the required experience on the basis of fifteen semester hours for one year of experience.)

Certification:
For West Virginia Cancer Registry cancer surveillance, data quality, and registrar education positions, the applicant must hold the Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) credential or have five (5) years of cancer registry work experience.

Three (3) years of full‑time or equivalent part‑time paid experience in the Health and Human Resources series may substitute for the required training and experience.

State employment offers a variety of benefits. to visit the Division of Personnel’s Benefits Page.