Health Facilities Surveyor 1 - OIG - Office of Inspector General - Statewide
State of West Virginia
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Health and Human Resources Specialist, Senior-BPH-Kanawha Co.
State of West Virginia
HEALTH - BPH - OFFICE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY & PREVENTION SERVICES
Location
West Virginia, 25305
Salary
$41,194 - $71,789
per year
Type
Full-Time
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March 22, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves reviewing and auditing cancer data from hospitals to ensure it meets quality standards, fixing errors, and sometimes coding and classifying cancer cases yourself.
It also includes helping train others who handle cancer reporting in West Virginia.
A good fit would be someone with experience in health data management, especially cancer registries, who is detail-oriented and committed to following privacy and medical rules.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university (or equivalent experience substitution)
- Four years of full-time experience in a technical or program area related to health data or cancer registry work
- Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) certification, which must be maintained with continuing education
- Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) credential OR five years of cancer registry work experience
- Knowledge of cancer coding, staging, and abstracting standards
- Compliance with HIPAA, state, federal, and international regulations
- Three years of experience in the Health and Human Resources series may substitute for training and experience
Full Job Description
1 VACANCY
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/resolves standard errors and deficiencies.
As part of the quality assurance section, this position takes part in the annual auditing of WV reporting facilities.
This position at times will code, stage, and abstract 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 (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996), and in compliance with internationally recognized standards for cancer identification, staging, and coding.
In addition, this person may 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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Qualifications
Training: Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university.Substitution: 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.
Substitution: 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.
Special Requirement for the West Virginia Cancer Registry:
Certification: For West Virginia Cancer Registry cancer surveillance, data quality, and registrar education positions, applicant must hold the Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) credential, OR have five (5) years of cancer registry work experience.
Additional Information
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.
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