Benefits:

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

JOB DESCRIPTION: Medical Assistant

DEPARTMENT: Allergy Department

We currently have positions at our Harbour View, Suffolk Location, and our Chesapeake office. We are looking for positive personalities to join our Allergy Department. We offer a full benefits package including, Insurance, Dental, Vision and participation in 401K. Starting earning PTO today! If your looking to joining a team and provide excellent patient care, apply now!

The candidate will be a Medical Assistant that has graduated from an accredited program with at least one year of clinical experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide direct clinical care to Allergy Department patients in a professional and courteous manner.

Conduct basic assessment of patients, including: measuring and recording of vital signs, auscultation of lung sounds, and patient questioning.

Provide patient education regarding Allergy Department services offered: testing, types of immunotherapy, potential complications/reactions, use of epinephrine auto-injector, biologic injections and medications.

Perform percutaneous and intradermal allergy testing on patients per Provider orders. Document appropriately and concurrently in patient EMR system.

Perform venipuncture and process specimen for allergy tests as requested by Provider.

Recognize and assist in treating any allergic reactions related to patient testing and/or immunotherapy and document per protocol.

Prepare allergy serum formula as per patient testing results and document in EMR.

Provide allergy injections to allergy patients as per EVENTS policy. Recognize when patient is ineligible for injection and educate patient accordingly.

Prepare and administer biologic injections to allergy patients per EVENTS policy/procedure.

Maintain a clean and productive work area for team and patients.

Assists with daily department duties of cleaning, restocking, ordering supplies, expired vials, etc.