Benefits:

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

JOB DESCRIPTION: Medical Assistant

DEPARTMENT: Allergy Department

REPORTS TO: Charge Nurse

REQUIREMENTS: The applicant 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.