Registered Nurse : Allergy - Verona

Essential Functions: 

• Promote a professional and welcoming atmosphere to enhance quality of service and care offered to patients and for respective provider(s).
• Provide general care and education to patients in accordance with OSHA regulations.
  • Administers prescribed testing (including skin prick testing and intradermal testing), medications and treatments.
  • Maintains immunotherapy room with necessary supplies and materials. Ensures cleanliness.
  • Administer allergy shots and ensuring provider is on site.
  • Observes, records and reports patients’ vitals and reactions to treatments.
  • Assesses patients’ needs and suggest solutions to patient care problems.
  • Supervise triaging of patient communications (through email and/or portal).
  • Maintains accurate patient records, document all visits in EMR.
  • Assures patient stays for required observation time after injections.
  • Learn and perform immunotherapy vial mixing procedures and proper documentation in accordance with current regulations.
  • Reacts appropriately in patient reaction situations, informs physician and/or other clinical staff as necessary to mitigate adverse reactions.
• Assist provider in recording prescribed treatments, medications, lab requisitions, prescriptions, prior authorization (including biologics), obtaining consents, and procedures within established guidelines.
• Understand provider to patient flow and anticipate provider’s next steps to the best of their ability.
• Demonstrate clinical competence and sound knowledge base in provision of quality patient care.
• Ensure allergy test sets and emergency kits are filled, current, and up to date.
• Confirm that insurance benefits have been verified prior to preparation of allergy serums.
• Serve as a role model and consultant to staff.
• Regularly interact with physicians and other providers and staff to identify and resolve problems.
• Maintain knowledge of trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate articles, journals, and related materials; and by attending seminars and conferences as needed.
• Report improperly operating medical equipment and instruments to supervisor.
• Perform inventory responsibilities, including but not limited to, ordering and stocking of supplies and equipment as requested.
• Attend all in-house training and continued education opportunities.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor on an as needed basis.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 1-3 years of experience
• Allergy experience strongly preferred.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in nursing required.
• Pass the NCLEX-RN or state approved comparison.
• Active Registered Nurse license in appropriate state.
• Experience using EMR software and patient scheduling systems.
• Must be computer savvy and familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Excellent patient relations and customer services skills.
• Open availability to work during weekdays.
• Working knowledge of HIPAA & OSHA compliance