Allergy Nurse

Holston Medical Group, PC; Kingsport (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Holston Medical Group, a multispecialty clinic serving northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia, seeks an Allergy Nurse to provide quality patient care in a busy clinic setting. You will perform vital signs, assist with allergy testing and serum preparation, and educate patients within a patient-centered care model.

This role requires an LPN or Medical Assistant certification, CPR, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• CPR certified and able to work in a clinical setting.
• Excellent communication skills with patients and staff.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients with compassion and collect vital signs.
• Perform allergy testing and prepare/mix serums for testing and treatment.
• Record vitals in electronic systems and obtain prior authorizations as needed.
• Sterilize instruments and maintain clean, stocked exam rooms.
• Educate patients within the Patient‑Centered Medical Home model.
• Maintain supplies and equipment and participate in staff meetings.
• Mail labs to patients and follow up on abnormal results.

Skills

CPR

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

LPN license

Certified/Registered Medical Assistant

Job description

Explore opportunities with Holston Medical Group, part of the Optum family of businesses. Holston Medical Group combines the personal feel of a community-based practice with the strength, resources and career opportunities of a leading national health care organization. As a multispecialty clinic offering care across northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia, our teams deliver high‑quality, value‑based care that exceeds expectations while making care easier, more affordable and more accessible. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Pay Range: $18.23 - $28.95

Job Summary:
The Allergy Nurse is responsible for providing quality, compassionate patient care in the clinic setting consistent with Holston Medical Group’s quality practice standards, polices, procedures and customer service expectations. As a member of the clinical staff, the Allergy Nurse will proactively participate in identifying the needs of the patients and will implement methodology as directed to improve both patient clinical experience and care.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Use patient first values in assisting patients with needs
• Greet patients with compassion and a friendly face
• Taking vital signs, data collection with both written and electronic documentation
• All allergy testing, mixing of serums for testing, mixing of serums for treatment and medication administration
• Accurately assess and record patient vital signs in electronic database
• Prepare patients for testing
• Serve as a Health Educator as directed in the Patient-Centered Medical Home Health Care Delivery Model. Education to include treatment modalities and Anaphylaxis risk
• Obtain prior authorizations and pre-certifications as needed for patients having procedures or tests
• Dispose of contaminated supplies/used items
• Sterilize medical instruments as needed
• Ensure that exam rooms are clean and stocked for patient use
• Maintain both supplies and equipment, proactively work with co-workers to stock
• Attend nurse meetings and other educational opportunities
• Order serums and other medications as needed
• Mail normal labs to patients and call patients with abnormal labs
• Perform customer service checks on patients every 10 minutes
• Change sharps container and biohazard trash
• Ensure to follow policies and procedures set by Holston Medical Group
• Maintain communication with providers to ensure that patents needs are taken care of
• Communicate all office issues with the Nurse Manager/Asst Nurse Manager.
• Ensure that equipment is in operating order (crash cart, defibrillator, autoclave, etc.)
• Mentor new nursing staff and orient to the office
• Responsible for all allergy testing by MQT testing procedure (Modified Quanitative Testing), mix allergy serums for testing and mix allergy serums for treatment
• Maintain clinical area to meet site visit standards
• Maintain strict confidentiality in all matters relating to personnel and patient PHI (Protected Health Information)
• Enroll patients in Follow My Health as directed
• May be moved to other offices upon request based upon the business need of Holston Medical Group on an occasional basis
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• LPN license by the state in which employed or Certified/Registered Medical Assistant
• 3-5 years’ experience

Knowledge:

• CPR certified
• Must possess excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate with others
• Must have completed Basic Allergy Course through the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA)

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None
• Accountability – Accepting responsibility that results in anticipation/prevention of problem areas from actions, and problem solving and outside the department/organization.
• Customer focus – knowing the patient needs and acting; accordingly, anticipating needs, and giving high priority to patient satisfaction and customer service.
• Empathy – Showing interest in other people’s feelings, attitudes, and reasoning.
• Integrity – Upholding generally accepted social and ethical standards in job-related activities and behaviors.
• Quality Orientation – Setting high standards regarding his/her work and working environment and acting; accordingly, developing quality standards, continuously evaluating performance, products, and procedures; actively seeking ways to improve quality.
• Strategic Thinking – Understands and processes complex information and exercises sound judgement, considering the situation, the issues, the key players and the levels of authority involved. Proposes courses of action that further the objectives, priorities, and vision of the organization.
• Teamwork – Working as a productive member of a cohesive group toward a common goal and contributing to learn development and effective team dynamics.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Physical/Mental Demands: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential : Communication with others to exchange or express information and ideas. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine distinctions in sounds. Determine the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of the work assigned and perceive general observations. Remaining upright on the feet, particularly 75% of the time. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist and/ or by bending leg and spine. Extending the hands and arms in any direction. Exerting force upon an object so that an object moves away/toward the force. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. Perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature. Perform with frequent interruptions and/ or distractions. Make appropriate job decisions following standard office policies and past precedents. Adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers and the public. Ability to interact appropriately with colleagues and patients for different purposes and different context.

Marginal: Must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 25% of the time. Medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds occasionally. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. Work independently and identify potentially more effective methods of work operations. Observing an area that can be seen up and down or to right or left while eyes are fixed on a given point. Ability to identify and distinguish colors.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

All job requirements are subject to possible revision to reflect changes in the position requirements or to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Education

Preferred

High School or better in General Studies.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Basic Life Saving

Licensed Practical Nurse

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