Allergy Medical Assistant

ENT and Allergy Associates of Florida • Plantation, FL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

ENT and Allergy Associates of Florida is seeking an experienced, clinically skilled, compassionate Medical Assistant or Nurse for its Plantation Allergy Clinical Department. The role involves working with a high volume of patients and requires multitasking, initiative, and willingness to learn all aspects of Allergy and ENT. The position is scheduled Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Tuesday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Travel between office locations may be needed, with mileage reimbursement possibly available.

Duties include interacting with patients for 20–40 minutes, following allergy protocols, answering calls, taking histories, giving injections, performing allergy skin tests, obtaining authorizations and consent forms, preparing exam rooms, and sterilizing instruments. The employee reconciles patient information, documents scribe acknowledgements in the EMR, briefs the physician before appointments, and checks charts after encounters for accuracy and missing or conflicting information. The role requires following proper scope-of-practice requirements and applicable sterilization procedures.

The work takes place in a normal medical office environment with high traffic and potentially stressful situations. The employee is expected to attend and participate in scheduled Allergy-specific training, workshops, and meetings. Physical activities may include sitting, standing, bending, stooping, assisting patients with transfers, using medical and office equipment, and lifting up to 25 pounds. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities as needed to perform essential job functions.

Requirements

• At least two years of hands-on clinical experience.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and a clear speaking voice.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to interact professionally with patients, physicians, and team members.
• Current license or Medical Assistant certification, or willingness to participate in and pass the employer’s one-year employee commitment training course and national test.
• Ability to multitask and handle a high volume of patients.
• Ability to travel between office locations as needed.
• Ability to use required medical and office equipment and lift up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Allergy experience.

Responsibilities

• Interact with patients for 20–40 minutes and follow allergy protocols.
• Answer patient calls and take patient histories.
• Give injections and perform allergy skin tests.
• Obtain authorizations and proper consent forms.
• Prepare exam rooms and use appropriate sterilization techniques.
• Reconcile established patients’ information, including medical history, current medications, surgeries, and family history, manually or through the patient portal.
• Indicate the appropriate boxes in the EMR to document scribe acknowledgement.
• Brief the physician on each patient before the physician enters the exam room.
• Review charts after patient encounters, verify accuracy before physician sign-off, and identify discrepancies or missing information.
• Ensure proper scope of practice is followed.
• Sterilize instruments in accordance with CDC, ENTAAF, and, when applicable, autoclave manufacturer requirements.
• Attend and participate in scheduled Allergy-specific training, workshops, and meetings.
• Travel between office locations as needed to provide support.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, effective the first of the month after 60 days of full-time employment.
• Dental insurance, effective the first of the month after 60 days of full-time employment.
• Vision insurance, effective the first of the month after 60 days of full-time employment.
• Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance, effective the first of the month after one year of full-time employment.
• 401(k), effective the first of the month after one year of employment.
• Six paid holidays, effective immediately.
• Paid time off earned per pay period.
• Mileage reimbursement may be available for travel between office locations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed