Allergy Medical Assistant

ENT and Allergy Associates of Florida • Plantation, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

ENT and Allergy Associates of Florida is hiring an experienced, compassionate Medical Assistant or Nurse for its Plantation Allergy Clinical Department. The role involves supporting allergy and ENT care in a high-volume clinical setting, following allergy protocols, interacting with patients, and completing clinical and administrative tasks. The schedule is 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. The position may require travel between office locations, with mileage reimbursement possibly available.

The employee reconciles patient information, briefs the physician before appointments, reviews charts for accuracy, obtains consent, and follows scope-of-practice requirements. The role also includes sterilizing instruments according to applicable CDC, company, and manufacturer requirements. The work takes place in a normal medical office environment that may have high patient traffic and stressful situations, requiring clear thinking, quick responses, and the ability to handle multiple tasks. Periodic Allergy-specific training, workshops, and meetings may be scheduled, and attendance is expected.

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 in-house one-year employee commitment training course and national test.
• Ability to travel between office locations as needed.
• Ability to handle a high volume of patients, multitask, work independently, and learn all aspects of Allergy and ENT.

Nice To Haves

• Allergy experience.

Responsibilities

• Interact with patients for 20–40 minutes while following allergy protocols.
• Answer patient calls and take patient histories.
• Give injections and perform allergy skin tests.
• Obtain authorizations and prepare examination rooms.
• Reconcile established patients’ medical history, medications, surgeries, and family history, manually or through the patient portal.
• Indicate 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 the physician signs the chart note, and identify discrepancies or missing information.
• Obtain proper consent forms and ensure the proper scope of practice is followed.
• Sterilize instruments in accordance with CDC, ENTAAF, and applicable autoclave manufacturer requirements.
• Travel between office locations as needed to support operations.
• Attend and participate in scheduled Allergy-specific training, workshops, and meetings.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage 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.
• PTO 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