Injection Room Nurse​/Front Office Coordinator; LPN, RN

Description

Job Title: Injection Room Nurse (LPN/RN)/Front Office Coordinator

Location: 209 Rivers Ridge Drive, Milford, OH 45150

Travel: Yes, to other clinic locations.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, Hourly

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m.

Founded in 1979, Family Allergy & Asthma is one of the nation’s leading allergy and asthma practice groups, serving patients across Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. With more than 100 allergists, we are dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centered allergy and immunology care. Our comprehensive services include:

• Allergy and asthma evaluation and treatment
• Environmental, food, and drug allergy testing
• Pulmonary function testing
• High-risk food challenges
• Sublingual immunotherapy
• Aspirin desensitization
• Food immunotherapy

The Injection Room Nurse (LPN/RN)/Front Office Coordinator is responsible for demonstrating knowledge and application of job duties within scope of practice and functions under the direction of their manager(s) and/or Director(s); respectfully interacts with all levels of staff; provides direct nursing care during assigned duty hours; participates in department activities; promotes independence; adherence to the attendance policy; encourages socialization; advocates for the quality of life of our patients while maintaining compliance with all applicable laws, regulatory and organizational standards;

supports the company’s core values.

• Prepare the injection room area each morning
• Administer allergy injections
• Re-stock area, as needed, and order supplies through the approved clinical procedure
• Complete daily log of charges and total at end of day
• Collect co-pays and write out patient receipt
• Re-order vials in a timely manner
• Organize refrigerated vials in appropriate bins
• Log daily refrigerator temperatures
• Monitor shot cards monthly and discard expired vials
• Ensure that consent forms are signed; explain shot room policies to new patients
• Education of patients in first injection policy
• Maintain and follow HIPAA policies and procedures
• Stay the required 30 minutes after last injection is given before lunch or the end of the day
• Clean toy and lobby area
• Knowledge of all medications and IT treatment
• Check emergency medications monthly and reorder, as needed
• Effectively manage emergency procedures and protocols
• Other relevant duties as assigned by Director

• Check patients in/out and collect co-pays
• Schedule appointments
• Answer phones when needed
• End of day clinic charge reports
• Copy patient insurance cards and update information, as needed

Abilities, Knowledge and

Skills:

Effective Communication Skills To Include

• Ability to fluently speak and read English
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, handbooks, policies, patient care plans and procedure manuals
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and written, with all levels of staff and patients

Required Education

A compact nursing license is required to practice in the state of Kentucky and Ohio.

• LPN:
  Diploma from an accredited LPN program
• RN:
  Associate's degree from an accredited college or university

Required Certifications/Licensure

• Current, valid, compact LPN or RN license in good standing to practice in the State of Kentucky and Ohio
• Current, valid CPR certification
• Valid driver's license

Required Experience

• Minimum of 1 - 2 years of related nursing experience

The physical demands described, here, are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the physical demands.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, bend and sit. On average, injection room or clinic staff may be standing or walking 80% of their shift.
• The…