Full time Nurse
Allergy & Immunology practice seeking an RN/LPN to work in our growing Ann Arbor office as well as Ypsilanti and Canton. With AIA, you will be providing care to both pediatric and adult patients. Are you someone with a solid foundation in the nursing profession looking for something new? Looking for a great work family to grow with all while diving into a new specialty? We are ready for eager participants to join our growing practice. Some of the duties below are those of the Nurse.
- Prioritizing the overall care of the patients, and helping to keep their experience a good one.
- Injections -- Learning our system used for Immunotherapy called Rosch to document injections. Appropriate building schedule for allergy injections, venom injections, and biologic injections.
- Rooming- vitals and history taking of patients. Manual Blood Pressures, temperature, respirations/ pulse/ oxygen level
- Performing SPT (Skin prick testing), as well as Intradermal testing.
- Educating patients and their families on proper use of an epipen in case of emergency
- Demonstrating proper use of a spacer/mask device for patients on Metered dose inhalers.
- Administering Nebulizer treatments when ordered.
- Calibrating and operating Spirometry testing on patients with Asthma/COPD or other breathing related concerns.
- Refill Medications, reconciling medications on the computer and in patients chart
- General medical questions asked by the Medical Assistants or Reception staff in the clinics.
- Phone triage for reactions- proper steps for administering epi, and the follow up afterwards. As well as communicating with the doctor about the situation so they are aware of anything going on. alerting patients of lab results if asked to by the provider.
- Medication education, medications required to be stopped in order for accurate skin testing, and understanding why.
- Secured portal communications through Medfusion. Sending signed off lab results, notes or paperwork to the patient and their family.
- Prior authorizations for medications not covered under insurance patient has, submitting the paperwork and documentation for the med-- being the liaison between Provider-Patient-Insurance-Pharmacy
- Filling out lab requisitions for patients
- Coverage in clinics once trained for call-ins or vacations. You could be responsible for the Clinic schedule side with rooming and testing, or being the person administering shots to those patients.
- Dose adjustments for patients who are late for injections, or have any adverse reaction to previous reaction. (decreasing dosing, repeating, etc) paying close attention to all alert notes helping to guide you.
- Educating the patients on the process of injections, the time commitment that it is as well as the questions they will need to be asked at every appointment they come in.
- Anaphylaxis treatment- in depth education and guidance on treating reactions is of utmost importance with our specialty. The proper protocol-documentation-steps will be taught from day One.
- Drawing up proper doses of Epinephrine from ampules and administering under direction of provider, documenting episodes in depth as required and following the orders of provider.
- Completion of school/daycare forms
Please give some availability you have to schedule an interview and I will work to get them scheduled within the next few days. We look forward to hearing more about you and your interest in AIA.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $24.00 - $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Physical setting:
Standard shift:
Weekly schedule:
Experience:
- Triage: 1 year (Preferred)
- Nursing: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Michigan RN or LPN License (Required)
Work Location: In person