Injection Room Nurse (LPN/RN)/Front Office Coordinator

About the role

The Injection Room Nurse (LPN/RN)/Front Office Coordinator position at Family Allergy & Asthma involves preparing the injection room area, administering allergy injections, collecting co-pays, and maintaining patient records. This role requires a minimum of 1-2 years of related nursing experience and current, valid licenses.

Responsibilities

• 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 receipts
• Re-order vials in a timely manner
• Organize refrigerated vials in appropriate bins
• Log daily refrigerator temperatures
• 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

Front Office Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• Effective Communication Skills: Ability to fluently speak and read English, read and interpret documents, communicate verbally and written, with all levels of staff and patients
• Required Education: 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, Current, valid CPR certification, Valid driver's license

Physical Demands

• Regularly use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
• Frequently stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, bend and sit
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Specific communication abilities required: the ability to talk and hear in order to converse with others, discern, convey, express oneself, and exchange information

Work Environment

• No reasonable accommodations will be made for the execution of essential job functions
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate; lighting is in the standard range
• The employee is subject to infectious waste, potential exposure to allergens in concentrated forms, diseases and conditions