The Allergy Technician supports physicians in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of allergic and immunologic conditions. This role combines direct patient care, biologic and immunotherapy administration, diagnostic testing, medication coordination, and clinical/office operations.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for preparing patients for examinations and escorting them into the exam room. Preparation includes the following: height, weight, and vital signs; update medication list; update allergies in record; update personal, family, and social history; inquire about smoking status; obtain the reason for the visit. Assists in capturing demographic information.
Administer and coordinate biologic therapies for allergy, asthma, dermatologic, and immunologic conditions, including patient education and monitoring for adverse reactions and anaphylaxis.
Coordinate infusion therapies serving as a liaison between patients, infusion providers, pharmacies, and physicians to ensure continuity of care.
Prepare, compound, and maintain extracts in compliance with compliance standards, including documentation, quality control, and inventory management.
Administer allergen immunotherapy injections, assess patient eligibility, adjust dosing per protocol, and manage local or systemic reactions.
Perform diagnostic allergy testing and challenge procedures, including skin, venom, drug, and food testing, with appropriate patient monitoring and documentation.
Conduct pulmonary function testing, obtain and document vital signs, and assist providers during office visits and procedures.
Provide patient education on medications, inhaler and nebulizer techniques, self-administration of biologics, environmental controls, and allergen avoidance.
Responsible for disposing of Bio-Hazardous waste and regular waste per practice protocol.
EDUCATION:
High School degree or equivalent required.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Two years of experience in similar healthcare setting is preferred. Customer service experience is strongly preferred.
Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!
Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley’s first and only four-year medical school campus. It also operates the nation’s longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and over 50 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with more than 500 residents and fellows. In 2022, St. Luke’s, a member of the Children’s Hospital Association, opened the Lehigh Valley’s first and only free-standing facility dedicated entirely to kids. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.
