Job Summary:

The Allergist/Immunologist will diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Diagnoses or treats allergic or immunologic conditions by documenting patients medical histories, conducting physical examinations of patients and ordering or performing diagnostic tests such as skin pricks and intradermal, patch, or delayed hypersensitivity tests.
• Educates patients about diagnoses, prognoses, or treatments and develops individualized treatment plans for patients considering their preferences, clinical data, and the risks and benefits of therapies. Interprets diagnostic test results to make appropriate differential diagnoses.
• Prescribes medication such as antihistamines, antibiotics, and nasal, oral, topical, or inhaled glucocorticosteroids.
• Provides therapies such as allergen immunotherapy and immunoglobin therapy to treat immune conditions and to assess the risks and benefits of therapies for allergic and immunologic disorders.
• Effectively monitors ongoing conditions.
• Maintains knowledge related to advancements in the field of allergy and immunology.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent active listening, critical thinking, judgment and decision-making skills.

Education and Experience:

• A medical degree from an accredited medical school required.
• Appropriate license to practice medicine in the fields of Allergy and Immunology.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to move from patient to patient with or without accommodations.