Athletic Trainer- Orthopaedics

Duke Careers•Durham, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Duke Health, we are committed to compassionate care that positively impacts patients, their loved ones, and the broader community. Duke Health Integrated Practice encompasses over 110 primary and specialty outpatient clinics, extending the Duke Health mission across North Carolina. This role seeks an Athletic Trainer to deliver direct and indirect patient care at the Duke Orthopaedic Clinic in Morrisville, NC.

Requirements

A four-year college degree meeting the requirements of an athletic trainer.
NATABOC Certification (National Athletic Trainers Association-Board of Certification) is required.
Licensed by NC Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners.
Current CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree

Responsibilities

Patient Care Responsibilities- rooming patients, collecting histories, document 1st pass HPI, charting, answering phone calls, completing forms, patient education, set up and maintenance of sterile fields.
Clerical Duties- prepping clinics, obtaining test results, updating charts, verifying insurance, obtaining authorizations, coordinating referrals and appointments.
Fulfills EOC Responsibilities- cleaning exam rooms, ordering and stocking supplies and restocking exam rooms, cleaning exam tables, maintain safe work environment by checking for expired supplies, medications, emptying sharps containers.
Organizational Duties- promoting patient rights, responding to emergency codes, following HR, Compliance and Joint Commission policies.
Responsibilities that vary according to state law, which include autoclaving, checking vital signs, suture removal, dressing changes, entering orders based on physician protocols, biohazard waste, applying DME to a patient.
As assigned by clinic leadership, develop the ability to remove cast, apply basic splints and cast to the upper and lower extremity.
Accurately fit all DME products used in the clinic.
Evaluate patients during their first post-operative visit (if assigned, with physician or APP support and co-signature).
Other duties as assigned by your manager or HCA.