Athletic Trainer - Outreach-1

Nationwide Children's Hospital•Toledo, OH

About The Position

Overview: Job Description Summary: The Outreach athletic trainer is responsible for supporting all aspects of Sports Medicine services with schools and community partners--daily operations, community outreach, injury prevention programming, research, and coordination of care. They will develop professional relationships with their patients, families and school communities to become a valued healthcare resource, deliver a high level of customer service, and continually look for ways to improve the quality of their patient experience. Areas of priority will include—but not limited to— school/community partner engagement, weekly clinical coverage, department operations and community event coverage. Knowledge of age appropriate care, scientifically based and medically established best practices for pediatric and adolescent sports medicine and active populations is the standard required for quality service delivery. Nationwide Children’s Hospital is committed to health equity, continuity of care, and patient confidentiality, safety, and satisfaction. Job Description: Essential Functions: Continuously provides a level of detailed communication across the continuum of care involving patients, families, Nationwide Children's Hospital staff and school community. Continuously engages in relationship building and management involving patients, families and school/partner communities according to Nationwide Children's Hospital standards. Continuously engages in the highest level of safety, injury prevention and emergency procedures in accordance with Nationwide Children's Hospital Sports Medicine policy and procedures. Continuously executes the skills required for the highest level of care associated with triage, assessment, diagnosis and referral of sports medicine related healthcare concerns of the pediatric and adolescent population. Completion of annual department required training, keeping abreast of all policy and procedural changes for clinical care and taking responsibility to become competent with any techniques used in clinic and patient care.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training or closely related field
Licensed as an Athletic Trainer in the State of Ohio
BOC Certified
CPR certification
1-3 years experience

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree highly preferred
Preferred experience with Microsoft Office and injury documentation software

Responsibilities

supporting all aspects of Sports Medicine services with schools and community partners
daily operations
community outreach
injury prevention programming
research
coordination of care
develop professional relationships with their patients, families and school communities to become a valued healthcare resource
deliver a high level of customer service
continually look for ways to improve the quality of their patient experience
school/community partner engagement
weekly clinical coverage
department operations
community event coverage
Continuously provides a level of detailed communication across the continuum of care involving patients, families, Nationwide Children's Hospital staff and school community
Continuously engages in relationship building and management involving patients, families and school/partner communities according to Nationwide Children's Hospital standards
Continuously engages in the highest level of safety, injury prevention and emergency procedures in accordance with Nationwide Children's Hospital Sports Medicine policy and procedures
Continuously executes the skills required for the highest level of care associated with triage, assessment, diagnosis and referral of sports medicine related healthcare concerns of the pediatric and adolescent population
Completion of annual department required training, keeping abreast of all policy and procedural changes for clinical care and taking responsibility to become competent with any techniques used in clinic and patient care