Athletic Trainer, Part-Time, Days

University of Chicago • Crown Point, IN

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About The Position

Join a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine Crown Point, located in Crown Point, Indiana, as an Athletic Trainer. UChicago Medicine is an integrated academic and community health system with multiple primary medical facilities within the surrounding suburbs of Chicago. UChicago Medicine, Crown Point is a new two-story, 130,000-square-foot multispecialty care center and micro-hospital in Northwest Indiana for what will be the academic health system's largest off-site facility and its first freestanding building in Indiana. The Athletic Trainer in the Sports Medicine Section of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Chicago Crown Point supports physicians and care team, focusing on the prevention, evaluation, management, and treatment of injuries. ATC directly supports the physicians by coordinating care and communicating with patients.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required from Athletic Training program.
• 2 years of Athletic Training experience preferred.
• Licensure as Athletic Trainer in State of Indiana.
• BLS Certification through The American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Assess vital signs and document patient visits.
• Assist with patient mobility and dressing.
• Ensure cleanliness and organization in designated areas.
• Manage paperwork and handle insurance-related authorizations under the guidance of the Nurse Manager.
• Facilitate the coordination of daily clinic schedules for all providers while monitoring workflows to maintain the clinic's operational efficiency.
• Prepare charts to ensure that providers have the necessary results, images, and medical records for each office visit.
• Manage EPIC in-basket messages, emails, patient follow-up phone calls, and related paperwork.
• Deliver high-quality patient care by conducting initial assessments and screenings during the rooming process.
• Document referral sources and gather emergency and caregiver information for each patient.
• Provide a therapeutic exercise plan, patient education materials; follow up planning, and referrals.
• Carry out all prescribed treatments and recommendations by the physician, including assisting in the exam/procedure room with patient positioning, prepping, draping during in office procedures.
• Assist with examination, procedures and treatments (suture removal, fit patients with braces, crutches and other associated durable medical equipment, applying casts).
• Perform appropriate physical and/or development assessments.
• Design and implement plans of care under physicians' direction.
• Document evaluations and plans of care according to department policy including goals, modifications of treatment plans and individual's response to treatment.
• Evaluate and revise plan of care based on changes in patient status and the individual's response to treatment.
• Deliver physical care to athlete following medical direction including monitoring of individual's response and results during care.
• Educate/instruct patients regarding their medical condition, treatment plan medications, and other appropriate information.
• Recognize and escalate emergencies to physicians.
• Review therapy exercises, stretching and other patient education with patient and family.
• Document appropriately in-patient chart.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Physician and Nurse Manager.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree