Athletic Trainer

Cincinnati Children's

4d•$49,712 - $62,150•Onsite

About The Position

The Athletic Trainer will function as a professional athletic trainer under the direct supervision of a Physician, providing a comprehensive treatment approach to assigned athletes/patients. This role involves incorporating appropriate evaluation techniques, implementing thorough, functionally based treatment programs, and providing appropriate discharge planning including patient education and training. The Athletic Trainer will make appropriate referrals to other resources and facilitate coordination and communication between physicians and physical therapists. Responsibilities include performing procedures, collecting and analyzing data, and making decisions regarding patient care, including initial screening, assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, care, reassessment, and discontinuation of care. The role also involves formulating, maintaining, supporting, monitoring, and modifying patient-specific plans for care, treatment, and rehabilitation, as well as planning and coordinating care for discharged patients. The Athletic Trainer will serve as a department-based role model and resource for policies, procedures, and patient care, assisting others in setting patient care and department priorities while maintaining a cohesive environment. In patient care, the trainer will collect clinical data, follow algorithms, decision trees, and protocols, and use formal knowledge with clinical events to make appropriate decisions. Documentation of the plan of care, care delivered, and patient/family outcomes is essential. The role emphasizes anticipating future needs, maintaining a safe environment, and acknowledging death as a potential outcome. Integration of age-specific concepts into patient care is required, along with developing care goals and actions through partnerships with patients and families using self-management support. Facilitating patient and family learning through structured education and evaluating effectiveness using teach-back methods are key components. The trainer will recognize routine or obvious changing patient situations and seek help in unusual care situations. In the clinical setting, the trainer will assist a physician in providing concussion education and perform delegated clinical/clerical/administrative tasks. Contributions to department/center program development through special projects are expected. The role may involve coordinating communication and ATC assignments for sporting events. Demonstrating consistent integration of the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM) is expected. The trainer will maintain currency in the field through continuing education, literature, and seminars, implementing this knowledge into the Sports Medicine clinical area. Self-appraisal, performance review, and peer review are part of the development process, along with openness to coaching and mentoring. Facilitating learning by assisting with peer and student learning experiences and working with department managers to identify, share, implement, and evaluate safety best practices are also included. Clinical judgment involves collecting and interpreting complex patient data, making judgments based on the whole picture, and recognizing patterns and trends. Responding to subtle patient/family changes, engaging compassionately, tailoring caring practices, recognizing the importance of a healing environment, and promoting safety throughout patient/family transitions are crucial. Adapting educational programs to meet learning needs and styles, using teach-back strategies, and coordinating education with other healthcare team members are also key responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in related field.
May require clinical license, certification or training
0+ years of work experience in a related job discipline

Responsibilities

Function as a professional athletic trainer under the direct supervision of a Physician.
Provide a comprehensive treatment approach to assigned athletes/patients.
Incorporate appropriate evaluation techniques.
Implement thorough, functionally based treatment programs.
Provide appropriate discharge planning including patient education and training.
Make appropriate referrals to other resources.
Facilitate coordination and communication between patient from physician to physical therapist.
Perform procedures, collect data, analyze data and make decisions regarding patient care, including initial screening, assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, care, reassessment and discontinuation of care.
Formulate, maintain, support, monitor and modify a patient-specific plan for care, treatment and rehabilitation based on the patient's assessment.
Plan and coordinate care, treatment and rehabilitation for discharged patients.
Serve as a department-based role model and resource for policies, procedures, and patient care.
Assist others in setting patient care and department priorities, keeping in mind the education of self and others while maintaining a cohesive environment.
Collect clinical data; follow algorithms, decision trees, and protocols.
Match formal knowledge with clinical events to make appropriate decisions; use available resources as needed.
Document plan of care, care delivered, and patient and family outcomes.
Focus on the usual and customary needs of the patient and family; anticipate future needs; base care on standards and protocols; maintain a safe physical environment; acknowledge death as a potential outcome.
Consistently integrate age specific concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient's chronological age and developmental functioning.
Using self-management support, develop care goals and actions through partnerships with patients and families.
Facilitate patient and family learning by providing structured education based on the plan of care goals, and the needs of the patient and family; use teach back to evaluate effectiveness.
Recognize routine or obvious changing patient situation; in unusual care situations, seek help with needed to identify patient problem.
See the pieces or components; see patient and family within the isolated environment of the unit; see self as key resource to support the family through the healthcare experience through care coordination.
Sustain a working understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.
Support leadership in efforts to meet and sustain the regulatory compliance efforts of the department and hospital.
Monitor and comply with safety and departmental policies and procedures.
Ensure individual certifications and Safety College requirements are fulfilled in a timely basis.
Be mindful of CCHMCs processes and compliance with CMS standards and freely communicate safety and compliance concerns to leadership team members.
In the clinical setting, assist a physician in providing concussion education to patients and families and perform delegated clinical/clerical/administrative tasks.
Contribute to department/center program development through involvement in special projects.
May coordinate communication and ATC assignments for sporting events for professional/amateur teams.
Demonstrate consistent integration of the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM) in all aspects of practice.
Maintain currency in field through continuing education, literature and seminars, implement this knowledge into Sports Med clinical area.
Use self-appraisal performance review and peer review.
Demonstrate openness to coaching and mentoring from others.
Facilitate learning by assisting with peer and student learning experiences.
Work with department managers, interprofessional councils, and magnet reps to identify, share, implement and evaluate safety best practices.
Collect and interpret complex patient data; make clinical judgments based on an immediate grasp of the whole picture; recognize patterns and trends by focusing on key elements while eliminating extraneous details.
Document and teach others to document the plan of care, care delivered, and patient/family outcomes.
Respond to subtle patient/family changes; engage with each unique patient/family in a compassionate manner; tailor caring practices to the individuality of patient/family; recognize the importance of a healing environment and tailor the environment to meet the needs of the patient/family; promote safety throughout patient/family transitions along the healthcare continuum.
Using self-mgmt. support, develop care goals and actions through partnerships with patients/families.
Adapt educational programs to meet the learning needs and styles of the patient/family; use teach back strategies to evaluate effectiveness.
Coordinate education with other members of the health care team.