Athletic Trainer - PRN
About The Position
The Athletic Trainer I plans, organizes, and conducts the athletic trainer program based on management direction and a physician’s evaluation and assessment. The role maintains injury logs and communicates responses to prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation to an advanced practice clinician or physician. In collaboration with Sports Medicine Institute physicians, the Athletic Trainer participates in developing clinic- and community-based rehabilitation and training. The position also participates in in-services, continuing education, clinical education, research, and professional paper writing. The Athletic Trainer provides prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation appropriate to the patient’s age and prognosis under physician or advanced practice clinician supervision, and provides immediate on-field injury care. The role supports daily operations, maintains required credentials and documentation, and adapts care and communication to the needs of each patient population. The position is PRN and is based in a healthcare setting, where there may be occupational exposure risks associated with hazardous medications or waste.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training.
- Current Athletic Trainer License in the state of practice.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Computer skills and dexterity for patient information data entry and retrieval.
- Proficiency with Windows-style applications and keyboard use.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present information clearly and professionally to people at varying levels throughout the patient care process.
- Ability to tolerate temperatures of 100 degrees or more for three hours during outdoor events.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Athletic Training.
- Dual licensure in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Responsibilities
- Prepare prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation appropriate to the patient’s age and prognosis under the supervision of a physician or advanced practice clinician.
- Provide immediate on-field injury care and recommend physician or therapy follow-up.
- Maintain injury logs in accordance with contractual agreements and document according to policy and procedure manuals.
- Maintain state licensure and certification.
- Assist with day-to-day operations.
- Adapt behavior and communication to the specific patient population, including respecting privacy, introducing oneself appropriately, explaining services and procedures, requesting permissions, and adjusting communication style.
- Plan, organize, and conduct the athletic trainer program based on management direction and physician evaluation and assessment.
- Communicate responses to prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation to the advanced practice clinician or physician.
- Participate in developing clinic- and community-based rehabilitation and training with Sports Medicine Institute physicians.
- Participate in in-services, continuing education, clinical education, research, and professional paper writing.
- Comply with Ochsner Health System compliance, privacy, standards of conduct, and patient and employee safety requirements; immediately report known or suspected unethical or questionable conduct and other compliance-related concerns.
- Perform other related duties as required.
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Career Level
Entry Level
