Athletic Trainer Onsite - Full Time

Concentra•Bolingbrook, IL

24d•$74,000 - $78,000•Onsite

About The Position

Concentra is hiring a full-time, onsite Athletic Trainer at a client worksite in Bolingbrook, Illinois. The role supports an occupational medicine program by promoting employee health and wellbeing, delivering patient care, and reducing work-related injuries. The Certified Athletic Trainer-Onsite coordinates workers’ compensation cases, manages workplace injuries and illnesses, provides health promotion and injury prevention services, responds to emergencies, and supports return-to-work job placement. The trainer often works directly with the client’s Health and Safety Leader to help create a healthier and safer workforce. The position is scheduled Monday through Thursday, 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., and offers a salary of $74,000–$78,000. Duties include first aid and rehabilitation services under physician standing orders, referral and case coordination, ergonomic evaluation and training, functional testing, injury-prevention programming, drug and alcohol testing, reporting and documentation, and collaboration with client personnel and stakeholders. Concentra describes the role as part of its patient care team and provides training in its occupational medicine process management model.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in athletic training from an accredited Athletic Trainer Program.
Current National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification (BOC) Athletic Trainer certification.
Active and current license to practice in the state of jurisdiction, if applicable.
Current First Aid and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification, Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification, or equivalent.
Demonstrated clinical knowledge of Athletic Trainer services consistent with an onsite setting.
Knowledge of kinesiology or ergonomic assessments.
Ability to make decisions and solve problems using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives, and propose quality solutions.
Strong customer service skills and ability to interact with people tactfully and professionally.
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information, including HIPAA and PHI, in accordance with applicable laws and company policies.
Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, with sound judgment, decision-making, and employee-motivation abilities.
Ability to build and maintain positive internal and external relationships.
Knowledge of athletic training principles, practices, standards, and techniques.
Knowledge of organizational policies, regulations, and procedures for administering patient care.
Knowledge of the use and maintenance of athletic training equipment.
Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions for establishing a safe medical work environment.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to develop and maintain patient-care records and write reports.
Time-management, planning, and workload-control skills.
Skill in identifying problems and recommending solutions.
Ability to develop and maintain medical quality-assurance and quality-control standards.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with management, patients, medical staff, and the general public.
Good telephone manners and etiquette.
Concentra Core Competencies: Service Mentality, Attention to Detail, Sense of Urgency, Initiative, and Flexibility.

Responsibilities

Provide basic first aid for musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal injuries and illnesses as specified in Physician Standing Orders, including assessments of range of motion, strength, reflexes, sensory integrity, and functional status.
Identify, evaluate, and refer injured associates to appropriate clinicians for work-related injuries and illnesses.
Follow action plans and standing orders when responding to onsite medical emergencies.
Assist with workers’ compensation cases through claim capture and follow-up.
Collaborate with the client’s Human Resources team and management on return-to-work job placement.
Track and communicate musculoskeletal disorder (MSD)-related statistics to client stakeholders.
Manage pre-employment functional testing and provide vision acuity testing.
Coordinate injury-prevention programs, ergonomic training, and ergonomic evaluations.
Conduct comprehensive ergonomic job analyses, including task analyses, risk-factor identification and quantification, posture analysis, and body-mechanics analysis; support administrative and ergonomic workplace changes.
Create job-rotation plans for production areas and monitor compliance.
Create pre-shift preventative activity programs and monitor compliance.
During rehabilitation, implement treatment plans involving therapeutic exercise, modalities, and work conditioning as necessary and as specified in Physician Standing Orders, subject to state-specific regulations.
Use innovative and creative solutions and employee empowerment to design or implement interventions.
Administer drug and alcohol testing.
Promote personal health and wellbeing in the workplace.
Analyze data to measure direct and indirect costs of musculoskeletal disorders.
Prepare monthly and annual reports on rehabilitation utilization, cost savings, and cost avoidance.
Complete administrative requirements and documentation in a timely manner, including patient files, invoices, reports, budgets, expense records, and outcome tools.
Create an environment of trust and caring that encourages workers to take responsibility for reducing or eliminating controllable actions or behaviors that contribute to injury and illness.
Communicate regularly with safety personnel about rehabilitation and injury-prevention activities.
Attend meetings and serve on committees as requested.
Author articles for newsletters and the company intranet as requested.

Benefits

Generous paid time off (PTO)
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Set schedule
Medical and prescription plans
Basic and enhanced dental and vision plans
Supplemental health benefits, including accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
Employee assistance program
Company-funded HSA
Short-term disability
Pre-tax health care and dependent care spending accounts (FSA)
Training in Concentra’s occupational medicine process management model
Medical experts panel (MEP)
Concentra CEU courses
New-hire learning program
Occupational Health University
Leadership development program
Yearly CEU stipend and CEU time
Tuition reimbursement
Professional On-demand Learning Modules
Malpractice insurance
Opportunities for advancement locally and nationally
Traditional and Roth 401(k) with employer match
Competitive salary
Colleague referral bonus program
Colleague discount program
Life insurance and disability coverage
Relocation assistance when applicable
Commuter benefits
Identity theft services
Company-paid long-term disability