Athletic Trainer - Ortho Urgent Care Ten Mile, Full-Time

Trinity Health•Meridian, ID

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sports Medicine Program is now hiring for a Certified Athletic Trainer for our Ortho Urgent Care at Ten Mile. The anticipated work schedule for this position is 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. As the Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), you will work with our Orthopedic physicians who rotate at the clinic. You will be a part of our amazing Orthopedics team at our other clinic locations (Boise, Meridian, Nampa) which includes other clinical staff (MAs, RNs, LPNs, Physical Therapists) in an outpatient clinic setting. The Caldwell Health Plaza will be over 60,000 square feet and in addition to the clinics mentioned above will also include other specialty services such as: OB-GYN, cardiology, general surgery, ENT, orthopedics/sports medicine, podiatry, and occupational medicine.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree required.
Licensure Required: In Primary state licensure as follows: Idaho: Licensed as an Athletic Trainer or currently have an Idaho provisional license in order to obtain full licensure within 120 days from hire.
Oregon: Must be licensed as an Oregon Athletic Trainer at hire.
Secondary state licensure (Idaho or Oregon) required within 120 days from hire
Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers certification from either AHA, ARC or the Military Training Network is required at hire in all units, unless currently certified in ACLS and/or PALS

Nice To Haves

Identify the source of pain or acute injuries and present treatment options that will fit your personal health goals.
Diagnose and treat overuse injuries.
Design rehabilitation programs aimed at building strength and flexibility, which can minimize your risk of injury.
Analyze your body mechanics and educate patients on injury prevention.

Responsibilities

Recognize/triage, evaluate and care for injuries and illness occurring during athletic events or in the practice for athletic events.
Determine the level of functional capacity of an injured patient in order to establish the extent of an injury and ability of the patient to participate in every day activities.
Educate, instruct, apply and monitor the facts and circumstances required to protect the patient from further injury.
Gather and accurately record all information required in the assessment of injuries.
Develop and implement an appropriate course of rehabilitation or reconditioning to restore function or performance, and counseling patients on injury prevention and treatment.
Other duties will include charting, rooming patients, and assisting in the application of splints/braces/casts.