Athletic Trainer - Sports Medicine Program - Surf Soccer Mt. Pleasant

Roper St. Francis Healthcare • Mount Pleasant, SC

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About The Position

The Athletic Trainer provides clinical support to patient care while working directly with a supervising provider or physical therapist. The role delivers expertise in injury assessment, bracing, rehabilitation, and return-to-play or functional training. It also coordinates and provides patient education, plans of care, and treatment, and supports providers with scheduling and documentation.

The position supports the Sports Medicine Program and serves patients across pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training and NATA BOC certification, along with a current athletic trainer license in the state of practice. A master’s degree, two years of experience in an equivalent setting, and experience with EPIC or an equivalent electronic medical record are preferred.

This position is scheduled for 40 hours per week, with afternoon/evening shifts. The work may involve high-stress periods, fluctuating workloads, exposure to infectious materials and other listed hazards, and travel by car to off-site locations. Physical requirements include manual dexterity, maneuvering patients’ weight, reaching above the shoulder, and repetitive arm and hand movements.

Roper St. Francis Healthcare describes its benefits as including competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible, insurance and prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources, discounts, paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support. Benefits may vary by market and employment status.

Requirements

• NATA BOC Certified – National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification.
• Current athletic trainer license in the state in which the employee is practicing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training.
• BLS Basic Life Support certification: preferred upon hire; required within 30 days for BSMH and at hire for RSFH.
• Ability to provide age-appropriate care and apply knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.
• Skills in EPIC documentation, written and oral communication, fitting braces and medical equipment, explaining exercises and care plans, inventory management, billing and charging, scheduling, and monitoring patient conditions.
• Interpersonal skills including attention to detail, communication across generations and professions, conflict resolution, active listening, interpreting instructions, organizing information clearly, acceptance of authority, and teamwork.
• Ability to exercise universal precautions, use personal protective equipment and devices, and learn infection-control policies.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Athletic Training.
• Two years of experience in an equivalent setting.
• EPIC Electronic Health Record or equivalent EMR experience.
• BLS Basic Life Support certification upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for daily clinical treatment of patients.
• Assist physical therapists in implementing treatment plans.
• Guide patients with exercise programs, treatment plans, bracing, and scheduling.
• Manage and coordinate injury-prevention programming for athletes and cash-based functional return-to-play programming.
• Coordinate care with outreach athletic trainers, physical therapists, and other medical professionals to help manage physician clinical throughput.
• Document injury treatments and plans of care.
• Maintain competency through continuing education, in-services, and other learning opportunities.
• Assess injuries and provide expertise in bracing, rehabilitation, and return-to-play or functional training.
• Coordinate and provide patient education, plans of care, and treatment.
• Support providers with scheduling and documentation.
• Monitor patient conditions during treatment and rehabilitation.
• Measure and fit braces, casts, and medical equipment; explain and demonstrate exercises and care, treatment, and surgical plans to patients.
• Support inventory management, scheduling, and billing and charging processes.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, and short- and long-term disability.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time