Athletic Trainer - PT - Cincinnati

SCA Health•Sharonville, OH

About The Position

The Athletic Trainer Intern at Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine supports clinical, educational, analytics, and event-planning activities. The role includes assisting with Bioskills labs, injury-tracking entries, athletic-event coverage alongside a licensed and BOC-certified athletic trainer, and rotations with orthopaedic physicians in the clinic with operating-room observation. It also includes guided rehabilitation design and implementation, gait-training analysis, and leadership development. The position requires an Ohio athletic training license and the physical ability to perform the listed tasks and demonstrate exercises without limitations.

Requirements

ATC license to practice in the state of Ohio.
Motivation to augment professional knowledge.
Emotional stability to exercise consistent, sound, professional judgment; compliance with societal morals; awareness of fellow personnel's needs; and commitment to responding to those needs.
Ability to frequently hear and communicate orally, see up close and at a distance, read and comprehend, stand, sit, walk, reach, handle, and/or feel objects.
Ability to climb, pull, push, squat, and/or kneel.
Ability to demonstrate exercises properly without limitations.
Maximum unassisted lift of 50 lbs.; average lift of 25–50 lbs.

Responsibilities

Attend department, clinic, or company meetings as required, including quarterly ATC meetings, periodic clinic staff meetings, clinic in-services, and monthly journal club meetings.
Work positively and cooperatively with fellow staff members.
Respond flexibly to changing situations and reprioritize work as needed.
Follow company policies and procedures and facility safety requirements; identify potentially unsafe situations and notify a supervisor.
Develop and maintain effective communication and positive working relationships with physicians.
Organize and assist with Bioskills labs, including organization, execution, and content delivery for high school and college arthroscopy, dissection, anatomy, and suturing labs.
Support the analytics team by entering injury-tracking data.
Assist the administration team with planning large events.
Maintain a flexible schedule to help cover athletic events with a licensed and BOC-certified athletic trainer.
Complete two rotations with orthopaedic physicians in the clinic and observe in the operating room.
Participate in one hour per week of guided, one-on-one rehabilitation design and implementation, including mobilization techniques for the upper and lower extremities.
Conduct gait-training analysis focused on high-level evaluation of the foot and ankle and understanding hip function.
Develop leadership skills and apply actionable practices for a level-one leader.