Athletic Trainer, Outreach - Per Diem
About The Position
TRIA is seeking an Outreach Athletic Trainer to join its Sports Medicine team. The Athletic Trainer is a healthcare professional who collaborates with physicians to optimize patients’ and clients’ activity and participation across ages and care settings. Athletic training includes prevention, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, immediate emergency care, treatment, and rehabilitation of acute and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities. Athletic Trainers work under physician direction as prescribed by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. The TRIA Athletic Trainer uses broad-based patient-care, ancillary-service, and business-office skills to assist providers in accordance with Park Nicollet Health Services standards and policies. The role represents TRIA Orthopedic Center’s Sports Medicine Program by providing athletic training services at games and events for which the employee signs up and as directed by the sports medicine program manager, where TRIA is the designated medical provider. The Athletic Trainer represents TRIA professionally and maintains a positive attitude in carrying out duties. Work schedule is to be determined.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Current BOC Certified Athletic Trainer certification.
- Current licensure with the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to meet Park Nicollet’s motor vehicle violation insurability criteria.
- Strong clinical and human relations skills.
- Effective oral and written communication skills and ability to maintain clinical skill and professional ethics standards established by NATA and BOC.
- Basic computer, keyboarding, and mouse skills.
- Knowledge of age-related growth and development principles needed to provide appropriate services and ensure patient safety.
- Ability to make autonomous patient-care decisions within scope of practice and physician-established protocols.
- Excellent interpersonal, listening, critical-thinking, and organizational skills.
- Ability to collaborate as a team member to achieve high-quality outcomes.
- Proficiency using athletic-training apparatus related to the area of expertise.
- Ability to safely and effectively operate health-testing equipment as applicable, a personal computer, photocopier, printer, fax machine, and telephone.
- Proficiency with word processing, electronic medical records, PACS radiology software, ECG, dynamap, defibrillator, and orthopedic equipment, braces, and splinting.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree preferred.
- One year of Certified Athletic Training experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with physicians to optimize activity and participation for patients and clients across age and care continuums.
- Provide prevention, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, immediate emergency care, treatment, and rehabilitation for acute and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities.
- Work under physician direction in accordance with Minnesota Board of Medical Practice requirements.
- Use patient-care, ancillary-service, and business-office skills to assist providers in accordance with Park Nicollet Health Services standards and policies.
- Provide athletic training services at games and events where TRIA is the designated medical provider, as signed up for and directed by the sports medicine program manager.
- Represent TRIA professionally and maintain a positive attitude.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Retirement program
- Time away from work
- Insurance options
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee assistance program
- Onsite clinic
- Comprehensive benefits supporting health, time off, retirement planning, and continuous learning opportunities
