Athletic Trainer - Sports Medicine Play Strong Program

Nationwide Children's Hospital • Columbus, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Athletic Trainer is responsible for assisting in all aspects of the Sports Medicine program through daily clinical operations. This includes patient care, rooming and triage, communication between patient families and physicians, and coordination of care within the NCH system and externally. The role involves developing professional relationships with patients and families, delivering excellent customer service, and continuously seeking to improve clinical and rehabilitative services. Key priorities include daily clinical coverage, patient education, department operations, community partner engagement, and occasional community event coverage. The position requires knowledge of age-appropriate care and best practices for pediatric and adolescent sports medicine and active populations. Nationwide Children’s Hospital is committed to health equity, continuity of care, and patient confidentiality, safety, and satisfaction.

Requirements

• Valid Ohio driver’s license
• Proof of auto insurance
• Must pass a motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications and training set forth by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and must maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training or closely related field
• Licensed as an Athletic Trainer in the State of Ohio
• BOC Certified
• CPR certification
• Microsoft Office
• EMR
• 3 years of clinical athletic training experience in a hospital setting highly preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Assists physicians in the delivery of high-quality patient care through efficient rooming of patients, skilled history taking, placing appropriate x-ray orders according to approved LPIPs, fitting braces and casts as ordered by physicians, constructing home exercise programs, or other duties as requested by the physician.
• Maintains proper documentation in accordance with hospital standards and assists with the development and maintenance of reports for the Sports Medicine Program.
• Maintains open lines of communication with physicians and other members of the health care team on all patients to ensure high quality patient care.
• Reviews the utilization of services and patient progress with Sports Medicine physician.
• Completes annual department required training, keeping abreast of all policy and procedural changes for clinical care and taking responsibility to become competent with any techniques used in clinic and patient care.
• Assists physicians with in-clinic procedures including, but not limited to, pulmonary function testing, exertional compartment syndrome testing, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and musculoskeletal injections/aspirations.
• Assists with the coordination of clinical care for sports medicine patients through the NCH system and with consulting physicians.
• Promote lifelong healthy activity habits through individualized evaluations and primarily group-based treatment.
• Document and bill services according to professional and legal standards.
• Educate patients, families, and healthcare teams on treatment plans and progress.

Benefits

• Nationwide Children’s Hospital is committed to health equity, continuity of care, and patient confidentiality, safety, and satisfaction.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level