Athletic Trainer, Onsite

Concentra Inc•Modesto, CA

6d•$90,000 - $93,000•Onsite

About The Position

Concentra is seeking an experienced and self-driven Athletic Trainer for a Full-Time onsite position. This role will provide healthcare support at our onsite healthcare clinic located at our client's site in Modesto, CA. The primary focus is to promote and maintain the health and wellbeing of clients through an occupational medicine program, emphasizing exceptional patient care and the reduction of work-related injuries. The Athletic Trainer-Onsite (AT-O) is crucial in workers’ compensation case coordination, managing worker injuries and illnesses, providing health promotion and injury prevention services, emergency response, and facilitating return-to-work placements. This role often involves direct collaboration with the client’s Health and Safety Leader to foster a healthier and safer workforce.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
Current First Aid and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers or equivalent.
At least 1 year of demonstrated clinical knowledge of Athletic Trainer services consistent with an Onsite setting.
Knowledge of kinesiology or ergonomic assessments.
Concentra Core Competencies of Service Mentality, Attention to Detail, Sense of Urgency, Initiative and Flexibility.
Ability to make decisions or solve problems by using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives, and propose quality solutions.
Outstanding customer service skills and the ability to deal with people tactfully and professionally.
Ability to properly handle sensitive and confidential information (including HIPAA and PHI) in accordance with federal and state laws and company policies.
Demonstrated strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Ability to exercise proper judgment, make decisions, and motivate employees.
Ability to build and maintain positive relationships internally and externally.
Knowledge of principles, practices, standards, and techniques of athletic training.
Awareness of organizational policies, regulations, and procedures to administer patient care.
Use and maintenance of athletic training equipment.
Practice and experience with common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work medical environment.
Must be able to work independently.
Adept at developing and maintaining patient care records and writing reports.
Skilled in time management, planning, and workload control.
Identify problems and recommend solutions.
Develop and maintain medical quality assurance and quality control standards.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with management, patients, medical staff, and the general public.
Good telephone manners and etiquette.
Detail oriented.

Nice To Haves

Experience in lieu of required education is acceptable.

Responsibilities

Provide basic first aid treatment for musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal injuries and illnesses as specified in Physician Standing Orders, testing such items as range of motion and strength, reflex and sensory integrity, and functional status.
Identify, evaluate, and refer injured associates to the appropriate clinicians for work-related injuries and illnesses.
Follow appropriate action plan and standing orders to respond to onsite medical emergencies.
Assist in managing Workers' Compensation cases through claim capture and follow-up.
Collaborate with the client’s Human Resources team and management on return-to-work (RTW) job placement.
Track and communicate MSD-related statistics for client stakeholders.
Manage pre-employment functional testing process and provide vision acuity testing.
Coordinate injury prevention programs, as well as ergonomic training and evaluation.
Perform comprehensive ergonomic job analyses, including task analyses, risk factor identification and quantification, posture analysis, and body mechanics analysis, and support administrative and ergonomic changes to the work environment.
Create job rotation plans for production areas and monitor compliance.
Provide objective information about the physical requirements of jobs for job descriptions, referral sources, legal and case management, and pre-employment and RTW functional testing.
Create a pre-shift preventative activity program and monitor compliance.
Implement treatment plans during rehabilitation that incorporate therapeutic exercise, modalities, and work conditioning as necessary (State-specific regulations apply) as specified in Physician Standing Orders.
Use innovation, creative solutions, and employee empowerment to design and/or implement interventions.
Administer drug and alcohol testing.
Promote personal health and wellbeing in the workplace.
Perform data analysis to measure direct and indirect costs of musculoskeletal disorders.
Provide monthly and annual reports for rehab utilization, cost-savings, and cost avoidance.
Perform administrative requirements such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., in a timely manner, including patient files, invoices, monthly reports, budgets, and expense and outcome tools.
Create an environment of trust and caring, allowing workers to take responsibility to reduce or eliminate actions or behaviors under their control that contribute to injury and illness.
Communicate regularly with safety personnel regarding rehab and injury prevention activities.
Attend meetings and serve on committees as requested.
Author articles for various newsletters and the company Intranet site as requested.