Athletic Trainer - Sports Medicine

Kettering Health • Eaton, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Kettering Health is seeking an Athletic Trainer to join their Sports Medicine team at Kettering Health Preble in Eaton. This full-time position involves providing care to individuals with orthopedic problems associated with athletic injuries, trauma, and disease processes. The role includes developing injury prevention programs, participating in the rehabilitation process, and collaborating with physical therapists to document patient progress. The athletic trainer will serve a wide spectrum of youth-adult outpatient orthopedic patients and physically active individuals. This specific role also offers the opportunity to provide athletic training care to Dayton Christian school, working closely with athletes, coaches, and administrators in a secondary school setting.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree.
• Current licensure from the Ohio OT, PT and AT Board.

Nice To Haves

• This role offers the opportunity to work closely with athletes, coaches, and administrators while delivering top-quality care in an exciting secondary school setting.

Responsibilities

• In cooperation with the referral source, provides care to individuals with orthopedic problems associated with athletic injuries, trauma, and disease process, including being involved with the development of injury prevention programs for athletes on the field and in the clinic.
• Involved with the rehabilitation process by performing a wide variety of treatment procedures consistent with orthopedic care.
• Responsible for keeping the sports medicine physical therapist updated as to how patients are responding to treatment and documenting this data as it relates to the goals of the plan of care when serving as a member of the physical therapy team.
• Involved with the full spectrum of youth-adult outpatient orthopedic patients and the physically active individual.
• Provide athletic training coverage at all OHSAA-sponsored athletic events hosted at the assigned school.
• Collaborate with the athletic director to create and manage the athletic training budget and maintain inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive, venue-specific emergency action plans.
• Foster positive working relationships with administrators, athletic directors, coaches, and RN staff to ensure coordinated care.

Benefits

• Supportive, team-oriented leadership with a strong focus on professional growth.
• Free annual continuing education presentations plus access to an online CE subscription.
• Flexible summer scheduling to support work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

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