Athletic Trainer - PRN
About The Position
Responsible for delivering athletic training care in accordance with National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) standards and Tennessee and/or Georgia Athletic Training Practice Acts. Care includes the prevention, evaluation, treatment, and referral of athletic-related injuries. Work settings may include high school outreach, physician clinics, on-site industrial settings, and outpatient rehabilitation. The role uses a team-based approach to care. The athletic trainer is trained and assigned, according to the role and applicable state guidelines, to coordinate patient care; support patients, families, and caregivers in self-management, self-efficacy, and behavior change; and help manage the practice’s patient population. The position participates in quality improvement and performance evaluation. The athletic trainer performs injury prevention, assessment, treatment—including first aid—and reconditioning in accordance with NATA Board of Certification standards. Duties include taping, strapping, bracing, fitting athletic equipment, and carrying out treatment plans and recommendations prescribed by the team, program, or event physician. The trainer maintains NATA and CPR certification in accordance with the respective institutions and Erlanger policy. Assigned coverage includes pre-season physicals, sports games or matches, and related events under the supervision of the program manager. The role requires knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and the ability to assess athlete-status data and interpret relevant information.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- BOC certification.
- Current or temporary license to practice in Tennessee or Georgia.
- BLS as required by BOC and state licensure.
- Knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and ability to assess and interpret data reflecting an athlete’s status.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Athletic Training or a related field.
- Graduate of a NATA-approved curriculum educational program.
- Two years of experience in a clinical, collegiate, or outreach setting.
- NATA membership.
Responsibilities
- Deliver athletic training care in accordance with NATA standards and applicable Tennessee and/or Georgia practice acts.
- Prevent, evaluate, treat, and refer athletic-related injuries.
- Coordinate patient care and support patients, families, and caregivers in self-management, self-efficacy, and behavior change, as assigned.
- Help manage the practice’s patient population, as assigned.
- Participate in the practice’s quality improvement process and performance evaluation.
- Perform injury prevention, assessment, treatment, first aid, and reconditioning in accordance with NATA Board of Certification standards.
- Perform taping, strapping, and bracing, and fit athletic equipment.
- Carry out prescribed treatments and recommendations from the team, program, or event physician.
- Maintain NATA and CPR certification in accordance with applicable institutional requirements and Erlanger policy.
- Cover assigned pre-season physicals, sports games or matches, and related events under the program manager’s supervision.
- Assess data reflecting an athlete’s status and interpret appropriate information.
