Athletic Trainer-Duke Orthopaedics-Apex, NC

Duke Careers•Apex, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At Duke Health, we are driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. Duke Health Integrated Practice comprises more than 110 primary and specialty outpatient clinics, extending the reach of the Duke Health mission across the state of North Carolina. We are seeking an Athletic Trainer to provide direct and indirect care to patients at Duke Orthopaedic Clinic located in Apex, NC.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in athletic training or equivalent from a CAATE accredited program
NATABOC Certification (National Athletic Trainers Association-Board of Certification)

Responsibilities

Rooming patients, collecting histories, document 1st pass HPI, charting, answering phone calls, completing forms, teach HEP & walking with crutches
Prepping clinics, obtaining test results, updating charts, verifying insurance, obtaining authorizations, coordinating referrals and appointments
Cleaning exam rooms, ordering and stocking supplies and restocking exam rooms, cleaning exam tables, maintain safe work environment by checking for expired supplies, medications, emptying sharps containers
Promoting patient rights, responding to emergency codes, following HR, Compliance and Joint Commission policies
Responsibilities that vary according to state law, which include autoclaving, checking vital signs, suture removal, dressing changes, entering orders based on physician protocols, biohazard waste, applying DME to a patient
As assigned by clinic leadership, develop the ability to remove cast, apply basic splints and cast to the upper and lower extremity
Accurately fit all DME products used in the clinic
Evaluate patients during their first post-operative visit (with a physician or APP present in clinic for support and co-signature)
Other duties as assigned by your manager or HCA