Athletic Trainer/ Liberty Co. HS - Hinesville, GA

Optim • Reidsville, GA

5h • Onsite

About The Position

The Athletic Trainer Certified (ATC) in the outreach setting is responsible for the provision of athletic training services for assigned schools, school systems, sports clubs and/or organizations, community sporting events, or other community activities under the supervision of the Medical Director of Sports Medicine and/or designated Team Physician(s), in accordance with the Georgia State Athletic Training Practice Act and the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification (NATABOC), and as a representative Optim. The ATC is also responsible to case manage/navigate injured athletes/patients that require referral to a higher level of care, market/promote physicians, services, and facilities, implement and/or participate in educational activities related to sports medicine, orthopedics, and wellness, and otherwise serve as a community relationship manager for his/her assigned service area(s).

Requirements

• Athletic Trainer Certified (ATC)
• Supervision by Medical Director of Sports Medicine and/or designated Team Physician(s)
• Adherence to Georgia State Athletic Training Practice Act
• Adherence to National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification (NATABOC) standards
• Case management/navigation of injured athletes/patients requiring referral
• Marketing/promotion of physicians, services, and facilities
• Implementation/participation in educational activities related to sports medicine, orthopedics, and wellness
• Community relationship management
• Management of athletic injuries according to practice domains (Prevention, Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis, Immediate Care, Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Reconditioning, Organization and Administration, Professional Responsibility)
• Fulfillment of contractual obligations with assigned entities
• Maintenance of athlete records with current demographic and insurance information
• Facilitation of physician appointments
• Education of stakeholders regarding diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options
• Post-operative follow-up and communication
• Liaison between stakeholders regarding injury status and return to play
• Relationship management with school personnel and students
• Assistance to school nursing with athletic injuries
• Implementation of wellness programs for faculty/staff
• Participation in healthcare education activities
• Coordination/offering of CPR/first aid certification
• Networking with school booster clubs/organizations
• Partnership with local primary care for non-ortho injuries and sports physicals
• Referral assistance to Optim
• Injury prevention education for recreational sports organizations
• Injury consults for recreational sports organizations
• Networking with local civic clubs
• Networking with local media outlets
• Development/implementation of community education on injury prevention
• Participation in Optim sponsored community events
• Completion of reporting requirements
• Attendance at required departmental meetings
• Analytical skills (uses intuition and experience to complement data)
• Problem-solving skills (identifies and resolves problems, develops alternative solutions, works well in group problem solving)
• Project management skills (develops project plans, coordinates projects, communicates changes and progress, completes projects on time and budget, manages project team activities)

Responsibilities

• Manages athletic injuries under the supervision of the designated team physician and based on the Georgia State Practice Act and the NATABOC’s six practice domains, which include Prevention, Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis, Immediate Care, Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Reconditioning, Organization and Administration, Professional Responsibility.
• Performs athletic training services specific to the contractual obligations agreed upon by Optim and the assigned schools, school systems, sports clubs and/or organizations, community sporting events, or other community activities.
• Serves as the primary case manager/patient navigator for athletic injuries that require referral to a higher level of care when consulted by students, parents, coaches, community members, etc. Specific duties include maintaining athlete records with current demographic and insurance information, streamlining/facilitating physician appointments, attending physician appointments with athletes when feasible and as permitted, educating stakeholders regarding diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options, etc., calling athletes immediately after surgery and serving as primary contact for post-op questions, and serving as a liaison between stakeholders regarding injury status return to play, etc.
• Utilizes his/her role as an ATC to create opportunities to directly market, promote, educate, network, and otherwise represent Optim’s physicians, menu of services, and/or facilities in the community(s) served.
• Serves as the primary Optim relationship manager for coaches, teachers, faculty, staff, parents, and students at assigned school(s). Specific duties may include being available to assist school nursing with athletic type injuries as needed/consulted, implementing wellness programs for faculty/staff at assigned school(s) as requested, participating in healthcare education activities at assigned school(s) as requested, coordinating and/or offering CPR/first aid certification for faculty/staff as requested, and networking with school booster clubs/organizations.
• Serves as the primary Optim relationship manager for community stakeholders in assigned county or city. Specific duties may include partnering with local primary care for help with non-ortho athletic injuries and annual sports physicals, partnering with local primary care to help with referrals to Optim as needed, being available to recreational sports organizations for injury prevention education and injury consults as requested, networking with local civic clubs to promote ATC work at assigned school(s), networking with local media outlets to promote ATC work at assigned school(s), developing/implementing community education activities on injury prevention, and participating in Optim sponsored community events as requested/needed.
• Completes all weekly, monthly, and annual reporting requirements on time and in the requested format to ensure appropriate documentation of athletic training activities for senior leadership.
• Attends all required departmental meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed