Athletic Trainer, Orthopedics
About The Position
The Athletic Trainer specializes in athlete health care, including preventing, recognizing, managing, and rehabilitating sports injuries and educating athletes and their families. The role plans and implements treatment programs for individual patients in accordance with athletic training principles and practices. In the occupational health clinic, the Athletic Trainer conducts testing for pre-employment, post-accident, and annual assessments. The position also supports clinic operations, assists physicians with workers’ compensation and sports medicine care, and provides patient education and assistance with in-office procedures.
Requirements
- Clinical experience with athletes and acute care of injuries.
- Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training.
- Current state licensure as a Licensed Athletic Trainer.
- Current NATA certificate.
- CPR certification.
Nice To Haves
- Two to three years of experience.
- DOT collector certification.
- BAT collector certification.
- CAOHC certification.
- NIOSH certification.
Responsibilities
- Perform strength testing for post-offer purposes, breath alcohol testing, drug-screen collections, audiometer testing, respirator fit testing, and spirometry testing after training.
- Greet customers, answer phones, and communicate with patients and employers to support clinic flow.
- Perform urine collections and breath alcohol testing for DOT and non-DOT standards.
- Understand the post-offer physical process and participate significantly in patient testing.
- Assist physicians in providing workers’ compensation care and sports medicine services.
- Document services daily in the EMR so charges can be processed.
- Maintain knowledge of the needs and customer satisfaction of companies contracted for services.
- Provide physician-directed patient education, including crutch training and splint and brace application.
- Assist with donning and doffing casting applications.
- Assist physicians with in-office procedures, including joint injections, fluid drainage, and ultrasound guidance.
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Job Type
Full-time
