Athletic Trainer - Carolina Family Practice & Sports Medicine
About The Position
The Athletic Trainer works as a physician extender and uses clinical evaluation and education skills to support the prevention, assessment, treatment, and reconditioning of athletic injuries, following standards set by the NATA Board of Certification. The role demonstrates taping, strapping, bracing, and fitting athletic equipment, and carries out treatments and recommendations prescribed by the team, program, or event physician. The position may be embedded in a school where clinical supervision is limited. The Athletic Trainer also provides clinic and patient-care support, including casting, fitting or providing splints, braces, crutches, and other durable medical equipment (DME), and educating patients on their use. Other duties include removing staples or sutures, preparing injections, taking vital signs, maintaining rooms, responding to clinical calls, completing disability paperwork, educating patients about home exercise programs and therapeutic exercise, rooming patients, gathering and updating patient information, reviewing schedules and charts, ordering indicated tests, and documenting medical histories and physical examinations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline.
- Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) certification.
- Licensed as an Athletic Trainer by the North Carolina Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners, or license eligible; license-eligible applicants must receive licensure within six months of hire.
- BLS for healthcare providers.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including use of relevant medical terminology.
Nice To Haves
- One year of experience as an athletic trainer is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Support the prevention, assessment, treatment, and reconditioning of athletic injuries in accordance with NATA Board of Certification standards.
- Demonstrate proper taping, strapping, bracing, and fitting of athletic equipment.
- Carry out treatments and recommendations prescribed by the team, program, or event physician.
- Cast patients and provide splints, braces, crutches, and other DME; educate patients on these items.
- Remove staples or sutures, prepare injections, take vital signs, and stock and clean rooms.
- Answer patient clinical phone calls in a timely manner and complete disability paperwork.
- Educate patients on home exercise programs and therapeutic exercise.
- Communicate effectively with patients and staff members.
- Room patients and obtain the information needed to update patient histories and charts.
- Review clinic schedules and charts to confirm that appropriate test results and appointment-related patient information have been received.
- Order appropriate X-rays, laboratory tests, or other medical tests as indicated.
- Perform and document thorough medical histories and appropriate physical examinations.
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Job Type
Full-time
