Athletic Trainer-Advanced FT, Day

Prisma Health•Richland, WA

10d

About The Position

The Athletic Trainer provides athletic training services to athletes at assigned high schools, other designated sites, and sponsored sporting events. The role requires knowledge of hospital policies and procedures and adherence to professional, clinical, technical, communication, and documentation standards. The Athletic Trainer uses current clinical techniques to assess and treat athletic injuries, develops treatment plans, and makes assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and return-to-play decisions within applicable certification guidelines and concussion law. The position involves regular communication with physicians, rehabilitation staff, parents or guardians, athletic directors, coaches, strength coaches, and other care team members. The Athletic Trainer documents athlete status in the designated electronic medical record or equivalent, maintains patient confidentiality, supports infection-risk management and protocols at schools, coordinates participation examinations and protective equipment, and provides mentoring to new team members, graduate assistants, and students. The role may also provide supplemental hospital staffing when needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology, Athletic Training, or Physical Education with an Athletic Training emphasis.
BLS certification.
BOC (Board of Certification) for Athletic Training certification.
SC LLR licensure as an Athletic Trainer for team members working in South Carolina.
Knowledge of office equipment, data entry, and mathematical skills.
Knowledge of patient equipment such as vital-sign equipment, suction, and defibrillators.
Knowledge of basic sports medicine equipment.
Ability to think critically and make independent decisions regarding assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and return-to-play decisions in accordance with state certification guidelines and concussion law.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

Provide athletic training services to athletes at assigned high schools and other designated schools or sites.
Assess and treat athletic injuries using appropriate, sound, and up-to-date clinical techniques.
Select, perform, and interpret appropriate athletic training examinations and standardized assessments.
Identify actual or potential problems affecting an athletic training regimen or interdisciplinary care.
Establish treatment plans and goals based on assessment results and the athlete’s individual circumstances and services received.
Communicate athlete status and care information to physicians, rehabilitation staff, parents or guardians, athletic directors, coaches, and strength coaches.
Document athlete status in the designated EMR or equivalent and provide timely payroll information.
Provide oversight and mentoring to new team members, graduate assistants, and students.
Complete annual mandatory computer-based training, competency reviews, and required employee health testing.
Represent the organization as an outreach team member and attend coach and parent meetings as available.
Provide athletic training services at sponsored sporting events.
Coordinate pre- and post-participation examinations and obtain protective equipment for athletes as needed.
Maintain confidentiality of patient information and comply with applicable healthcare delivery and school or district athletic injury management policies.
Assist schools with infection-risk management and athletic protocols, following applicable DHEC and district guidelines.
Seek related tasks during downtime, perform other assigned duties, and provide supplemental hospital staffing when needed.