Athletic Trainer - Carolina Family Practice & Sports Medicine
About The Position
The Athletic Trainer works in a physician extender role and is responsible for preventing, assessing, treating, and supporting reconditioning for athletic injuries in accordance with NATA Board of Certification standards. The role includes demonstrating taping, strapping, bracing, and athletic-equipment fitting, as well as carrying 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 patient care and clinic support, including casting, supplying and educating patients about splints, braces, crutches, and other durable medical equipment, removing staples or sutures, preparing injections, taking vital signs, and maintaining rooms. Additional duties include responding to clinical phone calls, completing disability paperwork, educating patients about home and therapeutic exercise programs, rooming patients, updating histories and charts, reviewing appointment records and test results, 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 obtain 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
- Cast patients and provide splints, braces, crutches, and other durable medical equipment, including patient education 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 information needed to update patient histories and charts.
- Review clinic schedules and charts to verify that appropriate test results and patient information are available for appointments.
- Order appropriate x-rays, laboratory tests, or other medical tests as indicated.
- Perform and document thorough medical histories and appropriate physical examinations.
- Support athletic-injury prevention, assessment, treatment, and reconditioning.
- Demonstrate proper taping, strapping, bracing, and fitting of athletic equipment.
- Carry out treatments and recommendations prescribed by the team, program, or event physician.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
