Athletic Trainer, Outreach - Per Diem

HealthPartners•Bloomington, MN

About The Position

TRIA is hiring an Outreach Athletic Trainer for its Sports Medicine team. The Athletic Trainer is a healthcare professional who collaborates with physicians to optimize activity and participation for patients and clients across age groups and care settings. Athletic training includes prevention, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, emergency care, treatment, and rehabilitation for acute and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities. Athletic Trainers work under physician direction as prescribed by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. The TRIA Athletic Trainer uses broad-based skills in patient care, ancillary services, and business office practices, and assists providers in accordance with Park Nicollet Health Services standards and policies. The role represents TRIA Orthopedic Center’s Sports Medicine Program by providing athletic training services at games and events for which TRIA is the designated medical provider, as scheduled and directed by the sports medicine program manager. The Athletic Trainer is expected to represent TRIA professionally and maintain a positive attitude. The work schedule is to be determined. The position is per diem.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Current Board of Certification (BOC) Certified Athletic Trainer certification required.
Current licensure with the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice required.
Valid driver’s license and ability to meet Park Nicollet’s motor vehicle violation insurability criteria required.
Strong clinical and human-relations skills.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing and maintain clinical skills and professional ethics standards established by NATA and BOC.
Basic computer, keyboarding, and mouse skills.
Knowledge of age-related growth and development principles needed to provide appropriate service and ensure patient safety.
Ability to make autonomous patient-care decisions within scope of practice and physician-established protocols.
Excellent interpersonal, listening, critical-thinking, and organizational skills; ability to collaborate as a team member.
Proficient use of athletic training apparatus related to area of expertise.
Ability to safely and effectively operate health-testing equipment as applicable, a personal computer, photocopier, printer, fax machine, and telephone.
Proficiency with word processing, electronic medical records, PACS, ECG, dynamap, defibrillator, and orthopedic equipment, braces, and splinting.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
One year of Certified Athletic Training experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with physicians to optimize patients’ and clients’ activity and participation across age groups and care settings.
Provide prevention, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, emergency care, treatment, and rehabilitation for acute and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities.
Work under physician direction in accordance with Minnesota Board of Medical Practice requirements.
Use patient-care, ancillary-service, and business-office skills, and assist providers according to Park Nicollet Health Services standards and policies.
Provide athletic training services at games and events where TRIA is the designated medical provider, as scheduled and directed by the sports medicine program manager.
Represent TRIA professionally and maintain a positive attitude across duties.