Certified Athletic Trainer NE

Cleveland Clinic

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One. Athletic trainers are educated as medical professionals (which differentiates them from fitness or personal trainers) and work with impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities. They work with emergency, acute, and chronic cases and are not only involved with diagnosing and aiding patients but also working preventatively to ensure the patient's future health and success. They learn risk management and injury prevention, pathology and acute care of injuries and illnesses, nutrition, rehabilitative practices, and more. A caregiver in this position works day/evening/night/weekend| 10:30AM – 7:00PM. For Athletic Trainers working in a clinical/ambulatory setting: perform a comprehensive health maintenance review, provide an oral report to the physician regarding patient history and chief complaint, scribe documentation of the visit into the medical record by remaining in the exam room with the physician as the patient is treated, review post-visit instructions with the patient, assist with gathering data under the supervision of the physician or nurse, and administer treatments under the direction of the physician.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Completion of an athletic training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
Athletic Trainer Certification (ATC) certified by the National Athletic Trainers Board of Certification (NATBOC)
State licensure as an Athletic Trainer (AT) if required by state law
Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross

Nice To Haves

Participation in training programs related to the ATC field

Responsibilities

Recognize, manage, and rehabilitate injuries to professional, amateur, and recreational athletes.
Provide techniques for preventing injuries.
Prepare athletes for practice or competition.
Evaluate and manage injuries and determine whether referral is necessary.
Maintain a medical file on each athlete and act as a liaison between the physician and the athlete.
Implement treatment and rehabilitation programs under the supervision of a physician.
Develop conditioning programs for injured and non-injured athletes.