Certified Athletic Trainer

Shenandoah Medical Center•Shenandoah, IA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing comprehensive athletic training services to local school districts and businesses, as well as supervising and programming for a wellness center. The Certified Athletic Trainer will be responsible for day-to-day operations, client education, program development, and ensuring a safe and effective environment for all participants.

Requirements

Certified Athletic Trainer
Completion of (school systems) policies training to include: Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan training and compliance with the regulations therein.
Ability to maintain adequate medical records on all injuries and rehabilitation procedures.
Ability to comply with any and all policies regarding health care delivery as indicated by the school systems regulations.
Ability to teach safe and effective use of equipment and exercises, providing appropriate modifications and options.
Ability to design, explain and evaluate all exercise programs to achieve optimal health outcomes.
Ability to maintain facility security and safety and reporting of equipment/facility maintenance problems.
Ability to design, implement, and teach exercise classes.
Ability to maintain cleanliness of facility and equipment.
Ability to conduct initial orientation of clients by preparing individual exercise prescriptions.
Ability to work directly with clients regarding programming and customer service to meet individual needs.
Ability to assist in the process of selling new program services and programs.
Ability to provide education to clients and families according to policy regarding exercise principles, lifestyle modifications, psychosocial issues, procedures/tests, and plans/follow-up.
Ability to accurately report client’s progress to appropriate disciplines via staff meetings, physician reports and daily communications with peers.
Ability to participate within multidisciplinary teams to develop educational materials and resources.
Ability to provide in-service education to peers or other disciplines, as approved.

Nice To Haves

Develop comprehensive venue and condition specific emergency action plans.
Initiate and administer an athletic training student-aid program in accordance with the school’s teams and activities guidelines and state law.
Establish a working relationship with a designated team physician and community physicians.
Establish a working relationship with school nursing staff.
Develop coach’s professional development for CPR/AED, Concussion, Heat Illness, Sudden Cardiac Death, etc.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day athletic training services to local school districts and businesses.
Develop plans for providing athletic training coverage at all interscholastic athletic coverage for practices and events.
Establish and maintain a budget for athletic training supplies/equipment.
Establish daily hours of operation for the athletic training program (at schools and in the Wellness Center).
Develop comprehensive venue and condition specific emergency action plans.
Initiate and administer an athletic training student-aid program in accordance with the school’s teams and activities guidelines and state law.
Establish a working relationship with a designated team physician and community physicians.
Establish a working relationship with school nursing staff.
Complete (school systems) policies training to include: Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan training and comply with the regulations therein.
Maintain adequate medical records on all injuries and rehabilitation procedures.
Comply with any and all policies regarding health care delivery as indicated by the school systems regulations.
Develop coach’s professional development for CPR/AED, Concussion, Heat Illness, Sudden Cardiac Death, etc.
Provides day-to-day supervision, orientation and programming for the wellness center.
Accurately reviews all client paperwork as part of membership or program participation.
Teaches safe and effective use of equipment and exercises, providing appropriate modifications and options.
Designs, explains and evaluates all exercise programs to achieve optimal health outcomes.
Maintains facility security and safety and reporting of equipment/facility maintenance problems.
Designs, implements, and teaches exercise classes.
Maintains cleanliness of facility and equipment.
Responsible for opening and closing of facility.
Implements safe and effective exercise programs by utilizing established policy/procedures to assure achievement of goals for improved functional ability and prevention of deleterious effects, and weight loss.
Conducts initial orientation of clients by preparing individual exercise prescriptions.
Works directly with clients regarding programming and customer service to meet individual needs.
Assists in the process of selling new program services and programs.
Develops and provides for patient/family education by utilizing established policy/procedures and modeling a healthy lifestyle to facilitate achievement of goals for clients enhanced psychosocial functioning, improved lifestyle modifications, and improved independence.
Provides education to clients and families according to policy regarding exercise principles, lifestyle modifications, psychosocial issues, procedures/tests, and plans/follow-up.
Accurately reports client’s progress to appropriate disciplines via staff meetings, physician reports and daily communications with peers.
Participates within multidisciplinary teams to develop educational materials and resources.
Provides in-service education to peers or other disciplines, as approved.
Performs other duties as assigned.