Certified Athletic Trainer - North Canton High School

Cleveland Clinic•North Canton, OH

About The Position

The Certified Athletic Trainer serves as the primary healthcare provider for student-athletes at North Canton High School. The role is responsible for preventing, evaluating, treating, and rehabilitating athletic injuries and managing athletes’ return to play. The Athletic Trainer works with coaches, team physicians, and sports medicine professionals to provide care during practices and competitions, develop injury-prevention strategies, and support student-athletes’ health and performance in a fast-paced athletics environment. The role may also include clinical or ambulatory duties: reviewing patient health history and chief complaints for the physician, documenting visits in the medical record while accompanying the physician in the exam room, reviewing post-visit instructions, gathering data under physician or nurse supervision, and administering treatments as directed by a physician.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 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 if required by state law.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification.
Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision.
Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
For clinical or ambulatory work, ability to follow established protocols for scribing and stay current with changes.
Ability to handle and lift up to 75 pounds, perform full-body motion, and use manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
Ability to stand, sit, and walk for extended periods.
Corrected vision and hearing within the normal range.
May be required to drive to other locations.
Follow standard precautions and use personal protective equipment as required.
Comply with the influenza prevention program, including annual vaccination or an approved exemption.
Submit to controlled-substance testing following an offer of employment.

Nice To Haves

Participation in training programs related to the ATC field.

Responsibilities

Prepare athletes for practice or competition.
Evaluate and manage injuries and determine whether referral is necessary.
Maintain a medical file for each athlete and act as a liaison between the physician and athlete.
Implement treatment and rehabilitation programs under physician supervision.
Develop conditioning programs for injured and non-injured athletes.
Provide injury prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and return-to-play management for student-athletes.
Work with coaches, team physicians, and sports medicine professionals to support athletes during practices and competitions.
In clinical or ambulatory settings, perform comprehensive health maintenance reviews and provide oral reports to physicians about patient history and chief complaints.
In clinical or ambulatory settings, document visits in the medical record while remaining in the exam room with the physician as the patient is treated.
In clinical or ambulatory settings, review post-visit instructions with patients.
In clinical or ambulatory settings, assist with gathering data under physician or nurse supervision.
In clinical or ambulatory settings, administer treatments under physician direction.
Perform other duties as assigned.