Certified Athletic Trainer

Shenandoah Medical Center•Shenandoah, IA

10h•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing comprehensive athletic training services to local school districts and businesses, as well as overseeing operations within a wellness center. The Certified Athletic Trainer will be responsible for developing and implementing athletic coverage plans, managing budgets, ensuring safety protocols, and educating clients and staff. This position requires a strong understanding of athletic injuries, rehabilitation, exercise science, and client education.

Requirements

Certified Athletic Trainer credentials.
Ability to provide day-to-day athletic training services.
Skill in developing athletic coverage plans.
Budget management for athletic training supplies/equipment.
Knowledge of developing emergency action plans.
Experience initiating and administering athletic training student-aid programs.
Ability to establish working relationships with physicians and nursing staff.
Completion of school systems policies training, including Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.
Proficiency in maintaining medical records.
Compliance with school systems regulations regarding health care delivery.
Ability to develop coach's professional development programs (CPR/AED, Concussion, Heat Illness, Sudden Cardiac Death, etc.).
Supervision, orientation, and programming skills for a wellness center.
Ability to review client paperwork.
Skill in teaching safe and effective use of equipment and exercises.
Ability to design, explain, and evaluate exercise programs.
Knowledge of facility security and safety.
Ability to report equipment/facility maintenance problems.
Skill in designing, implementing, and teaching exercise classes.
Ability to maintain cleanliness of facility and equipment.
Responsibility for opening and closing of facility.
Ability to implement safe and effective exercise programs.
Skill in conducting client orientations and preparing exercise prescriptions.
Customer service skills for working with clients.
Ability to assist in selling program services.
Skill in patient/family education.
Ability to model a healthy lifestyle.
Proficiency in providing education on exercise principles, lifestyle modifications, psychosocial issues, etc.
Ability to accurately report client progress.
Experience participating in multidisciplinary teams.
Ability to provide in-service education.

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 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.