Clinic Athletic Trainer 3

University of Miami•Coral Gables, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Ortho Sports Medicine is currently seeking a full time Clinic Athletic Trainer 3 to work in Coral Gables, FL. The Clinic Athletic Trainer 3 (H) works as an athletic trainer in a physician practice and may be assigned to various locations and providers within the Department of Orthopedics to assist with the care of patients. The Clinic Athletic Trainer 3 (H) has direct patient contact under the supervision of an attending surgeon for the evaluation and treatment of medical and musculoskeletal pathology. The Clinic Athletic Trainer 3 (H) possesses the clinical evaluation and educational skills expected of an athletic trainer to effectively provide patient-centered care.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience required
Florida Athletic Trainer License required
Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Serves as a key liaison for the practice of a senior attending surgeon. Conducts comprehensive or episodic health history and physical assessment of patients with acute, chronic, or potential injuries and illnesses.
Takes a thorough history, including but not limited to: chief complaint, vitals, pain score, mechanism of injury, past medical history, and review of systems.
Performs an appropriate physical examination, including but not limited to: range of motion testing, strength/manual muscle testing, neurovascular and sensation testing, palpation, special and ligamentous testing, and functional testing. Presents cases to attending physicians including any available imaging results.
Transcribes, enters, and executes standing orders at the direction of the supervising physician within the limits of the practice agreement/scope of practice, including but not limited to: radiographs, MRIs, EMGs, CT scans, ultrasounds, physical therapy, injection procedures, braces, lab work, medication, and physician referrals.
Provides patient education including answering questions and instructing on rehabilitation exercises.
Fits patients with splints, crutches, braces, wraps, and other orthopedic appliances/DMEs and educates on proper use. Provide proper information to brace the company for billing.
Performs wound care, gait training, and casting application and removal. Removes sutures and provides dressing changes to post-operative patients.
Aids the supervising physician in preparing for and administering injections including but not limited to timeouts, preparing, and securing signatures on patient informed consents, and preparing supplies.
Completes surgical booking sheets before surgery at the attending surgeon’s direction and serves as a liaison between patient, surgeon, and surgical coordinator.
Communicates with patients, other staff, and providers regarding patient care and questions and document in the electronic medical record.
Assists attending physicians with paperwork for patients such as medical leave forms or worker's compensation documentation. Assists physicians in developing criteria for appropriate patients and guides patient access representatives to schedule patients accordingly. Filter clinic schedules based on criteria.
Assists physicians and clinic staff with filing charges, billing, and insurance authorizations including pre-authorization and retro-authorization and appeals as needed.
Schedules patient appointments, adds/removes/edits appointment slots, and edits appointment notes.
Serves as a Preceptor, mentor, and/or supervisor for students observing, shadowing, and obtaining clinical experience in sports medicine.
Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.