Clinical Athletic Trainer - Navigator

HealthPartners•Woodbury, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

TRIA is looking to hire a Clinical Athletic Trainer Navigator to join our orthopedic team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day. Position Summary: The Athletic Trainer (AT) Navigator is a multi-skilled healthcare professional who collaborates with physicians and other healthcare providers to optimize health, wellness, activity and participation of patients and clients across age and care continuums. Services provided by athletic trainers include injury and illness prevention, wellness promotion and education, emergent care, examination and clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions. Athletic Trainers work under physicians as prescribed by the MN Board of Medical Practice. The TRIA Athletic Trainer Navigator will utilize broad-based skills in patient care, ancillary services, and business office practices, always upholding all aspects of customer service and patient care. The AT Navigator will be responsible for the coordination of care for all patients in their department and will interact across the enterprise to facilitate necessary services as determined by the Physician in accordance with PNHS standards and policies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required.
Current BOC Certified Athletic Trainer required.
Current license with the Minnesota & Wisconsin Board of Medical Practice required.
Must have a valid NPI number.
Strong clinical and human relations skills are required.
Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing and maintain standards of clinical skills and professional ethics as established by the NATA and BOC.
Basic computer/keyboarding/mouse skills required.
Demonstrates knowledge of age-related growth and development principles necessary to provide appropriate service and ensure safety of patients.
Can make autonomous decisions regarding patient care related issues and be able to make independent decisions based on scope of practice and protocols established with their physician.
Excellent interpersonal, listening, critical thinking and organizational skills.
Team player that collaborates to achieve highest outcomes.
Proficient use of athletic training apparatus related to area of expertise.
Safely and effectively operate the following: Various Health Testing Equipment (depending upon specialty area), Personal Computer, Photocopier, Printer, FAX Machine, and Telephone.
Proficient in work processing, electronic medical records, PACS (radiology software), ECG, dynamap, defibrillator, and various Orthopedic and Sports Medicine tests/equipment/braces/splinting.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Clinic appointment check-in
Insurance verification
Co-payment collection
Standard rooming
History and evaluation
Diagnosis
Clinical procedures
Medication preparation
Post-operative management
Wound care
Casting
Splinting
DME fitting and application
Triage
Therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation
After visit and pre-procedure education
Documentation/scribing provider assessment and plan in real time
Patient care management and communication including coordination of care across the enterprise
Scheduling
Patient paperwork coordination
Care coordination and patient discharge
Designated outreach activities through school contracts or other event coverage
Cover various events per year including but not limited to sports medicine outreach and/or marketing outside the normal clinical setting
Responsible for a minimum of 5 events per year if assigned primarily to orthopedic clinics, orthopedic urgent care, physical therapy, or specialty program clinic(s) without a specific, designated outreach contract assignment.