Industrial Athletic Trainer/Injury Prevention Specialist, FT. Client Located in Quakertown and Kulpsville Region

St. Luke’s University Health Network•Bethlehem, PA

15d•Hybrid

About The Position

St. Luke's is seeking an Industrial Athletic Trainer/Injury Prevention Specialist for a full-time position serving clients in the Quakertown and Kulpsville Region. This role involves a Monday-Friday schedule with primarily morning shifts, split between onsite service delivery at a local employer (3 days/week) and clinic-based occupational health services (2 days/week). The onsite duties include injury prevention, ergonomic assessments, wellness support, and occupational health. Clinic duties involve conducting post-offer employment testing, such as functional capacity and lifting assessments, to determine an applicant's ability to safely perform job functions. The specialist will provide athletic training, prevention, and wellness services under the direction of the Medical Director or an Occupational Medicine physician, or by physician referral, in accordance with state regulations. Key responsibilities include implementing injury prevention techniques, conducting job hazard analyses, performing ergonomic assessments, and providing first aid. The role requires meeting professional, clinical, technical, communication, and documentation standards, making decisions based on established guidelines, and operating under OSHA compliance and client site policies. The position also involves acting as a liaison between client companies and the Occupational Medicine Department, maintaining accurate records, communicating effectively with stakeholders, and assisting management in evaluating program effectiveness and ROI.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited, professional athletic training education program required.
Active Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Athletic Training License required.
Must have a valid driver’s license.
Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch.
Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation, and high and low frequencies.
Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color, and peripheral vision.
Employees working in patient care areas must have the ability to wear a particulate respirator and be fit-tested in compliance with current CDC recommendations (enforced by OSHA) or provide physician documentation of inability to wear a respirator.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree is Preferred.
Experience in industrial or occupational setting is preferred.
Fluency in Spanish language preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintains appropriate general treatment orders and operating procedures to be reviewed annually and approved by the designated Medical Director or physician.
Operates under OSHA compliance as well as policy and procedure of the client’s site.
Provides pertinent healthcare-related information of the injured client employee, in a clear, concise professional manner to the appropriate Occupational Medicine support staff and administration.
Provides injury prevention services for client companies as it relates to first aid, early intervention, or education to prevent worksite injuries.
Acts as a liaison between client companies (including management, union leaders, executives, and employees) and the Occupational Medicine Department Leadership.
Provides ergonomic services, including but not limited to job hazard analysis, solution development and implementation, and ergonomic/body mechanics training.
Maintains accurate records of all employee encounters and reports such incidents to the client company and St. Luke’s Occupational Medicine Department as appropriate.
Communicates effectively between program stakeholders, client site, and corresponding St. Luke’s clinic personnel.
Ensures that services are provided in a timely, accurate, effective, and cost-efficient manner and in compliance with established policies, procedures, and practices.
Assists Occupational Medicine Prevention and Wellness Manager, Network Director, and Medical Director in evaluating program effectiveness and provides program updates in a timely manner.
Aggregates site data and articulates program return on investment to stakeholders.
Establishes and implements a comprehensive and successful injury prevention program to meet a client’s specific needs.
Understands and completes professional and technical requirements and provides St. Luke’s University Health Network with the necessary documentation on such requirements (e.g., BOC® Continuing Education reporting and renewal, Bi-annual state certification renewal, annual CPR recertification).