Outreach Certified Athletic Trainer

Community Hospital•Grand Junction, CO

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Outreach Certified Athletic Trainer serves as a liaison between patients, medical staff, physical therapists, other athletic trainers, physicians, and physician office staff. This role involves coordinating medical care between athletic training departments, physician offices, hospital departments, and other sites as needed. The position focuses on injury prevention through customized strategies and programs, minimizing risk through awareness and education. The trainer will supervise, instruct, and participate in the prevention, care, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries, providing emergency treatment and consultation. They will also coordinate pre-season medical examinations with physicians to improve rehabilitation and conditioning programs, observe practice sessions to suggest modifications for injury reduction, and respond to injured athletes at sporting events, ensuring proper medical care and transportation if necessary. The role requires monitoring practices and games, making sound decisions for athlete care, interacting with the student athletic population, and applying good judgment in crisis situations. The trainer will also aid providers with procedures, float to other provider teams when needed, and maintain medical records of injuries, evaluations, and treatments. Community outreach event assistance is also part of the responsibilities, and travel may be required.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Athletic Training required.
Certificate from the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification (NATABOC).
Current Colorado Clinical Athletic Trainer Certification.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification upon hire.
Must relocate to Grand Junction, CO 81505 before starting work.

Responsibilities

Liaison between patient, medical assistant, physical therapist, other athletic trainers, physician, physician assistant, or physician office staff.
Assists with communication and coordination of medical care between the athletic training departments, physician offices, departments of the hospital, and additional sites as needed.
Coordinates and implements injury prevention programs and customized preventative strategies and programs for each patient/athlete.
Minimizes risk of injury through awareness, education, and prevention strategies.
Supervises, instructs, and participates in the prevention, care, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries for all sports teams and provides emergency treatment and consultation to them.
Supervises and coordinates results of pre-season medical examinations in consultation with physicians to establish improved rehabilitation and conditioning programs for athletes.
Observes practice sessions for the assigned athletic teams, and discuss possible modifications of schedules or routines with the coaching staff to reduce the risk of injuries.
Responds to athletes injured at sporting events, evaluates injuries, assures proper medical care, arranges for transportation if needed, and assists until emergency staff takes over care.
Monitors practices and games, making necessary decisions for the proper care of athletes.
Interacts with student athletic population, apply sound decision-making skills, be able to react to emergency situations, and apply good judgment in crisis situations.
Aids providers with procedures or care as needed.
Works as “float” to other physicians/provider teams when needed.
Maintains medical records of injuries, evaluation and treatment for all athletes.
Assists with community outreach events as assigned by the Director/Manager.