Athletic Trainer
About the role
Seattle Children’s is the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest. Our Athletic Training Program is well established in the Seattle community, providing care and support to over 40 schools. We’re proud of our strong reputation, community focus, and commitment to helping every child live the healthiest life possible.
Responsibilities
The primary responsibilities of the Athletic Trainer are to provide exemplary rehabilitative care to injured athletes and to educate athletes, coaches, Athletic Directors, parents, and the general public on injury prevention, rehabilitation, wellness, and other health-related issues. The Athletic Trainer will treat and prevent athletic injuries by developing therapies to reduce pain and improve mobility under the direction of a physician, and will assist in exercise instruction and demonstration, athlete/patient evaluation, and testing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in health related field
- One or more years of relevant experience
- Commitment to LEAN performance improvement
- Certified by National Athletic Trainers Association as an Athletic Trainer
- BLS for Healthcare Providers
- Current Washington State license to practice as an Athletic Trainer
Preferred Qualifications
- Master Degree in health related field
- Two years experience in an athletic training setting
- Demonstrated successful experience facilitating classes
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- $500 health wellness spending account
- Generous vacation, personal, sick, and holiday time away hours accrued to promote self-care
- Free continuing education opportunities
- Additional pay for afternoon and weekend work
- Time and a half pay for working over 40 hours and on holidays
- Up to a 40-hour work week is encouraged to support work-life balance
- Support from the Athletic Trainer leadership team
Pay
Compensation Range $32.07 - $48.11 per hour. This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.
About Us
Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.