Athletic Trainer I - Apple Hill Orthopedics - Full Time

About the role

Provides basic athletic training services for patients/athletes at designated settings. Responsibilities include coverage of pre-season physicals, sports games/matches, and related events; supervising onsite treatments and programs of reconditioning for injured athletes; carrying out prescribed treatments and recommendations; maintaining relationships with referring physicians, businesses, schools, coaches, and other referral sources; utilizing appropriate clinical techniques to assess and treat athletic injuries; recording injuries and treatments; assisting in pre-participation examinations; and assisting physical therapists in rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Covers assigned pre-season physicals, sports games or matches and related events and supervises onsite treatments and programs of reconditioning for injured athletes under the supervision of the team physician, sports medicine program coordinator and medical director.
• Carries out all prescribed treatments and recommendations made by the team physician and communicates appropriately with the rest of the interdisciplinary care team.
• Maintains relationships with referring physicians, businesses, schools, coaches and other referral sources within local community.
• Utilizes appropriate, sound and up-to-date clinical techniques to effectively assess and treat athletic injuries.
• Records athletic injuries and treatments as rendered and maintains the records in accordance with the district/organization/WellSpan guidelines for which service is provided.
• Assists the examining physician in implementation of pre-participation examinations for prospective athletes and measures patient’s/student’s progress and level of function in a manner appropriate for specific age groups.
• Continues to work cooperatively with physicians and other care team members (including parent/guardian) by advising of any change in athlete’s progress through an ongoing status report.
• Affixes to physical therapists in the treatment of patients with sports or orthopedic conditions referred for rehabilitation.
• Maintains, orders, and organizes everyday supplies necessary to deliver proper evidence-based treatment of athletes within the guidelines of the department.
• Actively participates in departmental performance/quality improvement program(s) to achieve measurable and sustained levels of improvement ensure quality outcomes and customer experience for the athlete/school/organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelors Degree in health-related field.
• Required Work Experience: 1 year Relevant experience.
• Required Entry-level graduates with BOC certification will be considered.
• Required Licenses: Licensed Athletic Trainer Upon Hire.
• Required and Basic Life Support Upon Hire.
• Required Courses and Training: Graduate of a Commission on the Accredited of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) program. Upon Hire; Graduate of an athletic trainer internship program. Upon Hire.