Athletic Trainer- Orthopaedics

Job Summary

We are seeking an Athletic Trainer to provide direct and indirect care to patients at Duke Orthopaedic Clinic located in Morrisville, NC.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Patient Care Responsibilities - rooming patients, collecting histories, documenting 1st pass HPI, charting, answering phone calls, completing forms, patient education, setting up and maintaining sterile fields.
• Clerical Duties - prepping clinics, obtaining test results, updating charts, verifying insurance, obtaining authorizations, coordinating referrals and appointments.
• Fulfills EOC Responsibilities - cleaning exam rooms, ordering and stocking supplies, restocking exam rooms, cleaning exam tables, maintaining safe work environment by checking for expired supplies, medications, emptying sharps containers.
• Organizational Duties - promoting patient rights, responding to emergency codes, following HR, Compliance and Joint Commission policies.
• Responsibilities that vary according to state law, which include autoclaving, checking vital signs, suture removal, dressing changes, entering orders based on physician protocols, biohazard waste, applying DME to a patient.
• As assigned by clinic leadership, develop the ability to remove casts, apply basic splints and casts to the upper and lower extremity. Accurately fit all DME products used in the clinic.
• Evaluate patients during their first post-operative visit. A physician or APP must also be present in clinic to provide support to the ATC if needed. The note generated by the ATC will be co-signed by the MD or APP.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager or HCA.

Job Eligibility Requirements

• A four-year college degree meeting the requirements of an athletic trainer.
• Masters preferred.
• NATABOC Certification (National Athletic Trainers Association-Board of Certification) is required.
• Licensed by NC Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners.
• Current CPR certification.

Essential Physical Job Functions

Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.