ATHLETIC TRAINER - SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

Sign-on bonus eligible: $10,000

About the Role

Provide Athletic Training Services to student athletes under the direction of the team physician or referring physician in accordance with the PA State Athletic Training Practice Act, governed by the PA State Board of Medicine and State Board of Osteopathic Medicine. The Athletic Trainer will act as a liaison between the school community, parents, attending physician, or specialist in referring student athletes for injury treatment.

Responsibilities

• Assess, manage, treat, rehabilitate, and recondition athletes.
• Observe the domains of Athletic Training established by the Board of Certification (BOC).
• Perform basic direct patient care activities in a physician office or therapy setting as assigned.
• Injury/Illness prevention and wellness protection:
  • Assess athletes and clients to screen for potential risk factors such as injury/illness.
  • Educate athletes/clients on injury and illness prevention through exercises, modalities, and prevention taping/bracing.
• Clinical evaluations of medical conditions/disorders and injuries:
  • Obtain medical histories and perform physical exams.
  • Communicate injuries to coaches and family.
• Immediate emergency and care of traumatic injuries and emergencies.
• Treatment and rehabilitation:
  • Manual therapy and therapeutic exercise.
  • Neuromuscular rehabilitation and agility training.
  • Modalities including ultrasound, electric stimulation, traction, light, and biofeedback.
  • Bracing, application and removal of casts and splints, and removal of sutures.
  • Local treatment of wounds.
• Provide exercise instructions (pre- and post-operative).
• Work hardening and ergonomic training.
• Organizational and professional health and well-being:
  • Provide efficient, effective healthcare services.
  • Ensure compliance with state and federal law and accrediting agencies' policies related to healthcare delivery.
  • Standard billing and reimbursement practices, if applicable.
  • Maintain medical records.
  • Develop and comply with policies and procedures related to employment and fiscal management.
  • Develop an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) and risk management plans.
  • Manage operational and capital budgets.
  • Ensure program compliance with federal statutes and regulations.
• Fill out appropriate forms for physician to complete orders for the patient.
• Support performance improvement initiatives in physician practices.
• Assist in data collection as directed and incorporate performance improvement initiatives into practice.
• Maintain the environment of care, ensuring supplies are replenished daily and a clean, safe environment is consistently upheld.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a related field (e.g., Exercise Science or Kinesiology).
• Completion of an accredited Athletic Trainer curriculum.
• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of practice.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.

Qualifications

• Required:
  • Current licensure as an Athletic Trainer in the State of Pennsylvania.
  • Athletic Trainer Certification through the Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers (BOC).
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) approved curriculum of the American Heart Association (CPR and AED) program.
  • Valid Driver’s License (if out-of-state hire, a record report from the applicable state driver’s license department is required).
  • Act 33, Act 34, and Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal.
• Preferred:
  • Previous outpatient office experience.
  • Previous experience with athletic training at the secondary or intercollegiate levels.
  • Experience in a healthcare setting.

Schedule

Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.). Travel may be expected locally between system locations.

Work Environment

• Effective March 2020 or during a pandemic: goggles, face shield, and mask are required according to CDC guidelines.
• When lift requirement exceeds 50 lbs, lift assistance (2-person) and/or transfer device is required.

Physical Demands

Physical conditions and demands (frequency: Constantly = 5.5 to 8+ hours or 200+ reps/shift; Frequently = 2.5 to 5.5 hours or 32-200 reps/shift; Occasionally = 0.25 to 2.5 hours or 2-32 reps/shift; Rarely = less than 0.25 hours or less than 2 reps/shift):

Environmental Conditions

• Constantly: Direct patient care, blood/body fluid exposure.
• Frequently: Eye protection, operates vehicle (company).
• Occasionally: Extreme heat, extreme cold, heights, confined spaces, extreme noise (>85dB), mechanical hazards, use of lifting/transfer devices, rotates all shifts, 8-hour shifts, overtime (+8 hrs/shift; 40 hrs/wk), travel between sites.
• Rarely: Use of vibrating tools, operates heavy equipment, on-call, respirator protective equipment, head protection (hard hat), hearing protection, hand protection, feet/toe protection, body protection, latex exposure, solvent exposure, paint (direct use) exposure, dust (sanding) exposure, ethylene oxide exposure, cytotoxic (chemo) exposure, chemicals (direct use) exposure, mist exposure, wax stripper (direct use), non-ionizing radiation exposure, ionizing radiation exposure, laser exposure.

Physical Activities

• Constantly: Standing, hand/arm coordination, seeing near with acuity, feeling (sensation), hearing clearly.
• Frequently: Bending (stooping), walking, twisting/turning, keyboard/computer operation, gross grasp, fine finger manipulation, pushing/pulling (lbs. of force), carry, reaching forward, lifting (floor to knuckle: 10-19 lbs; knuckle to shoulder: 10-19 lbs).
• Occasionally: Sitting, climbing stairs, kneeling, squatting (crouching), reaching above shoulder level, lifting (floor to knuckle: 20-50 lbs; seat pan to knuckle: 10-19 lbs; shoulder to overhead: 10-19 lbs), transfer/push/pull patients.
• Rarely: Climbing ladders, pulling/pushing objects overhead, lifting (seat pan to knuckle: 20-50 lbs; floor to knuckle: >50 lbs; knuckle to shoulder: 20-50 lbs; shoulder to overhead: 20-50 lbs).