Clinic Athletic Trainer 3

Core Job Functions

• Serves as a key liaison for the practice of a senior attending surgeon.
• Conducts comprehensive or episodic health history and physical assessment of patients with acute, chronic, or potential injuries and illnesses.
• Takes a thorough history, including but not limited to: chief complaint, vitals, pain score, mechanism of injury, past medical history, and review of systems.
• Performs an appropriate physical examination, including but not limited to: range of motion testing, strength/manual muscle testing, neurovascular and sensation testing, palpation, special and ligamentous testing, and functional testing.
• Presents cases to attending physicians including any available imaging results.
• Transcribes, enters, and executes standing orders at the direction of the supervising physician within the limits of the practice agreement/scope of practice, including but not limited to: radiographs, MRIs, EMGs, CT scans, ultrasounds, physical therapy, injection procedures, braces, lab work, medication, and physician referrals.
• Provides patient education including answering questions and instructing on rehabilitation exercises.
• Fits patients with splints, crutches, braces, wraps, and other orthopedic appliances/DMEs and educates on proper use.
• Provide proper information to brace the company for billing.
• Performs wound care, gait training, and casting application and removal.
• Removes sutures and provides dressing changes to post-operative patients.
• Aids the supervising physician in preparing for and administering injections including but not limited to timeouts, preparing, and securing signatures on patient informed consents, and preparing supplies.
• Completes surgical booking sheets before surgery at the attending surgeon’s direction and serves as a liaison between patient, surgeon, and surgical coordinator.
• Communicates with patients, other staff, and providers regarding patient care and questions and document in the electronic medical record.
• Aids physicians in developing criteria for appropriate patients and guides patient access representatives to schedule patients accordingly.
• Filters clinic schedules based on criteria.
• Aids physicians and clinic staff with filing charges, billing, and insurance authorizations including pre-authorization and retro-authorization and appeals as needed.
• Schedules patient appointments, adds/removes/edits appointment slots, and edits appointment notes.
• Serves as a Preceptor, mentor, and/or supervisor for students observing, shadowing, and obtaining clinical experience in sports medicine.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
• Travel to different clinic locations as needed

Core Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience required
• Florida Athletic Trainer License required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Additional Duties

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Job Status

Full time

Employee Type: Staff