Clinical Athletic Trainer - Navigator

About the role

The Athletic Trainer (AT) Navigator is a multi-skilled healthcare professional who collaborates with physicians and other healthcare providers to optimize health, wellness, activity and participation of patients and clients across age and care continuums. Services provided by athletic trainers include injury and illness prevention, wellness promotion and education, emergent care, examination and clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions.

Responsibilities

• Utilize broad-based skills in patient care, ancillary services, and business office practices, always upholding all aspects of customer service and patient care.
• Coordinate care for all patients in their department, interacting across the enterprise to facilitate necessary services as determined by the Physician in accordance with PNHS standards and policies.
• Perform clinic appointment check-in, insurance verification, co-payment collection, standard rooming, history and evaluation, diagnosis, clinical procedures, medication preparation, post-operative management, wound care, casting, splinting, DME fitting and application, triage, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation, after visit and pre-procedure education, documentation/scribing provider assessment and plan in real time, patient care management and communication including coordination of care across the enterprise, scheduling, patient paperwork coordination, care coordination and patient discharge.
• Be responsible for a minimum of 5 outreach events per year, covering various events such as sports medicine outreach and/or marketing outside the normal clinical setting.
• Work within the orthopedic clinics, orthopedic urgent care, physical therapy, or specialty program clinic(s) without a specific, designated outreach contract assignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Current BOC Certified Athletic Trainer required.
• Current license with the Minnesota & Wisconsin Board of Medical Practice required.
• Valid NPI number required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong clinical and human relations skills are required.
• Effective communication both orally and in writing and maintaining standards of clinical skills and professional ethics as established by the NATA and BOC.
• Basic computer/keyboarding/mouse skills required.
• Demonstrates knowledge of age-related growth and development principles necessary to provide appropriate service and ensure safety of patients.
• Can make autonomous decisions regarding patient care related issues and be able to make independent decisions based on scope of practice and protocols established with their physician.
• Excellent interpersonal, listening, critical thinking and organizational skills.
• Team player that collaborates to achieve highest outcomes.
• Proficient use of athletic training apparatus related to area of expertise.
• Safely and effectively operate the following: Various Health Testing Equipment (depending upon specialty area), Personal Computer, Photocopier, Printer, FAX Machine, and Telephone.
• Proficient in work processing, electronic medical records, PACS (radiology software), ECG, dynamap, defibrillator, and various Orthopedic and Sports Medicine tests/equipment/braces/splinting.

Benefits

Park Nicollet offers a competitive benefits package (for eligible positions) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, a retirement program, time away from work, insurance options, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, onsite clinic and much more!

About Us

At HealthPartners we believe in the power of good – good deeds and good people working together. As part of our team, you’ll find an inclusive environment that encourages new ways of thinking, celebrates differences, and recognizes hard work. We’re a nonprofit, integrated health care organization, providing health insurance in six states and high-quality care at more than 90 locations, including hospitals and clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin. We bring together research and education through HealthPartners Institute, training medical professionals across the region and conducting innovative research that improve lives around the world. At HealthPartners, everyone is welcome, included and valued. We’re working together to increase diversity and inclusion in our workplace, advance health equity in care and coverage, and partner with the community as advocates for change.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in this job posting.

Schedule

Work Schedule 1.00 FTE, M-F Days Required