Florida Complex Rehabilitation Coordinator

Duties And Responsibilities

• Ensure that consistent rehab standards, philosophies, and processes are maintained and followed during a player’s rehabilitative care.
• Collaborate with the organization’s Certified Athletic Trainers, team physicians, strength and performance coaches, mental skills coaches, sport scientists, dieticians, front office, and player development staff to create a player-centric approach around their rehabilitation.
• Communicate injury and rehab updates to the Head Athletic Trainer, Minor League Medical Coordinator, International Medical Coordinator, front office, and player development leadership.
• Help manage post-injury care for 40-man and non-40-man players receiving rehabilitative care in Sarasota, FL, during the season and off-season.
• Aid in the continued development of Baltimore Orioles rehab philosophies and implementation across the organization.
• Aid in injury prevention, evaluation, management, and rehabilitation of 40-man, non-40-Man, and DSL players while they are at the Sarasota, FL complex.
• Maintain thorough and complete documentation of all injuries and illnesses, including daily treatment notes, physician notes, and other required documentation, to ensure completeness of each player’s electronic medical record.
• Collaborate with Athletic Training, Strength and Conditioning, and Sport Science staff to create objective measures for rehab and utilize these measures in progressing athlete care and determining readiness for return to play.
• Ability to demonstrate professionalism and clear and direct communication in high-stress situations.
• Daily facility care duties, including, but not limited to, maintaining treatment area cleanliness and organization, ensuring the hydrotherapy area is adequately equipped and maintained.
• Potential travel will include the following, but not limited to: DR Academy for DSL long-term rehabs when necessary, Affiliate locations when necessary, Baltimore, MD, when necessary.

Qualifications

• Required: Licensed Physical Therapist (PT)
• Desired: Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC)
• Registered Strength & Conditioning Coach (RSCC)
• Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
• Bilingual (English & Spanish)
• MLB Experience
• Flexibility with location
• Experience in Professional/High-level Sport
• Upper extremity fellowship