Athletic Trainer

Spectraforce; Pflugerville (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce is seeking an Injury Prevention Specialist (Athletic Trainer) in Pflugerville, TX. You will proactively analyze tasks for ergonomic and safety issues, perform biomechanical assessments, provide first aid care to injured employees, and lead injury-prevention activities on site.

You will observe practices, educate associates to reduce risk, and document incidents with monthly analysis and recommendations.

Qualifications

• Must be a Certified Athletic Trainer, by either the National Athletic Trainers' Association or equivalent State Certification
• Bachelor's Degree holders have a valid CPR card evidencing successful completion of a CPR course (AHA/Red Cross)
• The associate will be required to maintain all medical credentials
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

• Provide triage, first aid and/or referral to outside medical provider, if indicated
• Maintain records of first aid care provided to associates
• Minimize the risk of injury of employees through awareness, education and intervention
• Attend and participate at start-up meetings to lead daily stretching routines
• Educate associates on proper techniques to prevent soft tissue injuries in each department
• Evaluate trends in injuries and develop action items to address them
• Provide daily activity logs to safety and leadership with monthly incident analysis and recommendations
• Provide accommodation recommendations related to job placements for restricted employees
• Understand each department and job function to improve body mechanics in tasks
• Frequent floor time coaching on at-risk work habits and participate in daily start-up meetings

Skills

Athletic Trainer

CPR/First Aid

Medical Credentials

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Injury Prevention Specialist (Athletic Trainer)

3+ months Potential to extend or convert to permanent depending on performance and business needs

DUTIES:

The Injury Prevention Specialist will be expected to proactively analyze tasks for potential ergonomic and safety issues, perform biomechanical and ergonomic assessments, provide first aid care to injured employees, and execute other injury prevention activities. The IPS will provide conservative care to injured associates, but also observe Associates performing their job tasks and educate them on ways to perform their tasks effectively with less stress on the irritated body part. On-site IPSs will proactively observe ergonomic practices and educate associates to improve technique before the onset of soreness or injury.

• Provide triage, first aid and/ or referral to outside medical provider, if indicated.
• Maintain records of first aid care provided to associates.
• Minimize the risk of injury of employees through awareness, education and intervention.
• Attend and participate at "start-up" meetings to lead daily stretching routines.
• Understand and learn each department and communicate the proper techniques on how to prevent soft tissue injuries.
• Evaluate trends in soft tissue injuries and develop action items to address injury trends.
• Provide daily activity logs to the safety team and senior leadership team. Provide analysis of all onsite incidents on a monthly basis including recommendations on how to reduce the risk and severity of injuries within the warehouse.
• Provide accommodation recommendations related to job placement for all employees on restrictions given by a medical provider.
• Understand and learn each department and job function within the warehouse to fully understand the body mechanics involved in every task. Be actively involved with improvements to the standard work process.
• Frequent "floor time" to interact with both associates and managers, providing coaching on observed at-risk work habits. Attend and speak at daily "start-up" meetings.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Must be a Certified Athletic Trainer, by either the National Athletic Trainers' Association or equivalent State Certification
• Bachelor's Degree holders have a valid card evidencing successful completion of a CPR course at the Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider level (American Heart Association) or Professional Rescuer (American Red Cross)
• The associate will be required to maintain all medical credentials
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Experience in an occupational setting.
• Certified to teach First Aid, CPR, and AED training.
• Experience with an industrial wellness program.
• Experience working with Worker's Compensation.
• Experience leading/managing a team.

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.This position's pay range is $35.00/hr - $42.00/hr.