Athletic Trainer PRN

Corewell Health Corporate; Saint Joseph (MI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Corewell Health Corporate seeks an Athletic Trainer to deliver quality, evidence-based care across sports medicine programs. The role supports clinical and outreach initiatives, develops comprehensive health care plans, and covers travel to practice and game sites as needed.

Collaboration with physicians, coaches, and staff is essential to ensure patient well-being and athletic performance. The position involves injury prevention, assessment, immediate care, rehabilitation, and professional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in athletic training or related field.
• Completion of a CAATE approved athletic training education program.
• Current athletic trainer certification (BOC) upon hire and Michigan licensure.

Responsibilities

• Triage patients as directed by physicians and provide patient instructions.
• Evaluate athletes' condition and communicate status with team physicians.
• Oversee treatment areas, equipment, and maintain cleanliness and safety.
• Prepare players for practice and games, supervise warm-ups and prevent injuries.
• Assist with pre-season physical exams and determine safe return to play.
• Lead rehabilitation programs from injury to return to full fitness.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Team collaboration

Documentation

Injury prevention

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

CAATE athletic training program completion

Master's Degree (preferred)

Job description

Job Summary

Provides quality, evidence based athletic health to stakeholders across the sports medicine program. May support both clinical and outreach athletic training initiatives. Develops, implements, and maintains comprehensive health care programs for patients, clients, and athletes. The practice of athletic training includes injury/illness prevention and wellness protection, clinical assessment and impression, immediate and emergency care, treatment and rehabilitation, and organizational and professional health and well-being of individuals under the direction of a physician. Travel required.

Essential Functions

• Triage patients as directed by physicians, and other providers. Provides patient instruction as directed by physicians, and other providers. Collects and monitors patient data, reporting patient data and patient needs to physicians, and other providers. Documents care consistent with documentation guidelines, and patient chargeable items/ services according to standards. Administers medication, and injections to patients in accordance with licensure and policy.
• Evaluates patient/athletes' physical condition, response and progress and discusses with appropriate physician, athletic Trainer or manager. Interfaces with student athletes, parents, staff, coaches, physicians, athletic trainers, and auxiliary medical personnel for information exchange on status of athletes' condition. Observes and assists the fitting of athletic equipment.
• Responsible for the operation of treatment headquarters at practice and game sites, the modalities, equipment and supplies used in these treatment areas, as well as the general cleanliness of the athletic facilities and treatment areas OR maintain clean and safe patient environment, work area, equipment, and communicates any equipment malfunctions to appropriate department/unit personnel.
• Responsible for preparing the players for each practice and game by exercising, preventative taping and bandaging techniques, and overseeing the team warm-up and flexibility period. May be required to cover practices and contests (home and away) during the pre-season, regular season, and post-season as designated.
• Responsible for working with the team Physician/Lead Athletic Trainer/Manager in planning, organization and implementation of pre-season (and post-season when indicated) physical examinations of all players. Will also work directly with the Team Physicians and coaching staffs to determine when it is medically safe for an ill or injured athlete to return to competition.
• Rehabilitation of injured players/patients following athletic injury or surgery is a primary concern of the Athletic Trainer. When indicated, this responsibility must be followed by the Athletic Trainer from onset of injury, to the acquisition of a diagnosis by the Team Physician, through the conservative or surgical procedures necessary to provide the best possible outcome for the athlete, through a reconditioning program aimed at restoring the injured athlete to his/her pre-injury fitness level or a level determined by the Team Physician to allow the athlete to return to competition.
• Reads pertinent literature, attends meetings and educational classes, and participates in professional associations as appropriate.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Completion of a CAATE approved athletic training education program within bachelors or masters program
• Successful completion of competency based orientation program
• No Experience Entry level experience with related and progressively more responsible experience in all aspects of athletic training
• Athletic Trainer, Certified - BOC Board of Certification and Accreditation Upon Hire
• Athletic Trainer License - State of Michigan Upon Hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association 90 Days Or
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Red Cross 90 Days

Preferred

• Master's Degree Completion of a CAATE approved athletic training education program within bachelors or masters program
• Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Certified (CSCS) - National Strength and Conditioning Association Upon Hire Or
• Performance Enhancement Specialization, Certified (PES) - Upon Hire Or
• Functional Movement Screen, Certified (FMS) - Upon Hire Or
• Kinesio Taping Practitioner, Certified (CKTP) - Upon Hire Or
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - State of Michigan Upon Hire Or
• Orthopaedic Technologist, Certified (OTC) - National Board for Certification of Orthopaedic Technologist Upon Hire Or
• Orthopaedic Technologist Surgery, Certified (OT-SC) - National Board for Certification of Orthopaedic Technologist Upon Hire

About Corewell Health

As a team member at Corewell Health, you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients, members and our communities. We are committed to cultivating and investing in YOU. Our top-notch teams are comprised of collaborators, leaders and innovators that continue to build on one shared mission statement -