Certified Athletic Trainer - PRN

Cleveland Clinic; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 31,822 - 45,323; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Healthcare, dental and vision benefits

Retirement savings account contributions

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic is seeking an Athletic Trainer for its Bath Health and Wellness Center in Akron, where you'll work with athletes to manage and rehabilitate injuries. This role involves preparing athletes for practice and competition while implementing treatment plans under physician supervision.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree, completion of an accredited program, and ATC certification. Full range pay is $28.00 per hour, reflecting a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and completion of an accredited athletic training program.
• Athletic Trainer Certification and state licensure required.
• BLS Healthcare Provider certification through AHA or Red Cross.

Responsibilities

• Recognize and rehabilitate injuries to athletes.
• Prepare athletes for practice or competition.
• Evaluate and manage injuries, determining referrals.
• Develop conditioning programs for athletes.

Skills

Injury management

Rehabilitation techniques

Conditioning programs

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Completion of accredited athletic training program

Athletic Trainer Certification (ATC)

State licensure as Athletic Trainer (AT)

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Job description

Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General's Bath Health and Wellness Center and become part of a top healthcare system in Akron. This patient-friendly facility offers a variety of primary care, emergency care and specialty services along with Lifestyles, a medically based fitness program and facility.

Role Overview

Athletic trainers are educated as medical professionals (which differentiates them from fitness or personal trainers) and work with impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities. They work with emergency, acute, and chronic cases and are not only involved with diagnosing and aiding patients but also working preventatively to ensure the patient’s future health and success. They learn risk management and injury prevention, pathology and acute care of injuries and illnesses, nutrition, rehabilitative practices and more. In this PRN outreach role, you will help our Akron group as a whole, floating between various locations.

Schedule

A PRN caregiver in this position works afternoons and evenings, Monday-Friday, and various Saturdays at any time of the day.

Responsibilities

• Recognize, manage and rehabilitate injuries to professional, amateur and recreational athletes.
• Provide techniques for preventing injuries.
• Prepare athletes for practice or competition.
• Evaluate and manage injuries and determine whether referral is necessary.
• Maintain a medical file on each athlete and act as a liaison between the physician and the athlete.
• Implement treatment and rehabilitation programs under the supervision of a physician.
• Develop conditioning programs for injured and non-injured athletes.
• For Athletic Trainers working in a clinical/ambulatory setting: perform a comprehensive health maintenance review, provide an oral report to the physician regarding patient history and chief complaint, scribe documentation of the visit into the medical record by remaining in the exam room with the physician as the patient is treated, review post‑visit instructions with the patient, assist with gathering data under the supervision of the physician or nurse and administer treatments under the direction of the physician.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Completion of an athletic training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
• Athletic Trainer Certification (ATC) certified by the National Athletic Trainers Board of Certification (NATBOC)
• State licensure as an Athletic Trainer (AT) if required by state law
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross

Preferred Qualifications

• Participation in training programs related to the ATC field
• Experience with high impact and fast paced sports
• Previous experience with high level hockey

Physical Requirements

• Requires full body motion including handling and lifting up to 75 pounds.
• Manual and finger dexterity, and eye‑hand coordination.
• Requires standing, sitting, and walking for extended periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• May be required to drive to other locations.

Personal Protective Equipment

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay Range

Minimum hourly: $28.00

Maximum hourly: $28.00

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).