Outreach Athletic Trainer, Elkin High School

Advocate Health; Elkin (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $12,000

Job summary

Advocate Health seeks a qualified athletic trainer to provide clinical athletic training services at collegiate and professional events, and to support on-site medical care and emergency response.

Working within the Sports Medicine Team, you will perform on-site evaluations, rehabilitation planning, return-to-play decisions, and maintain meticulous treatment logs and equipment readiness for practices and games.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in athletic training from a CAATE-accredited program.
• Current athletic training certification by the BOC.
• Licensed or eligible for state licensure within 30 days of hire.
• BLS CPR/AED certification within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide athletic training services at collegiate and/or professional events to support community service goals.
• Assist with event coverage as part of the Sports Medicine Team to meet departmental goals.
• Provide acute medical care to athletes on the field during practices or events.
• Deliver clinical athletic training services in local clinics as needed.
• Perform on-site recognition, evaluation, and immediate care for illness and injury, regardless of setting.
• Conduct clinical injury evaluation and assess function using standardized clinical reasoning.
• Determine therapeutic treatments and rehabilitation, along with bracing and taping as required.
• Implement treatment objectives with long- and short-term goals and measure progress.
• Collaborate with the directing physician and determine return-to-play status.
• Maintain daily treatment logs, injury reports, referrals, and inventory.
• Ensure practice and game setup includes necessary supplies and equipment.
• Assist with departmental planning, policy implementation, and EMS coordination.
• Provide lectures or seminars as needed and mentor students in athletic training programs.

Education

Bachelor's degree in athletic training (CAATE program)

BOC Certification

State license eligibility or licensure in Athletic Training

American Heart Association Healthcare Provider (BLS) CPR/AED within 30 days

Job description

This position is Sign-on Bonus eligible.

Position Highlights:

• Up to $12,000 sign on bonus for qualified applicants

What You’ll Need:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in athletic training from a Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) program.

• Current athletic training certification by the Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC).

• Currently licensed or eligible for a State of applicable state License in Athletic Training within 30 days of hire.

• Ability to complete American Heart Association Healthcare Provider (BLS), which includes CPR and AED training within 30 days of hire.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide athletic training services to collegiate and/or professional sport events as determined necessary to attain departmental goals of community service.

• Works within the Sports Medicine Team concept and assists with event coverage as necessary to attain departmental goals of community service.

• Provides acute medical care to athletes 'on the field' during practices or sporting events.

• Provide clinical athletic training services in local orthopedic clinks (as necessary).

• Provides on-site recognition, evaluation, and immediate care procedures of illness and injury including emergency situations, independent of setting.

• Perform clinical injury evaluation and assessment of patient's level of function and follows standardized clinical practice in the area of diagnostic reasoning and medical decision making.

• Determine appropriate therapeutic treatment and provides rehabilitation, and/or reconditioning strategies, and taping / wrapping and bracing for preventative and protective treatment.

• Implement treatment program objectives including long- and short-term goals and an appraisal of those which the patient can realistically be expected to achieve from the program. Assessment measures to determine the effectiveness of the program are incorporated into the program.

• Collaborate with their directing physician, recommend discontinuation of the athletic training service when patient has received optimal benefit of the rehabilitation and treatment program, and notes final assessment of patient status.

• Determine return to play standards of injuries for athletes and the active population.

• Maintain daily records of treatment logs, injury reports, doctor's referrals, and medical inventory management used for the care of athletes according to clinic standards.

• Complete set-up of all practice and games including medical supplies, fracture management equipment, hydration, cryotherapy, and any other supplies needed for adequate coverage.

• Assist with planning, organizing, implementing and compliance of departmental and policies.

• Ensures an Emergency Action Plan for each venue be put in place and discussed with the school's Athletic Director, coaches, and athletes, including local EMS. Exhibit ability to perform essential duties efficiently and accurately with or without reasonable accommodations and without endangering incumbent or other employees.

• Assists with the preparation of lectures, sports medicine programs, seminars and serves as a presenter in these programs when needed.

• Mentor and manage on site education of students enrolled in university-based athletic training education programs or any other healthcare professionals at outreach events (if applicable).

• Ensure all athletic training room sites have appropriate supplies and equipment; recommends new equipment for acquisition and use by the organization.

• Develop physician referral network including family practice, orthopedic, physical therapy & other specialties as needed.

• Facilitates patient entry into the healthcare system and properly track and document these referrals.

• Maintain necessary training on concussion education, management, and care, including acute management of the cervical spine.

• Adheres to departmental dress code when providing on-site Athletic Training services.

• Perform other related clinical duties as required incumbent to State Board of Medicine/ Board of Athletic Training Statue and Rules.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Set hours may vary depending upon departmental needs.

• Some night and/or weekend work required.

• Athletic trainer will provide services in the on-site high school athletic training room.

• Accept assignments based on department and organizational needs.

• Ability to manage a stressful work environment that includes frequent interruptions.

• Athletic fields may be noisy, hectic, & stressful at times including frequent interruptions.

• Situational awareness may be necessary.

• Possible exposure to infections, contagious diseases, and patient elements.

• Will occasionally encounter emergency and crisis situations.