Outreach Athletic Trainer-PRN

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 27,552 - 41,328; Part time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a part-time athletic trainer to provide high-quality sports medicine services to local Metro Atlanta athletes in outreach settings.

The role involves collaboration with a sports medicine team to ensure safe patient care and a safe environment, with duties including education, documentation, and adherence to rehab protocols.

Qualifications

• Clinical competencies in treatment aspects for sports medicine patients.
• Adhere to NATA best practices and Georgia practice laws.
• Willing to work a flexible schedule and perform varied tasks.
• Maintain good mental and physical health.
• Must pass Basic Windows Skill Assessment at 80%+ within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate clinical competence in delivering service aligned to patient needs and diagnosis.
• Understand medical diagnosis and treatment interventions.
• Follow rehabilitation protocols based on diagnosis.
• Provide education to parents and patients via text, phone, or email.
• Complete injury documentation for each patient daily.
• Document daily content with appropriate details.
• Support continuous professional growth and improvement.
• Deliver age-appropriate patient care with infection control and safety.
• Identify needs for services from ancillary departments and arrange follow-ups.
• Participate in maintaining a Joint Commission-ready work environment.

Skills

Clinical competencies

Flexibility

Patient education

Time management

Windows basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree or entry level Master’s degree in related field

Job description

This job is available in 4 locations. Category: Allied Health. Job Requisition ID: R-36765. Job Type: Part time (PRN).

Job Description

Provides high-quality sports medicine services to local Metro Atlanta athletes in the outreach setting. Performs other duties, coverages, and responsibilities as appointed by the sports medicine management team. Functions effectively as a member of the sports medicine team to support the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta mission, ensuring delivery of safe patient care and a safe environment.

Experience

• 1 year of preferred experience working with athletes in variety of sports.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or entry level Master’s degree in related field from an accredited program.

Certification Summary

• Certified by Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer.
• Maintains current licensure by the state of Georgia or eligible to apply.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Clinical competencies in treatment aspects for sports medicine patients.
• Adhere to NATA best practices, and state laws of practice related to athletic training in Georgia.
• Willing to work a flexible schedule and perform a variety of work related tasks as needed.
• Good mental and physical health.
• Must be able to successfully pass the Basic Windows Skill Assessment at 80% or higher rating within 30 days of employment.

Job Responsibilities

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Demonstrate clinical competence in the provision of effective service delivery appropriate to the patient’s specific needs and diagnosis.
• Understands medical diagnosis and treatment interventions.
• Follows established rehabilitation protocols based on diagnosis.
• Provides education to parent and patients in an ongoing fashion via text, phone, or email.
• Completes injury documentation on each patient and submits daily.
• Completes documentation on a daily basis with appropriate content.
• Demonstrates effective use of time for direct and indirect patient care and departmental responsibilities.Demonstrates commitment to continuous professional growth and improvement.
• Delivers competent age-appropriate patient care, integrating infection control and body substance precautions, patient safety, body mechanics, and knowledge of growth and development.
• Identifies patient/family need for services from ancillary departments and provides follow‑up and referral as necessary.
• Participates in maintaining and monitoring the work environment to ensure a continual state of Joint Commission readiness.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address: 1001 Johnson Ferry Rd

Job Family: Rehab