Sr. Athletic Trainer

Texas Children's Hospital; Bellaire (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston seeks a Sr. Athletic Trainer to deliver high-quality orthopedic and sports medicine services in a fast-paced setting.

You will collaborate with community coaches, athletic trainers, school nurses, and other health care professionals to assess patients, plan care, and support safe return to activity. The role emphasizes family-centered care, clear patient education on exercise, and documentation of progress to guide ongoing treatment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Athletic Trainers License from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation required
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association required
• 4 years licensed athletic training experience required
• A master’s degree may substitute for two years of the required experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that the assessment includes a systematic approach, patient's condition, developmental age, current practice standards of the specialty unit, and adherence to clinic scope. Incorporates data from patient, family, laboratory, and other medical reports
• Documents the Patient/Family Assessment to include injury, illness, treatment, rehabilitation, and consultation. Able to perform physical measurements on patients including muscle circumference, limb length, and joint angle measurements
• Collaborates with the patient, family, and members of the health care team to establish desired outcomes and to meet immediate and future health care needs
• Implements therapeutic physician, Nurse, or Athletic Trainer initiated interventions. Responsible for Home exercise program for patients per Provider’s request
• Instructs/educates patient and family on appropriate exercise behaviors including modality, intensity frequency, duration, and progression
• Evaluates and communicates missed appointments per clinic practice, non-compliance with plan of care to supervising physician and other members of the health care team and determines readiness of return to play
• Evaluates and documents patient responses to care provided and recognizes the patient's progress towards meeting desired outcomes
• Promotes continuity of patient care throughout the education of patients, families and health care team in self-care, health promotion and disease prevention

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Athletic Trainers License (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)

BLS certification (American Heart Association)

4 years licensed athletic training experience

Master’s degree may substitute for two years of experience

Job description

We are searching for a Sr. Athletic Trainer -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will provide high quality Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Services and act as a liaison to the community coaches, athletic trainers, and school nurses. This role will proactively support efforts that ensure the delivery of safe patient care and services and promote a safe environment and provide family centered care to a culturally diverse population in a manner that is age and developmentally appropriate.

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Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ensures that the assessment includes a systematic approach, patient's condition, developmental age, current practice standards of the specialty unit, and adherence to clinic scope. Incorporates data from patient, family, laboratory, and other medical reports
• Documents the Patient/Family Assessment to include injury, illness, treatment, rehabilitation, and consultation. Able to perform physical measurements on patients including muscle circumference, limb length, and joint angle measurements
• Collaborates with the patient, family, and members of the health care team to establish desired outcomes and to meet immediate and future health care needs
• Implements therapeutic physician, Nurse, or Athletic Trainer initiated interventions. Responsible for Home exercise program for patients per Provider’s request
• Instructs/educates patient and family on appropriate exercise behaviors including modality, intensity frequency, duration, and progression
• Evaluates and communicates missed appointments per clinic practice, non‑compliance with plan of care to supervising physician and other members of the health care team and determines readiness of return to play
• Evaluates and documents patient responses to care provided and recognizes the patient's progress towards meeting desired outcomes
• Promotes continuity of patient care throughout the education of patients, families and health care team in self-care, health promotion and disease prevention

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Athletic Trainers License from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation required
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association required
• 4 years licensed athletic training experience required
  • A master’s degree may substitute for two years of the required experience.

Strategically located throughout the greater Houston area, Texas Children's Specialty Care offer the same high-quality pediatric subspecialty care as our hospital - right in your neighborhood. Staffed by pediatric specialists from Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, our teams are trained to care for the physical and emotional needs of children and adolescents. Working closely with a child's primary-care physician, our specialists diagnose health conditions and develop patient-specific treatment plans. Texas Children's Specialty Care locations use child-sized medical equipment in colorful, child-friendly atmospheres that cater to young patients' needs and interests.

Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.