Industrial Athletic Trainer 

Overview:

This Client is a leading global automotive seating supplier, supporting all major automakers in the differentiation of their vehicles through superior quality, technology, and performance with more than $13 billion in sales in FY2021, The Client is a global leader in automotive

Position: Industrial Athletic Trainer

Location: Riverside, MO 64150

Duration: 5 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Onsite

Job Description:

• Easily establishes and maintains professional and therapeutic rapport with employees

• Displays proficiency in providing evidence-based therapeutic interventions to individuals and groups, as appropriate.

• Appropriately coordinates with safety manager to refer employees for specialized treatment/care when outside the scope of practice/competency of the therapist.

• Provide comprehensive early intervention services to maximize performance and improve unit readiness.

• Provide first-aid treatment and case management for musculoskeletal complaints which will include the use of ice, heat and wellness stretches, massage, tape techniques, knowledge of non-rigid bracing

• Develop programs to optimize performance behaviors or mitigate injury risk.
  Participate on an interdisciplinary team to coordinate the rehabilitation or wellness activities for individual or groups

• Educate on the injury/disease process and its effect on function, joint protection, energy conservation, ergonomic needs, and work simplification.

• Provides daily coverage of an active industrial job site for injury prevention and management. Has the responsibility to evaluate injuries and follow the guidelines set by the National Athletic Trainers Association for the well-being of the party involved.

• Develop and maintain injury prevention programming to all various trades on the job site including but not limited to daily stretching protocols, and ergonomic assessments

• Maintains competency by participation in continuing education, in services and other learning opportunities. Meets standards for all required reviews of competency

• On the floor meeting people asking how they are doing and or feeling.
  Address minor complaints of pain or discomfort prior an actual incident being reported.

• Works with those employees who have filed incidents on minor musculoskeletal complaints.

• Educates employees on things to do to reduce these complaints i.e. icing stretching range of motion and body mechanics.

• When recommend if appropriate applies compression wraps, soft splints etc.

• Also acts as a barometer as to when we might want to use internal modified duty and will make appropriate recommendations when employees do need to see and outside physician.

• Provide orthopedic injury assessments

• Lead ergonomic team

• Perform comprehensive ergonomic job risk analyses, including task analysis, risk factor identification and quantification, posture analysis, and body mechanics analysis
  
  

Qualifications:
Education: Position Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years of athletic training experience preferred

• Bachelor's degree in related field

• Board Certified Athletic training certification

• State licensure certification

• Current First Aid/CPR/AED certification

• Knowledge of OSHA Recordability and worker's compensation a plus

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with clients and employees

• Previous ergonomic and/or occupational health experience is a plus

Experience:

• 2-5 years of clinical experience in industrial setting

• 2-5 years' experience working in ergonomics

Tek Wissen Group is an equal opportunity/affirmative action Employer (m/f/d/v) supporting workforce diversity