ATHLETIC TRAINER Athletic Training Services
ATHLETIC TRAINER Athletic Training Services
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Job Description
The Athletic Training Department in Boston Universitys Student Health Services is recruiting an athletic trainer to join our collaborative team of healthcare providers. Our department provides athletic training services to all students who participate in varsity sports universitysponsored club sports and Military Educations Reserve Officer Training Corps.
What you should know about us:
- Our Why: Collaborate to improve the lives of those we work with by advocating for goaldriven and impactful healthcare within our community.
- Our How: We achieve our Why by focusing on: patientcentered care quality improvement & quality assurance; interprofessional collaboration; personal & professional growth; and professional excellence.
- Our Commitments: Listen first; Lead by example; Care for ourselves so we can care for others; Make datainformed decisions; Value individual differences.
Athletic Training is one of 5 departments in Student Health Services which also includes Primary Care Behavioral Medicine Sexual Response & Prevention and Health Promotion & Prevention. We share an electronic medical record among the departments.
Our department consists of 24 athletic trainers a physician medical director 6 team physicians and an administrative coordinator. We offer competitive salaries that are at or above the average for nearly every comparable category of the NATA Salary Survey as well as outstanding benefits including vacation retirement health and dental plans reimbursement for professional certification and licensure and annual professional development funding.
We provide a supportive work environment that values your wellbeing as much as your professional achievements. We achieve this through our organizational structure (housed in Student Health Services) and medical model approach to coordinating care for the populations we serve.
The Athletic Training Department proudly delivers a CAATEaccredited residency program in orthopedics and a CAATEaccredited fellowship program in neurology. Our residency program is the first CAATEaccredited residency in the country in the college/university practice setting and our fellowship program is the firstever CAATEaccredited fellowship in the country in practice setting. We are also a clinical site for students completing CAATEaccredited professional AT programs as well as for medical students and medical residents and fellows.
At Student Health Services we are committed to diversity equity inclusion and justice in all aspects of our work including our organizational structure workplace culture and care for the students we serve. We strive to foster an environment where everyones identities needs and experiences are valued appreciated and accepted. We are continually working to improve our culture access advocacy and services so that they are consistent with these values.
The primary responsibilities of an Athletic Trainer are to:
- Provide wellness promotion/education and injury/illness prevention
- Provide patient care including obtain health histories evaluate diagnose and implement care plans to achieve the goals of individuals with health conditions
- Use patientrated outcomes clinicianrated outcomes and other metrics to measure the effectiveness of clinical practice
- Create and maintain electronic medical records
- Collaborate with and refer to other healthcare providers within our community
- Provide medical coverage of home and away practices and competitions
- Maintain knowledge of current medical research and leading practices in athletic training
- Participate in education and mentoring of learners colleagues and other stakeholders
- Assist in the administration of department operations
Required Skills
Required Qualifications
- Graduate of a CAATEaccredited (or equivalent) professional athletic training program
- Masters degree
- Certified and in good standing by the Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers
- Licensed or licenseeligible by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Allied Health Professions by start date
- 13 years of clinical practice experience
Preferred Qualifications
- 35 years of clinical practice experience
- Advanced practice training via DAT residency fellowship or equivalent experience
- Experience as a core faculty member of an athletic training residency or fellowship program or related experience
Performance Expectations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with all stakeholders
- Ability to balance multiple priorities and handle challenging situations
- Demonstrate attention to detail and monitor own work for accuracy
- Ability to use health information technology and analyze data for decision making
- Comply with University and department policies and procedures
- Maintenance of all required certifications and licensures
Additional Requirements
- Satisfactory completion of Boston University background check
- Compliance with Boston University Occupational Health vaccination requirements
- Position requires frequent heavy lifting of over 50 pounds
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color natural or protective hairstyle religion sex age national origin physical or mental disability sexual orientation gender identity genetic information military service pregnancy or pregnancyrelated condition or because of marital parental or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Employment Type
Full-Time
