Clinical Athletic Trainer
Clinical Athletic Trainer
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Job Description
Position Highlights:
- Signon Bonus:This job qualifies for a $12000 signon bonus provided the candidate meets eligibility requirements.Click hereto learn more.
- Location: Kernersville North Carolina
- Relocation Assistance: Up to $3000 in Relocation Assistance (for qualified candidates)
What We Offer:
- Day 1 Health Coverage:Choose from either copay or HSAeligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work.
- Generous PTO:Accrual starts at up to 25 days/year to be used for vacations sickness holidays and personal matters.
- Parental Benefits:Six weeks paid birthingmother maternity leave & four weeks paid parental leave for nonbirthing parents.
- Retirement:Up to 7 employerpaid retirement contributions
- Education Reimbursement:We invest in your professional growth offering up to $2500 per year towards a bachelors degree and up to $5000 per year towards a graduate degree.
Job Summary:
This is a clinical athletic training position working alongside the surgeons providers and all other members of the Orthopedic team as patients are seen in a clinical setting. Manage care of patients athletes and the active population. Significant percentage of time is direct patient contact and care; management and evaluation of head injuries and concussions seen in clinic. Collaboration with physicians for optimal patient care. Administrative responsibilities necessary for effective and efficient clinic flow. All duties and responsibilities performed under the supervision of a directing physician.
What Youll Need:
- Bachelors 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 North Carolina 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 Youll Do:
- Provide clinical athletic training services in local orthopaedic clinics following the rules and regulations of the National Athletic Trainers Association Code of Ethics BOC Standards of Professional Practice North Carolina State Practice Act and Regulations for Licensed Athletic Trainers and systemwide and Orthopaedic departmental Policies and position may require you to travel to local orthopedics clinic locations as needed.
- Room patients and obtain pertinent medical history from patient/gaurdian.
- Perform clinical injury evaluation and assessment of patients level of function and follows standardized clinical practice in the area of diagnostic reasoning and medical decision making.
- Order xrays and/or imaging exams for patients as directed by providers.
- Ability to prepare injections as directed by provider.
- Provides support to the physician with procedures and wound care.
- Apply custom splint and/or fiberglass casts as well as removal of casts.
- Fit and instruct patients how to use braces boots crutches splints and any other durable medical equipment (DME..
- Provides support to the physician with concussion testing (baseline and/or postinjury) and maintains necessary training on concussion education management and care.
- Provides therapeutic home exercise program instruction.
- Administrative duties includes; answer patient calls preparing charts (if applicable) patient paperwork making post op calls scheduling and coordinating patient appointments completion of insurance referral disability and FMLA forms obtain prior authorizations.
- Document/chart clinic notes in EPIC (EMR) with minimal mistakes.
- Maintain confidentiality (HIPAA) in matters relating to patient records.
- Assists in Patient Education for chronic and acute disease.
- Participate in patient data collection for research studies (as needed).
- Clean and stock exam rooms with required supplies.
- Adheres to departmental dress code when providing onsite Athletic Training services.
- Participates in professional growth and development related to the field of sports medicine to further his/her knowledge and maintain competencies required for the position and specific unit/ area(s) of assignment.
- Assist with planning organizing implementing and compliance of departmental and policies.
- Perform other related clinical duties as required incumbent to State Board of Medicine/ Board of Athletic Training Statue and Rules.
- All employees must be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.
Employment Type
Full-Time
