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Advocate Health Care

Nonprofit health system delivering comprehensive care

Outreach Athletic Trainer - Parkland Magnet High School

Rehabilitation TherapiesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWinston-Salem, NC, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in athletic training from a Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) program is required.
  • Current athletic training certification by the Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC) is required.
  • The candidate must be currently licensed or eligible for a state license in athletic training within 30 days of hire.
  • The candidate must complete American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support, including CPR and AED training, within 30 days of hire.
  • The candidate must be able to perform essential duties efficiently and accurately, with or without reasonable accommodations, without endangering themselves or other employees.
  • The candidate must be able to manage a stressful work environment with frequent interruptions and maintain situational awareness as needed.
  • The role may involve exposure to infections, contagious diseases, and patient elements, and occasional emergency and crisis situations.

Responsibilities

  • Provide athletic training services to high schools and/or community sporting events as needed to attain departmental community-service goals.
  • Work within the Sports Medicine Team and assist with event coverage as needed to attain departmental community-service goals.
  • Provide acute medical care to athletes on the field during practices or sporting events.
  • Provide clinical athletic training services in local orthopedic clinics as necessary.
  • Recognize, evaluate, and provide immediate care for illness and injury, including emergencies, on site and independently of setting.
  • Perform clinical injury evaluations and assess patients' level of function, following standardized clinical practice in diagnostic reasoning and medical decision-making.
  • Determine appropriate therapeutic treatment; provide rehabilitation and/or reconditioning strategies, and taping, wrapping, and bracing for preventative and protective treatment.
  • Implement treatment program objectives, including long- and short-term goals and an appraisal of goals the patient can realistically be expected to achieve; incorporate assessment measures to determine program effectiveness.
  • Collaborate with the directing physician to recommend discontinuation of athletic training services when the patient has received optimal benefit from rehabilitation and treatment, and document the final assessment of patient status.
  • Determine return-to-play standards for injuries affecting athletes and the active population.
  • Maintain daily treatment logs, injury reports, doctors' referrals, and medical inventory records according to clinic standards.
  • Set up practices and games with medical supplies, fracture-management equipment, hydration, cryotherapy, and other supplies needed for coverage.
  • Assist with planning, organizing, implementing, and ensuring compliance with departmental policies.
  • Ensure an Emergency Action Plan is established for each venue and discussed with the school's Athletic Director, coaches, athletes, and local emergency medical services.
  • Assist with preparing lectures, sports medicine programs, and seminars, and present in these programs when needed.
  • Mentor and manage on-site education for students enrolled in university-based athletic training education programs or other healthcare professionals at outreach events, if applicable.
  • Ensure athletic training room sites have appropriate supplies and equipment, and recommend new equipment for acquisition and use by the organization.
  • Develop a physician referral network, including family practice, orthopedics, physical therapy, and other specialties as needed.
  • Facilitate patient entry into the healthcare system and properly track and document referrals.
  • Maintain necessary training in concussion education, management, and care, including acute cervical-spine management.
  • Follow the departmental dress code when providing on-site athletic training services.
  • Perform other related clinical duties as required by state Board of Medicine and Board of Athletic Training statutes and rules.
  • Accept assignments based on department and organizational needs; set hours may vary, and some night and weekend work is required.

About the Company

Advocate Health Care

Nonprofit health system delivering comprehensive care

Advocate Health Care is a faith-based nonprofit health system serving Illinois and Wisconsin with a network of hospitals, clinics, and providers. It delivers a broad range of medical services using current techniques and ongoing research, coordinated through clinical integration. The organization offers financial advocacy and assistance to help uninsured or underinsured patients manage hospital bills. Its goal is to improve patient care and expand access by combining high-quality medical services, financial support, and a commitment to clinical excellence.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Late Stage VC
Total funding
$18M
Headquarters
Oak Brook, IL
Founded
1976

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