Job Description

Looking to be part of a team that provides extraordinary healthcare from the heart? You Belong Here.

POSITION SPECIFICS

Title: Athletic Trainer

FTE: Per Diem

Schedule: Variable – after school and event coverage as needed at any of the following high schools: Wisconsin Heights, Sauk Prairie, Poynette, Lodi and River Valley.

Holiday Rotation: Not applicable

Weekend Rotation: Event coverage as needed

On Call Requirements: Not applicable

Coordinate outreach athletic training services to youth, high school and recreational athletes. Provide coverage at community events. Provide quality assistance with patient care in SPH sports medicine and/or orthopedic clinics.

POSITION TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide athletic training services, evening and weekend event coverage for schools contracted with SPH and non-school events. Maintain accurate records of event coverage. Maintain travel and mileage records.
• Perform injury evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Make recommendations for physician referral as appropriate. Maintain documentation of injuries and referrals per department standard.
• Communicate with physicians, coaches and parents regarding athletic injuries evaluations and recommendations for triage and plan of care.
• Serve as liaison and coordinator of outreach services between athletic directors and Rehabilitation Services Manager.
• Provide input to athletic directors regarding school supply budget. Maintain supplies. Maintain a clean and orderly athletic training room.
• Provide expertise and supervision for performance enhancement and injury prevention services Develop patient education programs and tools for all areas of athletic training and sports medicine.
• Coordinate and provide athletic training services to community youth and adult recreational athletic leagues and community sponsored athletic tournaments and events.
• Provide, as necessary, patient care in rehab services department collaborating with physical and occupational therapists with general supervision of a PT when required, following state and federal regulations.
• Provide, as necessary, responsibilities working with sports medicine or orthopedic providers in their clinics. Includes but not limited to:
  • Room patients, collect patient history information including vitals, medications and allergies
  • Provide education on exercises
  • Sizing and application of splints and braces; application of casts as directed by physician
  • Crutch training as directed by physician
  • Prepare patients for injections as directed by physician
  • Perform examinations as appropriate to athletic training scope of practice.
  • Prepare charts for patient appointments; calls appropriate facility to retrieve needed information
  • Clean and disinfect patient treatment rooms per infection control policy.
• Guide and support patients through the sports medicine care continuum to ensure optimal access to healthcare resources within and external to the SPH system. Includes but not limited to:
  • Facilitate appointments with specialists and support services within established service standards
  • Serve as a primary contact for patients and their families seeking information and/or requesting services.
  • Provide education on immediate injury care, within scope of practice.
• Work closely with marketing and public relations personnel to plan and coordinate sports medicine community outreach events and public presentations and to market services in a variety of media, including social networking.
• Provide exercise and strengthening expertise in the wellness center for post discharge rehabilitation patients and other members as directed.
• Presents seminars and workshops as requested.
• Participate on committees, work groups and task forces as assigned.
• Provide input on policies for the department.
• Attend all mandatory Hospital in-services
• Attend appropriate continuing education programs to continually improve the quality of skills delivered, and to advance individual competency.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• Required: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in athletic training
• Preferred: None

Experience:

• Required: None
• Preferred: 1 year

Licenses and Registrations:

• Required: State of Wisconsin Athletic Trainer license
• Preferred: None

Certification(s):

• Required: Basic Life Support (BLS) within 3 months of hire
• Preferred: None

BENEFIT SUMMARY

• Retirement plan with immediate vesting and employer match
• Discounted membership to our state-of-the-art fitness facility
• Free parking at facility

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