Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

Athletic Trainer - Orthopaedics

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics  •  Lebanon, NH (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

The licensed athletic trainer delivers care under the direction and/or collaboration of a physician and functions as an integral member of the Orthopaedic Clinic patient care team. The trainer works closely with the supervising physician by assisting in maintaining clinic flow, clinic cleanliness and stocking, patient education, performing therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions and assisting with office procedures. The athletic trainer is also responsible for carrying out other clinic duties and clerical responsibilities as detailed below, supporting clinic operations and delivering high-quality, safe, patient-centered care in collaboration with a supervising physician and the clinical care team.

Responsibilities

  • Manages the flow of patients in the department.
  • Maintains adequate stocking of supplies in designated rooms/clinical work areas
  • Maintains the cleanliness and general appearance of examination and treatment areas. Cleans, disinfects, sterilizes and maintains equipment and instruments.
  • Assists in ordering of clinic supplies as directed or assigned.
  • Reviews assigned provider schedules to ensure receipt of records and accuracy of pre-appointment radiology appointments and orders.
  • Computerized order entry and charging for appropriate services as indicated by provider or written protocols.
  • Assists in prior authorizations as directed.
  • Prepares patient, room and equipment for procedures and exams.
  • Conducts brief interview and history, obtains vital signs, performs basic screening/diagnostic measures and collect and processes specimens.
  • Performs patient education for durable medical equipment to include training on use of assistive devices.
  • Prepares and educates patients on home exercises programs.
  • Assists in clinic procedures such as aspirations, injections.
  • Performs cast removal, suture/staple removal.
  • Completes assigned inBasket duties pertaining to physical therapy and occupational therapy questions.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned.
  • Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training required.

    Required Licensure/Certifications

    • Licensed Athletic Trainer - NH
    • (BLS) within 30 days
    Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    About Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    How can the lifestyle in New Hampshire and Vermont compliment your career? You can have amazing 4-season living with a career at one of the top health systems in the country. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; 4 affiliated hospitals and 30 Dartmouth-Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. We are close to the urban centers of Boston, New York and Montreal, but also offer proximity to the seacoast and multiple top-tier ski mountains within a short driving distance. Throughout New Hampshire, the opportunities – both career and personal – truly make our area the ideal place to work and play.

    Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Industry
    Healthcare & Social Services
    Company Size
    5,001-10,000 employees
    Headquarters
    Lebanon, New Hampshire
    Year Founded
    Unknown
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