Certified Athletic Trainer

Position Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, organizing, marketing, and performing sports medicine, rehabilitation, wellness, and fitness-related services, to be performed at MRH's facilities, schools, physicians' offices, and other athletic venues.
• Must be a positive and supportive team member to MCSD staff members and the hospital.
• Performs athletic training services at home MCSD sports events.
• Supervises student trainers.
• Performs all athletic training services at MCSD.
• Coordinates post-concussion rehab for MCSD students/athletes.
• Performs outreach services to local recreational sports as needed.
• Participates in interdepartmental process improvements and process evaluation.
• Creates and implements off-season sports-specific camps.
• Attends monthly staff meetings.
• Interacts with other departments in solving problems and working as a team.
• Acts as an internal consultant and educator to hospital staff in areas of expertise as needed.
• Demonstrates a professional and caring attitude.
• Strives to ensure continual compliance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures and State/Federal Regulations.
• Ability to work in a variety of therapeutic settings, including acute care, inpatient, and outpatient.
• Participation in mandatory in-services.
• Can identify and access the system to report abuse of employees and/or patients.
• Adheres to policies and procedures for infection control, HIPAA, safety, and risk management.
• Participates in professional training and growth.
• Cleans treatment areas and office space.
• Orders assistive devices for patients as needed.
• Communicates with patient(s)/student-athletes, coaches, and colleagues.
• Completes documentation and appropriate billing promptly.
• Demonstrates professionalism.
• Advocates for patients through the health process.
• Assists administration and supervisor with budgeting, ordering, and capital equipment purchases.
• Assists Orthopedic surgeons in clinic pm.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Demonstrates full commitment to the CHOICE values of MRH and consistently represents the organization in a positive, professional manner.
• Establishes and maintains effective verbal and written communication, fostering positive working relationships with patients, staff, and vendors.
• Adheres to the MRH attire and dress code in accordance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Exhibits initiative and self-motivation; maintains a consistent level of productivity and manages time and responsibilities effectively.
• Completes all required annual education, training, in-services, and licensure/certification updates; actively participates in departmental and organizational meetings or reviews meeting minutes as required.
• Maintains strict patient confidentiality at all times.
• Reports to work punctually and completes assigned duties within established time frames.
• Actively contributes to departmental and organization-wide performance improvement and continuous quality initiatives.
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements, maintaining adherence to departmental, hospital, state, and federal standards and policies.
• Follows all infection control, safety, and risk management procedures to maintain a safe environment for patients, the public, and staff.

• Must be at least 18 years of age (21 for positions requiring driving, with a valid driver’s license).
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Must successfully pass a background check.
• Must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and breath alcohol test (if applicable).
• Must complete an Employee Health meeting prior to starting employment.

Required Preferred
☒ ☐ Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) from an accredited Board of Certification.
Master’s degree (Bachelor’s degree if earned prior to Fall term 2022) for Athletic (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). ☐ Training (ATs) from a Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)-accredited program.

☒ ☐ Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (or be obtained within ninety (90) days of hire).

☒ ☐ Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (or be obtained within ninety (90) days of hire).

• One (1) year of clinic, hospital, school, collegiate, professional sports, or occupational health setting.

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