Certified Athletic Trainer, per diem; Outreach

Position Summary

The Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) provides community outreach Athletic Training services for area high school athletic programs and event coverage in the local area, with a portion of time in the clinical setting. This position works variable shifts, days and evenings, potentially seven days per week during peak seasons. The ATC may travel as needed to away games. This position requires the ability to work independently with minimal supervision off campus throughout the community.

The ATC must demonstrate excellent critical thinking, decisive judgment, and the ability to manage multiple priorities. Responsibilities include preparing athletes for practice/competition, evaluating injuries to determine referral needs, maintaining a medical file on all athletes, developing conditioning programs for injured or non-injured athletes, acting as a community advocate for the organization, and other duties as assigned. The ATC will act as liaison between physicians and athletes’ parents, and between school district administrators/coaches and the organization’s management.

The ATC may supervise the patient care activities of student athletic trainers and assist with other educational and research activities conducted by the department, hospital, or educational institution.

• Attends athletic competitions and performs athletic training duties.
• Recognizes, prevents, and treats athlete’s musculoskeletal injuries.
• Documents and treats within the parameters of education, skill, and Professional Practice Act.
• Supervision of non-certified trainers and students.
• Maintains an organized and clean athletic training room.
• Promotes accident prevention and reports potential hazards to maintain a safe environment.
• Files School District Incident reports as needed.

• Bills in congruence with documented patient treatment.
• Provides physical rehabilitation to adolescent, adult and geriatric patients based on principles of growth and development life stages.
• Refers to or communicates with supervising therapists regarding concerns about patients as needed.
• Provides patient education and therapeutic exercise instruction as appropriate to the clinical condition and overall treatment plan.

• Participates in continuing education seminars, department in-services, safety training and other educational opportunities within the hospital and community.
• Actively participates in performance reviews.
• Participates in community outreach opportunities and markets programs and services to the community.
• Completes a minimum of 40 hours of clinical training as applies to the position.
• Maintains CPR certification.
• Maintains athletic trainer certification/registration.

• Impact limited to the employee on the clinical side.
• Each High School will have a supply budget and the ATC will have some input on what is purchased with these funds.

Education

• Required:
  
  Bachelor degree or Bachelor of Science with a focus in Athletic Training.

Preferred

• Master’s preferred.

Experience

Required:

N/A

• Preferred: 1-3 years of Athletic Training experience at a high school or professional team.

Licenses, Certifications and/or Registrations

• Current unencumbered Athletic Trainer license/registration as established by the State of Oregon.
• Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) certification from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification (NATABOC).
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS preferred upon hire, required within 90 days of hire.

Job Related Skills, Abilities and Behaviors

• Knowledge and skill in recognition, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal rules regarding legal and ethical patient care.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work as a team with coaches, parents, athletic departments, and colleagues from other athletic programs.
• Maintains a professional image at all functions.
• Excellent customer service skills in educating athletes, parents, and coaching staff about the organization’s…