Assistant Minor League Physical Therapist Atlanta Braves Closing Date

Evaluation, Assessment and Monitoring:

• To help with the management and the needs of the injured minor league athletes that are completing their rehabilitation at the Florida complex, along with any 40-man players completing rehabilitation at the facility
• Demonstrate proficiency in the skills necessary to complete a thorough evaluation, along with the necessary skills to adjust rehabilitation plans throughout the time the athlete is completing their progression
• Thoroughly and objectively monitor progress throughout rehabilitation progressions based on the individual needs of the athlete. Consider the following:
  • Strength, ROM, gait/running analysis, video analysis, along with other relevant information on the athlete that was previously collected before they became injured (previous testing information collected before the athlete was injured may include joint ROM, FMS, Y-Balance, Kinetisense, force plate metrics, grip strength, etc.)

• Be able to competently program and plan the rehabilitation process for the athletes that are under your care. Itwill be a collaborative process with Athletic Trainers and Strength & Conditioning Coaches. Common injuries that will be managed include post-surgical conditions (elbows, shoulders, knees, hips, etc.), muscle/tendon strains, ligament sprains, fractures, contusions and concussions.
• Skills and competency must be demonstrated in the following components:
  • Exercise/Movement Progressions – Utilize management strategies that address the athlete between the continuum of an acute injury to their full participation in games. Be able to address both site specific and global components to the injury when prescribing exercise and movement progressions.
  • Manual Therapy – Implement various hands on skills and techniques to help assist with the rehabilitation process – soft tissue techniques, dry needling, joint mobilization/manipulation, IASTM
  • Running Progressions (Linear & Change of Direction Ability) – Collaborate on the return to running and dynamic movement patterns that the athlete needs to perform during their progression
  • Work Capacity/Energy Systems Development – Plan and adjust rehabilitation programming based onthe energy system demands being trained or utilized
  • Baseball Skill Integration – Integrate with the coaching staff regarding all baseball specific activities –throwing, hitting, defensive skills and base running
  • Modalities and Recovery Strategies – Apply various modalities and recovery options that help tomanage both local tissue recovery and global recovery

• Maintain an active Florida Physical Therapy license and all the requirements pertaining to it by law
• Stay current with your CPR/AED certification
• Keep up to date treatment notes and player medical files in the Athlete Health Management System (AHMS)
• Assist with both Minor League and Major League physicals as needed, as well as any pre-season testing measurements (ie. ROM, Y-balance, FMS, Kinetisense, etc.) that need to be collected
• Assist with free agent or trade medical reviews as directed by your supervisors
• Keep all areas used clean and neat. This includes the training room, hydrotherapy room, recovery room, weight room and your office space