Athletic Trainer PRN Scottsdale USD

Overview

Responsibilities

• Job Summary Under the supervision of the Lead Athletic Trainer, the Athletic Trainer is responsible for the evaluation, administration, and oversight of evidence-based treatment of student athletes in the field and clinical setting.
• The Athletic Trainer will develop and update appropriate plan of care in collaboration with the student athlete/family to assist in returning them to their prior level of function.
• An act in accordance with physician referral guidelines, state and national organizational standards, regulatory agencies, and established departmental policies and procedures.
• This position will interface with physicians, co-workers, caregivers, family members, student athletes, and other healthcare providers.
• Contributes to process improvement and responsible for professional growth, as well as policy enforcement, and record keeping.
• Essential Functions Provide comprehensive athletic care, and treatment, in collaboration with a physician, in accordance with the Athletic Trainer’s education and training as well as national and state statutes, rules and regulations, both on and off the field.
• Evaluates student athletes and develops appropriate plan of care.
• Delivers the six domains of athletic training: prevent, protect, evaluate, assess, rehabilitate, and counsel.
• Acts as a resource for athletic training-related issues to assistive personnel and staff from other departments.
• Refers student athletes to appropriate HonorHealth physicians and care providers to promote outcome alignment and collaborative care.
• Confers with all referred physicians to clarify treatment plan and discuss student athletes needs, status, and discharge plans.
• Serves as a liaison between physicians, administrators, coaches, parents, and student athletes regarding injury prevention, diagnosis, care, management, treatment, and rehabilitation.
• Maintains record of student athlete interactions/visits/sessions in EMR software.
• Supervises assigned athletic training team and at designated location.
• Mentors, leads, schedules and directs their assigned staff, ensuring quality of care.
• Contributes to the recruitment, training and retention of athletic training staff.
• Ensures emergency action plans and safety action plans for all athletic venues and events are reviewed with team at minimum at the beginning of each season.
• Organizes semi-annual drills for each plan at each venue.
• Assists in the identification of department needs and process improvements.
• Responsible for management of assigned athletic training clinic including but not limited to, inventory management, cleanliness and sanitization, organization, staffing, scheduling, and supervises/educates students, volunteers, and the community.
• Educates interns, students, volunteers, and the community on appropriate care, training, and safety measures.
• As assigned, acts as preceptor to any assigned student athletic trainer; teaches and trains student on standards of care, assigns, instructs, and directly supervises care delivered by the student athletic trainer.
• Works directly with students’ university and provides reports.
• Participates in departmental and interdepartmental staff meetings, in-services, utilization review programs, committees, student preceptor and/or mentor programs and others as assigned.
• Required to attend and participate in all pre-season physical exam clinics.
• Responsible for maintaining all required licenses and certifications Ability to work variable and irregular hours and shifts on a regular basis.
• Performs Other Responsibilities as assigned Education Master's Degree Athletic Training may be substituted with experience and NATA BOC certification - Preferred Bachelor's Degree - Required Experience 1 year Experience in a related role - Preferred Licenses and Certifications Basic Life Support (BLS) - Required Rehab\ATC - Athletic Trainer Cert Upon Hire - CPR/ AED/ First Aid - Required NATA BOC Certification Upon Hire -

Qualifications

Education Bachelor's Degree Required: Licenses and Certifications Basic Life Support (BLS) Required CPR/ AED/ First Aid Required