PRN Athletic Trainer - Outreach

Summary/Objective 

The PRN Outreach Athletic Trainer position provides medical coverage and athletic training services to organizations partnered with Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics. Our Athletic Trainers are on the sidelines to evaluate, triage, and treat athletic injuries. 

Forté, a leader in the world of athletics since its founding in 1983, has longstanding partnerships with premier organizations including the Indianapolis Colts, Purdue University, Butler University, Guerin Catholic, Cathedral, Brebeuf Jesuit, Park Tudor, Indy Ballet, Dance Kaleidoscope, the Colts Complex, Indy Eleven Soccer, the IHSAA, and Indy Premier Soccer. These relationships offer our ATs unique and high-profile opportunities to work with athletes across a wide range of sports and performance disciplines. 

We value our Athletic Trainers and offer competitive compensation along with paid drive time and a stipend for Forté-branded gear to ensure you're equipped and supported in the field. 

Essential functions 

• Provide athletic training coverage for athletic events in and around central Indiana 

• Care for athletic injuries through taping and bracing, physical rehabilitation, first aid, triage, and referrals to Forte’s orthopedic specialists 

• Conduct an initial assessment of an injury or illness to provide emergency care and to determine whether they should be referred to a physician for definitive diagnosis and treatment 

• Perform administrative tasks such as making phone calls, sending emails, and documenting injuries 

Competencies (Knowledge/Skills/Abilities) 

• Attentive Communication: The ability to ensure that information is passed on to others who need to be kept informed, to keep protected health information confidential, and to reply to company/manager emails promptly  

• Collaborative Relationship Building: The ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with others inside or outside of Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics 

• Initiative: Identifying what needs to be done and doing it before being asked or before the situation requires it 

• Decisiveness: The ability to make difficult decisions in a timely manner. 

• Self Confidence: Faith in one’s own ideas and capability to be successful 

• Stress Management: The ability to keep functioning effectively when under pressure and maintain self-control in the face of a medical emergency. 

• Personal Credibility: Demonstrate that one be perceived as responsible, reliable, and trustworthy. 

Work environment 

•  Indoor and outdoor athletic events 

Travel required 

• Frequent travel to regional athletic events within central Indiana 

Required education and experience 

• NATA BOC certified 

• Licensed Athletic Trainer in the state of Indiana 

• Valid Basic Life Support Certification 

Preferred education and experience 

•  1 years of Athletic Training experience is preferred 

Other duties 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Physical demands 

• Briskly walking or running, frequently 

• Standing, frequently 

• Stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, frequently 

• Typing, occasionally 

• Lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds, frequently 

• Lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds, occasionally