What are the responsibilities and job description for the Athletic Trainer Sheridan Schools position at Riverview Health?
Job Summary
The position will support the exceptional sports programs within the Sheridan Schools in Hamilton County, Indiana. These Athletic Trainers work with high school and middle school students to prevent, assess, and treat emergency, acute, and chronic athletic injuries, and recondition athletes after injury to prevent injury recurrence, impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities. The role is also responsible for assessing and developing exercise programs and providing training.
Job Responsibilities
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The position will support the exceptional sports programs within the Sheridan Schools in Hamilton County, Indiana. These Athletic Trainers work with high school and middle school students to prevent, assess, and treat emergency, acute, and chronic athletic injuries, and recondition athletes after injury to prevent injury recurrence, impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities. The role is also responsible for assessing and developing exercise programs and providing training.
Job Responsibilities
- Deliver athletic medical care in a positive, caring, and empathetic manner while working to assure the athlete’s health, safety, and well-being is the primary objective.
- Provide preventative services, emergency care, first aid techniques, triage, clinical assessments, therapeutic intervention, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries and medical conditions.
- Monitor athletic events and team practices.
- Advise athletes on the proper use of protective equipment and apply protective or injury preventive devices including tape, bandages, or braces.
- Assess athletes' injuries through medical history, observation, and appropriate tests. Interpret assessment information and analyze data to formulate an appropriate treatment plan or to make necessary physician referrals.
- Communicate assessment results to athlete, parent or guardian, coach, and team or family physician.
- Maintain appropriate records and documentation of injury assessments, treatments, rehabilitation, follow-up care, and progress of an athlete’s injuries and medical conditions.
- Appropriate use of medical equipment and therapeutic modalities, including ice, moist heat, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, joint mobilization, etc. safely and effectively in carrying out planned interventions.
- Comply with all applicable policies and procedures, including, but not limited to all departmental and functional policies and procedures. Maintain confidentiality of personal protected information.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Minimum: Bachelor of Athletic Training
- Minimum: One (1) or more years experience in Athletic Training
- Preferred: Three (3) or more years experience in Athletic Training
- Licensed as an Athletic Trainer with the state of Indiana
- Board of Certification (BOC), Inc. Athletic Trainer Certification
- Basic Life Safety certification
Required
- Bachelors or better in Athletic Training
Required
- Athletic Trnr State Lic
- BLS- Basic Life Support
- Board Cert for Athl Trnr
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.