Athletic Trainer - Uptown Community Health Center

Athletic Trainer

Location: Denver Colorado

Pay rate: $37.08 - $63.60

Shift: Monday through Friday

Hours: Days

At Uptown Community Health Center we improve the health of our community and provide care that respects the dignity of each person, especially those that are underserved. We teach tomorrow's physicians and healthcare professionals to provide excellent medical care with compassion and kindness.

Summary:

A Physician Extender Athletic Trainer (AT) is a clinical support professional who partners with supervising physicians to enhance patient care and clinic efficiency. They typically conduct initial injury evaluations, facilitate patient rehabilitation, fit braces, and manage clinic documentation within orthopedic and sports medicine settings.

Functions:

Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy environment by adhering to organization standards, policies, and procedures, and to legal regulations; alerting others with potential concerns.

Communicates in a professional, clear, effective, and compassionate way with patients, visitors, and coworkers. Both in person, on the telephone, and with written communication.

Available to work in person as scheduled and report to work on time regularly and reliably.

Documents properly and accurately within the electronic medical record: recording patient examination, treatment, and test results.

Maintains patient confidentiality and protects medical office operations by keeping information confidential; cautioning others regarding potential breaches.

Other duties as assigned

Risk Education, Wellness and Health Literacy:

Identify risk factors by administering assessment, pre-participation exam and other screening instruments

Implement plans to aid in risk reduction

Promote health literacy

Assessment, Evaluation and Diagnosis

Obtain a thorough and individualized history

Perform a physical exam using appropriate diagnostic techniques

Formulate a clinical diagnosis

Establish a plan of care based on the clinical diagnosis

Triage the severity of health conditions

Therapeutic Interventions

Optimize patient outcomes by developing, evaluating, and updating the plan of care

Educate patients on plan of care to optimize patient engagement

Review therapeutic exercises to address impairments and enhance activity level

Administer therapeutic modalities and devices

Administer manual therapy techniques

Determine patients' functional status using appropriate techniques and standards to inform decisions about returning to optimal activity

Manage general medical conditions to optimize activity and participation

Clinical Procedures:

Fitting and applying casts

Braces, splints, and crutches

Assisting with minor in-office procedures or wound care

DiagnosticTreatment Facilitation:

Educating patients on care and surgical plans

Instructing patients on home exercise programs

Processing orders for imaging (X-rays, MRIs)

Rehabilitation:

Managing and monitoring ongoing therapeutic and rehabilitation programs

Licensure / Certification:

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

BOC Certification by the Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers

Valid state Athletic Trainer License

Qualifications and Experience

Required:

Bachelor's degree in athletic training from an accredited program

Two years' experience in a healthcare organization

Preferred:

Master's degree in athletic training

Five years' experience in a healthcare organization

Experience with Epic application and health record

Experience working with and sensitivity toward special populations, including those with limited income, limited education, and non-English speaking individuals

Bilingual English / Spanish - complete comprehension, literacy, and fluency in both languages