What are the responsibilities and job description for the Athletic Trainer position at ATvantage Health?
Job Title: Athletic Trainer
ATvantage Safety & Consulting, LLC is accepting applications for the position of Staff Athletic Trainer to cover Junior College, small college, and high school events.
The Staff athletic trainer will report to the owner of ATvantage Safety & Consulting or his designee for all matters pertaining to the assigned school.
Position Summary: Under general supervision, the staff Athletic Trainer provides on-site athletic training services for the assigned school during regular season, tournament, and post-season athletic events.
The Staff Athletic Trainer will be expected to travel periodically to cover other events as assigned.
Essential Duties:
- Follow the Scope of Practice set forth by the State of New Mexico;
- Have a valid first aid and CPR card;
- Follow physician's orders when treating athletic injuries, provide emergency care and basic first aid when needed, and provide taping, bandaging, splinting, and bracing when appropriate;
- Be expected to record all injuries daily on a treatment chart, write an injury report on all athletic injuries requiring the use of the student athletic insurance or parent insurance, or as required per the assigned school policy;
- Be responsible for record keeping of all documents and use an EMR application to communicate effectively with other Certified Athletic Trainers and/or members of a student athletes care team;
- Determine the status of all injured athletes which will include acute care, post-acute care, rehabilitation, return to activity (this will be done in consultation with our health services partners and supervising physician), contact parents when appropriate, report to head coaches on status and progress of all injured athletes;
- Monitor all environment aspects such as weather/field conditions during contests; Notify head and/or assistant coaches of these conditions;
- Follow HIPAA and all privacy rights as required by law;
- Serve as a monitor/mentor for all interested high school student athletic trainers (with a counselor's approval);
- Assist with inventory and monitor all supplies throughout the school year;
- Maintain a professional attitude and appearance at all times;
- Maintain a neat and clean athletic training room which will include supervision of ice machine and whirlpools;
- Offer his/her assistance to visiting teams if requested;
- Adhere to the assigned school's weight room supervision policy/blood borne pathogen guidelines/concussion policy;
- Serve as a liaison with EMS and help coordinate game day coverage for varsity football;
- Perform other athletic training duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
- Must possess a bachelor's degree in a health related field (master's degree is preferred) from an accredited/approved program;
- Must possess current BOC Certification or be BOC examination eligible;
- State of New Mexico License to practice as an Athletic Trainer or be eligible for licensure;
- CPR/AED Certified;
- Entry-level graduates with BOC certification or examination eligibility will be considered and are strongly encouraged to apply
Benefits: Dental insurance, health insurance, vision insurance, PTO, and 401K.
Schedule: The Staff Athletic Trainer will be required to be present during all athletic periods, practices, and home events. Periodic travel will be expected for the coverage of certain events and post-season events, and may include extended travel to provide coverage for events lasting more than one day (tournaments, meets, etc).
ATvantage Health is an equal opportunity employer. The business does not exclude opportunities from anyone based on sex, race, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or religious beliefs.
