What are the responsibilities and job description for the Athletic Trainer (Mound Westonka High School) position at RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER?
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The qualified candidate for this position is responsible for providing sports medicine outreach to Mound Westonka School as the head athletic trainer and become part of a multi-clinic, multi-disciplinary rehab team providing orthopedic and sports medicine services to our surrounding communities.
Ridgeview Rehab has been offering sports medicine services to the west metro since 1986. We are a growing network of health care providers in need of an athletic trainer with exercise physiology, orthopedic rehab and sports medicine talent. Ridgeview will provide orientation and guidance to assist your professional development. As a member of our rehab family, your expertise will make a difference in your patient’s lives. All Ridgeview team members are key players making day to day decisions and actions that demonstrate the Ridgeview culture of kindness, compassion and intuition. Ridgeview cultivates an environment for teamwork that allows each member to bring their best to our patients. Join our rehab family and change lives
Job Functions
- Serve as a Certified Athletic Trainer at Mound Westonka High School
- Responsible for the assessment, treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation of acute, chronic, and emergency injuries and illnesses
- Communicate with patient, health care providers, insurer and others to ensure that patient needs are addressed.
- Refer student-athletes to physician and/or specialists as needed
- Provide after school and event coverage.
- Understand patient and clinic operations following Rehab Specialties policy and guidelines.
- Documentation of injury management
- Effective communication with doctors, coaches, parents and athlete
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Work non-traditional hours including evenings and weekends
Knowledge/ Skills/Abilities
- Ability to work independently and organize tasks
- Ability to meet and maintain the necessary background checks as aligned with position functions
- Ability to exhibit flexibility, self-control and maturity in work and behavior
- Ability to promote Rehab Specialties services
- Ability to serve patients in a friendly and efficient manner
- Knowledge of basic computer functions and Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to respond appropriately to unpredictable situations and diverse patient populations
- Ability to work autonomously and as a team
- Capable of making independent decisions with the use of good critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Ability to communicate in the English language for effective written and verbal correspondence in order to complete job functions as mentioned above
License/Certification
- Bachelor’s degree or Master’s Degree in Athletic Training
- Certification as an athletic trainer by the Board of Certification (BOC)
- Member of the National Athletic Trainers Association
- Licensed in the State of Minnesota as Athletic Trainer or eligible for licensure
- Current Emergency Cardiac Care (CPR/AED Certified)
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