Athletic Trainer - Outreach

It's more than a career, it's a calling

OK-SSM Health Bone & Joint Hospital at St. Anthony

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Our mission and values put the patient first and helps you to feel valued while respecting teamwork and collaboration. This position will help with the business development of our Athletic Training program by developing and maintaining relationship with area schools. We are looking for someone who is outgoing, excellent at building relationships, and is organized. This position will travel to different schools providing athletic training coverage as well. At SSM Health, we know the healing power of presence begins with compassionate people like you.

Job Summary:

Assesses injuries and manages comprehensive treatment programs to prevent injury and rehabilitate athletes.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops conditioning programs for injured and non-injured athletes to ensure safety in the program design incorporating nutrition plans and schedules customized to meet individual athlete needs.

• Designs and implements comprehensive training or rehabilitation programs to prevent injury and illness among athletes.

• Evaluates and manages injuries. Maintains medical documentation on each athlete and acts as a liaison between the physician and the athlete.

• Prepares athletes for practice or competition based on team schedules, applicable regulations and guidelines, and in conjunction with physician and sports performance staff.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in Athletic Training or related field

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing.

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.

• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).

• Frequent walking, reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.

• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

• Occasional lifting/moving patients.

• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.

• Occasional driving.

• Rare crawling.

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

~~~ Ortho Sports Program

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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