Athletic Trainer - High School 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:

Looking for a Athletic Trainer-Outreach opportunity where patients come first, and you are valued as a team member? As a Athletic Trainer, you will be a vital member of the care team for our patients. At SSM Health, we know the healing power of presence begins with compassionate people like you. This position is supporting High Schools in Western Oklahoma.

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.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Athletic Trainer - Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC)

  • Or

• Licensed Athletic Trainer - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Athletic Trainer - Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC)

  • Or

• Athletic Trainer - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Athletic Trainer - Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC)

  • Or

• Athletic Trainer - Oklahoma Medical Board

  • Or

• Letter of Acknowledgment of Receipt of Application for Athletic Trainer - Oklahoma Medical Board

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Athletic Trainer - Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC)

  • Or

• Athletic Trainer - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

~~~ BJH Sports Program

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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