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Certified Athletic Trainer
Job description
- Provide day-to-day athletic training services to local school districts and businesses.
- Develop plans for providing athletic training coverage at all interscholastic athletic coverage for practices and events .
- Establish and maintain a budget for athletic training supplies/equipment.
- Establish daily hours of operation for the athletic training program (at schools and in the Wellness Center).
- Develop comprehensive venue and condition specific emergency action plans.
- Initiate and administer an athletic training student-aid program in accordance with the school's teams and activities guidelines and state law.
- Establish a working relationship with a designated team physician and community physicians.
- Establish a working relationship with school nursing staff.
- Complete (school systems) policies training to include: Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan training and comply with the regulations therein.
- Maintain adequate medical records on all injuries and rehabilitation procedures.
- Comply with any and all policies regarding health care delivery as indicated by the school systems regulations.
- Develop coach's professional development for CPR/AED, Concussion, Heat Illness, Sudden Cardiac Death, etc.
- Provides day-to-day supervision, orientation and programming for the wellness center.
- Accurately reviews all client paperwork as part of membership or program participation.
- Teaches safe and effective use of equipment and exercises, providing appropriate modifications and options.
- Designs, explains and evaluates all exercise programs to achieve optimal health outcomes.
- Maintains facility security and safety and reporting of equipment/facility maintenance problems.
- Designs, implements, and teaches exercise classes.
- Maintains cleanliness of facility and equipment.
- Responsible for opening and closing of facility.
- Implements safe and effective exercise programs by utilizing established policy/procedures to assure achievement of goals for improved functional ability and prevention of deleterious effects, and weight loss.
- Conducts initial orientation of clients by preparing individual exercise prescriptions.
- Works directly with clients regarding programming and customer service to meet individual needs.
- Assists in the process of selling new program services and programs.
- Develops and provides for patient/family education by utilizing established policy/procedures and modeling a healthy lifestyle to facilitate achievement of goals for clients enhanced psychosocial functioning, improved lifestyle modifications, and improved independence.
- Provides education to clients and families according to policy regarding exercise principles, lifestyle modifications, psychosocial issues, procedures/tests, and plans/follow-up. Accurately reports client's progress to appropriate disciplines via staff meetings, physician reports and daily communications with peers.
- Participates within multidisciplinary teams to develop educational materials and resources.
- Provides in-service education to peers or other disciplines, as approved.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
