Athletic Trainer I

Athletic Trainer I

The Athletic Trainer I is responsible for providing high-quality sports medicine services; functioning effectively as a member of the sports medicine team; supporting Source's mission and vision; proactively leading and supporting local efforts that ensure delivery of safe patient care and services, and promoting a safe environment.

Worksite Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains high-quality and thorough documentation to protect your patients' safety.
• Ensures care quality.
• Performs complete and accurate medical recordkeeping.
• Ensures the patients get the proper care at the right time.

• Understands medical diagnosis and treatment interventions.
• Follows established rehabilitation protocols based on a diagnosis.
• Provides education to parents and patients in an ongoing fashion.
• Operates within Source Written Protocols and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Delivers competent age-appropriate patient care, integrating infection control and body substance precautions, patient safety, body mechanics, and knowledge of growth and development.
• Evaluates all athletes, coaches, school staff, or teachers requesting to see the Athletic Trainer or physician.

• Effectively communicates healthcare structure across stakeholders at the worksite, including Athletic Directors, Coaches, Parents, Student-Athletes, and Healthcare Providers.
• Communicates with Source administration regularly regarding operations at the worksite.

• Maintains an environment and structure equally available to the entire population is regularly scheduled.
• Maintains and periodically updates an Emergency Action Plan at your school/site for each venue.
• Works contracted time allotments.
• Maintains attendance at all scheduled varsity and sub-varsity events involving their teams
• Checks-in with School/Site daily to assess needs of teams.
• Identifies yourself as a certified AT with visiting teams.
• Provides support based on needs.

• Maintains budgeting funds for sports medicine services on campus.
• Maintains inventory for sports medicine.
• Allocates funds according to company policy and procedures.

• Assists in and follows the directives of the concussion management program as medical personnel dictates and outlined in the Policy and Procedure Manual.
• Provides functional body and movement screenings.
• Develops and administers a student athletic training program as outlined in the Policy and Procedure Manual.
• Follows guidelines laid out within the Policy and Procedure Manual.

• Practices proper safety techniques by Source and school/county policies and procedures.
• Covers a minimum of 16 total hours per contract year outside of the primary worksite in outreach services.
• Travels for coverage needs and transportation of supplies, marketing materials, and other essential items are deemed by the Source Fitness Management Administration.
• Attends mandatory staff meetings, system-wide training, parent and booster club meetings, and other necessary events or functions by Source Fitness Management Administration.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management, including but not limited to supporting customers' needs outside of the secondary school setting.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• No supervisory responsibilities are assigned to this position.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree (MA/MS) or equivalent, or zero to seven years of related experience or training, or equivalent education and experience.
• Certificates, Licenses, and registrations required:
• Maintains current licensure by the state of Georgia and is certified by the Board of Certification.
• Preferred member of the National Athletic Trainer's Association, Southeast Athletic Trainer's Association, and Georgia Athletic Trainer's Association.
• BLS certification is required.
• A valid state driver's license and proof of insurance.
• Computer skills required: Electronic Medical Record Software; Concussion Management Systems; Human Resource Systems; Inventory Software; and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Other skills required:
• A satisfactory driving record, proof of insurance, and reliable transportation.
• Good mental and physical health.
• Demonstrates clinical competence in the provision of effective service delivery appropriate to the patient's specific needs and diagnosis.
• Demonstrates commitment to continuous professional growth and improvement through continuing education opportunities.
• Demonstrates competence as described in the Source Fitness Management Employee Manual and Policy and Procedures Manual.

Competencies:

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Response to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Professionalism - Tactfully approaches others; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Continually required to stand.
• Continually required to walk.
• Frequently required to sit.
• Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity.
• Frequently required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl.
• Continually required to talk or hear.
• Frequently exposed to wet and humid conditions (non-weather).
• Frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.
• Frequently exposed to extreme heat or cold (non-weather).
• Continually exposed to bloodborne and airborne pathogens or infectious materials.
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• This job's specific vision abilities include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.