Athletic Trainer

Job Opportunity: Athletic Trainer

It's more than a career, it's a calling MO-SSM Health Medical Group St. Charles-400 First Capitol Drive Worker Type: Regular

Job Highlights: Join a team where your work matters every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

This role covers clinics in Saint Charles & Wentzville. In this role, primary function support orthopedic physicians. Assesses injuries and manages comprehensive treatment programs to prevent injury and rehabilitate athletes. This position will support cast applications, bracing, therapy

Department: Orthopedics Schedule: Monday - Friday, Day Shift, no Weekends/Holidays

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 Resuscitation Certification Requirement: Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) required within 90 day of employment. Other resuscitation certifications may be required dependent on department.

State of Work Location: Illinois Athletic Trainer - Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) And Licensed Athletic Trainer - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri Athletic Trainer - Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) And Athletic Trainer - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

State of Work Location: Oklahoma Athletic Trainer - Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) And Athletic Trainer - Oklahoma Medical Board Or Letter of Acknowledgment of Receipt of Application for Athletic Trainer - Oklahoma Medical Board And Athletic Trainer - Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin Athletic Trainer - Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) And Athletic Trainer - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 7309000125 Wentzville Orthopedic Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.