Athletic Trainer

Athletic Trainer

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

WI-SSM Health Dean Medical Group South Madison Campus

Worker Type: PRN

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

Department: Rehab Services Schedule: Days

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: 7380010164 SMC Sprts Med Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0

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.