PRN Athletic Trainer

Description

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Penn Sports Medicine Center Weightman Hall is looking for a per diem Athletic Trainer for the Ortho Sports Med dept!

NATA certification in athletic training is required.

Summary: 

• Primarily responsible for the prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of student-athletes and related illness at events assigned in coordination with the Lead Athletic Trainer. 
• Schools and event locations will commonly be either in the University of Pennsylvania club sport program or local private high school setting.   
• Provide athletic training game coverage for events specified by the Athletic Training Services Coordinator as well as selected events at contracted schools throughout the school year. 
• At the discretion of the Senior ATC, the ATC may also be rotated through Penn Orthopedics offices to perform general clinical support functions, including casting. 
• Assist with general clinical coverage as needed. Receives general supervision and reports to the Head Athletic Trainer.

Responsibilities: 

• Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem
  
• Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. 
• Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). 
• Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). 
• Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. 
• Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. 
• Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Conduct an initial assessment of an athlete's injury or illness to provide emergency or continued care, and to determine whether they should be referred to physicians for definitive diagnosis and treatment.
• Care for athletic injuries using physical therapy equipment, techniques, and medication.
• Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted.
• Apply protective or injury preventative devices such as tape, bandages or braces to body parts such as ankles, fingers, or wrists.
• Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches and physicians.
• Collaborate with physicians to develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programs for athletic injuries.
• Communicate injury and necessary follow up to parent/guardian of injured athlete or student.
• Plan and implement comprehensive athletic injury and illness prevention programs.
• Travel with athletic teams to be available at sporting events as necessary.
• Game and event assignments will be based on mutual agreement between the PRN Athletic Trainer and the Lead Athletic Trainer
  

Credentials:

• NATA certification in athletic training is required.

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• A Bachelor's Degree is required. 
• Masters or Athletic Training  degree preferred.  
• Must be licensed or eligible for licensing in the state of PA.
•  Ability to communicate effectively and willingness to work nights/weekends/holidays and travel as required. 
• Valid driver’s license required.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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