Athletic Trainer

Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Centers is seeking a Full time or Part time certified Athletic Trainer through our Essex clinic to provide outreach Athletic Training services.

This position will serve as the Athletic Trainer for an outreach, secondary school contract. This role utilizes Athletic Training knowledge and skills to prevent, assess, treat, and rehabilitate athletic injury, and act as an extension of PTSMC’s clinics to provide athletic training services for the community. 

Essential Duties: 

• Responsible for all student-athletes and athletic event coverage including practice and competition 
• Prepare athletes for competition through various techniques of taping, bandaging and stretching, including emergency care of acute injuries. 
• Provide quality AT care through performing screenings, on-field evaluation and treatments, and triaging of injuries.  
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with school administrators, coaches, student-athletes, and parents. 
• Provide education to student-athletes and parents regarding injury/illness, and maintain accurate documentation of injury and illness using injury reports, daily treatment logs. 
• Facilitate referrals tor treatment and rehabilitation of injury to physical therapists and physicians 
• Establish community connections and actively participate in school system to provide educational programs to staff, parents, athletes and community groups. 

Benefits:  

• 401K plan 
• Medical and Dental benefits 
• Short-term disability benefits & Life insurance 
• Annual Professional licensure  
• Paid time off & Holidays

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

Our Mission
 Improving the quality of people's lives by providing:

• Unmatched experiences
• Clinical excellence
• Lifelong relationships

Who We Are
 Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Centers is Connecticut's largest private-practice physical therapy company with 32 locations around the state serving more than 20,000 patients every year. President Alan Balavender, a physical therapist himself, purchased and started the first PTSMC clinic in Waterbury in 2000. Balavender established a 'partnership model' that supports physical therapists who want to own and operate their own clinics, and has since helped more than 20 clinicians realize that goal.
 
Our Reputation
 Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Centers has achieved a reputation as a leader in healthcare throughout the state of Connecticut, improving the quality of life for our patients with a 'patient-centric' approach to physical therapy. Our aim is to return individuals to work, athletics, activity level and the lifestyle they enjoyed prior to pain, injury or surgery.
 
PT for Life Culture
 At PTSMC, we are always building our 'PT for Life' culture. 'PT for Life' is our philosophy for how we treat each other and our customers, be they patients, friends, family or clients. We are proud to be named a 'Top Workplace' in Connecticut for thirteen consecutive years - a distinction made even more meaningful by the fact that it is earned through employee feedback on factors such as job-satisfaction and work environment. We are also proud to have earned a 'World Class' designation by Net Promoter Score, an internationally recognized customer satisfaction survey, as well as a 5-star average review on Google. It is our commitment to provide excellent care and service to all who interact with PTSMC - from the first touchpoint to the moment a patient leaves feeling better - and to build lifelong relationships along the way.  

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