What are the responsibilities and job description for the Athletic Trainer position at SSM Health?
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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
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:
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