Athletic Trainer Assistant - Higher Ed. jobs in Norwich, CT

Position Overview

Pivot Onsite Innovations has an immediate need for an experienced and passionate Industrial Athletic Trainer at our client’s site. This position offers an opportunity to work at a dynamic worksite and make an impact on employee health, wellness, and safety! Greater Purpose and Core Values: Athletico’s Greater Purpose is to empower people, inspire hope and transform lives. We accomplish this by providing exceptional, progressive, and cost-effective fitness, performance and rehabilitative services through personalized care that emphasizes education and prevention of future injury. This is accomplished through building on our Core Values of one team, understanding our business, recognition, people-focused, accountability, continuous innovation and trust and integrity, which are the foundation for our unique culture.

Job Summary:The Industrial Athletic Trainer will plan, coordinate, and supervise all components of a worksite injury management and health improvement program for employees. Unique skills of an Industrial Athletic Trainer include a focus on injury prevention and evaluation, ergonomic risk assessments and corrective action planning, OSHA emergency/first aid treatment, health education, and worksite health promotion and marketing activities.

Position Responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive wellness assessments and ergonomic risk analyses
• Develop and implement site-specific wellness initiatives and programs
• Use innovative, creative solutions and employee empowerment to design and implement ergonomic interventions
• Provide first-aid treatment and management for musculoskeletal complaints including the use of ice, heat, wellness stretches, massage, tape techniques, and non-rigid bracing
• Provide orthopedic injury assessments. As per the state practice act, this position does not provide rehabilitation services, but will participate in education and injury prevention
• Coordinate and implement treatment plans that incorporate therapeutic exercise, modalities, and work conditioning as necessary
• Perform data analysis and execute administrative tasks including, but not limited to, collection of data, completion of forms, documenting patient files, and generating reports for return on investment and budgets
• Create an environment of trust and care, allowing workers to take responsibility to reduce or eliminate actions under their control that contribute to injury and illness
• Communicate regularly with safety personnel regarding rehab and injury prevention activities and be a patient advocate for non-occupational injuries
• Attend meetings and serve on committees as requested by client
• Opportunity to author articles for various newsletters and the company Intranet site as needed
• Position may require proof of COVID-19 vaccination

Position Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Board of Certification (BOC) certified
• State licensure/certification
• Current First Aid/CPR/AED certification
• Willing to travel to various client locations
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with client and employees

Preferred:

• Minimum of two (2) years of athletic training experience
• Knowledge of OSHA Recordability and worker’s compensation
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Previous ergonomic/occupational health experience
• CEAS/OSHA10 certification

Benefits:

• Continuing education reimbursement
• All access membership to MedBridge for online CEUs
• All AT necessary recertification and licensing fees reimbursed
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (Eligible if you work 30 or more hours per week) 
• Federal holidays, floating holidays, and PTO (Eligible if you work 30 or more hours per week) 
• 401(k) plans
• Career growth opportunities: Clinic/Site Lead, Team Lead, Division Manager, and Division Sr. Manager
• Pivot Onsite Innovations is growing and there could be other opportunities as we gain more contracts  
• Mentorship Program: New employees will be automatically enrolled in our 10 week mentoring program to help with a seamless transition to our occupational health setting

Athletico provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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