Athletic Trainer
The Judge Group Inc.

Job Info

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Location: Lincolnton, NC
Salary: Depends on Experience
Description: Our client is seeking a full-time Athletic Trainer to join their team based out of Lincolnton, NC! Please find the job description below for your review. If interested, please send over a copy of your most up to date resume to jnachman@judge.com. Thank you and I look forward to connecting!

Essential Duties:

Evaluates, plans, directs, and administers programs of athletic training to restore function, prevent disability, and help athletes reach their maximum level of independence.

The Athletic Trainer will provide medical coverage, support and direction to patients providing professional sports medicine care through prevention, evaluation, immediate care/treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries and sports related illnesses.

Provides leadership and participates in continuing education. Works closely with other disciplines

and specialties within the department and facility as well as with athletes and families to assure a cohesive

approach to athlete care.

The Athletic Trainer acts under the supervision of a physician and must adhere to

the protocols and guidelines as required by the state licensing agency.

Essential Functions

• Provide athletic training services to high schools and/or community sporting events as determined

necessary in order to attain departmental goals of community service.

• Provision of medical coverage will be based on the school practice and event schedule, primarily

during afternoons and evening hours.

• Establish and maintain effective professional working relationships.

• Evaluates athletes and sports related injuries, designs, and implements athletic training for

rehabilitation and reconditioning, establishes a care plan to include necessary activities and

athlete education as warranted by the athlete's diagnosis and condition utilizing the departments

policies and procedures and within the scope of practice and standards of care.

• Determine appropriate therapeutic treatment and provide rehabilitation, and/or reconditioning

strategies, and taping / wrapping and bracing for preventative and protective treatment.

• Implement treatment program objectives including long and short-term goals and an appraisal of

those which the patient can realistically be expected to achieve from the program. Assessment

measures to determine the effectiveness of the program are incorporated into the program.

• Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record, physician, athlete, and/or family

as evidenced by documentation.

• Communicates athlete's evaluation and subsequent progress to physician, referral sources, and

other clinical staff and coordinates athlete's schedule, treatment programs, discharge planning,

and recommends solutions to athlete care problems.

Education

1. College graduate with BS, MS, or MA degree from a CAATE accredited program.

2. Current certification through the Board of Certification Inc. and licensed by the NC Board of Athletic

Trainer Examiners and/or SC State Certification. Non primary state License/Certification within 90

days.

3. One year of experience as a high school or collegiate certified athletic trainer preferred.

4. Completion of American Heart Association Healthcare Provider or American Red Cross which includes

CPR and AED training.

Contact: jnachman@judge.com

This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Find us on the web at www.judge.com

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