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HealthWorks Rehab & Fitness has an immediate opening for a PRN Certified Athletic Trainer to cover athletic events in Monongalia and Marion Counties, WV!
This role is ideally for an ATC who is still professional school or those who have a standard day job already.
Compensation: commensurate with experience, starting at $25-$35/hr
Benefit:
Our ATC's are involved in the Athletic Training Services program: coordinates medical coverage of contract school's athletic events and practices, coordinates the access of healthcare for athletes at contract locations, and designs/implements specific therapeutic programs for rehabilitation of injured athletes. May be responsible for administering POETS in the clinic setting and/or at a job specific location.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Physical Requirements:
• Ability to lift patients using biomedical techniques frequently throughout the course of a work day/shift; must be capable of easily lifting fifty (50) pounds of weight alone.
• Ability to walk, bend, stand, and reach constantly during a work day/shift.
• Visual acuity (near and distant) sufficient to maintain accurate records, recognize people, and understand written direction.
• Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand and give directions.
• Ability to push wheeled equipment throughout the facility and in the community.
• Fine motor skills adequate for scheduling and preparing athletes, equipment, and supplies for treatment.
• Ability to participate in sustained activities for many hours in duration in accordance with state labor laws.
HealthWorks Rehab & Fitness has an immediate opening for a PRN Certified Athletic Trainer to cover athletic events in Monongalia and Marion Counties, WV!
This role is ideally for an ATC who is still professional school or those who have a standard day job already.
Compensation: commensurate with experience, starting at $25-$35/hr
Benefit:
- UNMATCHED continuing education program with internal CEU courses, national certifications and more. FREE!
- Mileage reimbursement (when appropriate)
Our ATC's are involved in the Athletic Training Services program: coordinates medical coverage of contract school's athletic events and practices, coordinates the access of healthcare for athletes at contract locations, and designs/implements specific therapeutic programs for rehabilitation of injured athletes. May be responsible for administering POETS in the clinic setting and/or at a job specific location.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for patient care under supervision of a licensed physical therapist.
- Designs and implements specific therapeutic programs for rehabilitation of the injured athlete
- Determines the need for and administers proper athletic training techniques prior to and during games/practices to decrease risk of injury. Athletic training techniques can include: taping, wrapping, bracing, proper hydration and minor wound care.
- Performs, with interpretation, selected measurement procedures such as isokinetic testing, range of motion, gross strength of muscle groups, length and girth of body parts, and vital signs.
- Determines the effectiveness of athletic training/rehabilitative techniques and records change as indicated by athlete response within limits of specified plan of care.
- Works closely with physical therapists and area physicians to treat athletes. Maintains proper lines of communication to ensure athlete is getting optimal care within the team.
- Prudently manages emergency incidents, coordinates EMS and acute care procedures including Basic Life support to reduce the impact on function of an injured athlete.
- Seeks outreach opportunities and participates in events to promote the company (races, club teams, etc).
- Able to assist in the development of marketing strategies which lie within the Athletic Trainer's area of clinical expertise.
Qualifications
- BS Degree REQUIRED
- National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) certification
- WV state licensure upon start date
- Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification
Physical Requirements:
• Ability to lift patients using biomedical techniques frequently throughout the course of a work day/shift; must be capable of easily lifting fifty (50) pounds of weight alone.
• Ability to walk, bend, stand, and reach constantly during a work day/shift.
• Visual acuity (near and distant) sufficient to maintain accurate records, recognize people, and understand written direction.
• Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand and give directions.
• Ability to push wheeled equipment throughout the facility and in the community.
• Fine motor skills adequate for scheduling and preparing athletes, equipment, and supplies for treatment.
• Ability to participate in sustained activities for many hours in duration in accordance with state labor laws.
