Details

Posted: 10-Dec-24

Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin

Type: Full-time

Categories:

Sports Medicine Sports Medicine - Athletic Training

Sector:

Collegiate Sports

Preferred Education:

4 Year Degree

Internal Number: R133089

This licensed athletic trainer position is assigned to UW-Parkside and will report to both the Supervisor of Aurora Sports Health, and the UW-Parkside Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine.This position requires evening and weekend hours, and out of town travel to away athletic events.

Performs injury assessments and refers patient for necessary care. Communicates with patients to answer questions and to instruct in self-care and prevention and treatment. Communicates with Physician and medical team to help determine need for special tests or services. Establishes a plan of care and implements individual treatment based on evaluation results, health goals and by utilizing appropriate techniques. Communicates plan of care to all involved in patient’s care. Monitors and evaluates outcomes and appropriately adjusts the individualized treatment plan based on the patient’s response to treatment. Identifies factors affecting patient’s physical and psychosocial comfort and attends to these needs. Able to work with diverse patient population. Plans for and completes patient discharge including providing written home programs, patient/family teaching, referral for community services, and ordering equipment. Directs athletes in performance enhancement programs for fitness or sports. Completes all required documentation following department policy, including patient assessment, patient progress notes, outreach contract/ community partner documentation and discharge summaries as appropriate, to record patient care and progress of each patient assigned as well as daily statistics, billing, and scheduling. Applies insurance guidelines for proper authorization of services. Identifies and explores ways to enhance and increase outreach opportunities in the community to generate revenue through referrals and patient visits, and/or increase community health education and program awareness. Responsible for clean up after patient treatment, putting away equipment and keeping area neat and orderly. Responsible for appropriate maintenance of outreach equipment; works within budget for outreach supply ordering and use; communicates with outreach liaison regarding day to day operations of outreach contract. Performs various patient positioning, transferring and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department’s policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

Athletic Trainer license issued by the state of Wisconsin, and Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required, and Driver license issued by the state of Illinois, or A valid drivers license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles, or

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