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This position is responsible for optimizing the physician’s practice through team work and overseeing the patient load. The incumbent is responsible for providing medical care assessing, diagnosing, and rehabilitating all patients as directed by their attending physician The Athletic Trainer will work under the direction of the attending physician to ensure proper care and optimum outcomes in a cost effective manner consistent with professional standards of practice.

Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.

• Aligns with the goals, strategy, policies and procedures of the department.
• Works within scope of an athletic trainer according to NATA and NBCOT guidelines.
• Coordinates the patient load of assigned provider and/or team.
• Reviews patient records, obtains patient history, reviews radiographs and performs initial physical exam.
• Documents condition, progress and assessment in patient's chart for review by the orthopaedic physician.
• Assures all documentation is kept up to date and in a professional manner, according to clinic and hospital protocols.
• Educates patients/caregivers about their diagnosis, discharge and recovery.
• Provides physical therapy treatments, prescribes exercise, and sets functional goals for the patient.
• May administer various therapeutic techniques including: electrotherapy, heat therapy, and cryotherapy.
• Applies, adjusts and removes casts, splints, braces, as well as any skin, skeletal, and manual traction devices and instructs patients in their use.
• Obtains medications from Omnicell/Med cabinet and prepares medication and patient for therapeutic and diagnostic injection.
• Assists in training and education of staff and lead and participate in clinical program development.
• Required to participate a predetermined number of hours each year in outreach activities including athletic event coverage, health and fitness exhibitions, presentations, and lectures.
• May obtain preoperative consents and research informed consents.
• May assist physicians in research with an emphasis on a post-operative database and follow-up with post-operative patients, as needed.
• May support the clinical and didactic education of the University's CAATE approved Athletic Training Education Program students and graduate staff and participate as an approved clinical instructor. Responsibilities may include instructional lectures as adjunct faculty within the College of Health.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Demonstrated potential ability to perform the essential functions as outlined above.

• Ability to provide care to the population served.

• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment; excellent critical thinking skills, ability to work independently, and manage time effectively.

• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.

• Demonstrated human relation and effective communication skills.

• Ability to be energetic, quality driven and able to be a productive member of cohesive team of peers dedicated to providing optimum patient care.

• Ability to maintain professional attitude towards patients and an excellent and collegial working relationship with other coworkers.

Qualifications

Licenses Required

• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.

• Certification as an Athletic Trainer with the National Athletic Trainers Association issued by the Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer

• Current licensure to practice as an Athletic Trainer in the State of Utah.

* Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Preferred

• Experience as an athletic trainer in an outpatient orthopaedic clinic setting.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

• This position involves intensive work that may exert up to 100 pounds and may consistently requiring lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects, such as medical equipment, or patients while providing medical care. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Carrying, Climbing, Color Determination, Crawling, Far Vision, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Non Indicated, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Walking