Athletic Trainer

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Athletic Trainer to join our team at St. Luke's University Health Network. As an Athletic Trainer, you will be responsible for providing top-notch athletic training services to student athletes, working closely with the team physician and other healthcare professionals to ensure the best possible care.

• Provide athletic training services to student athletes, including injury assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation.
• Work closely with the team physician and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement treatment plans.
• Assist in managing and marketing the Sports Medicine Program, including developing and implementing marketing strategies and promoting the program to student athletes and their families.
• Maintain accurate records of injuries, treatments, and provide insurance claim information for sports injuries treated by a physician.
• Ensure that athletic training services are provided in a timely, accurate, effective, and cost-efficient manner and in compliance with established policies, procedures, and practices.
• Assist the Coordinator(s) of Athletic Training Outreach in evaluating program effectiveness and provide any program updates in a timely manner.
• Provide input and recommendations to the Athletic Director for an effective budget that will cover the projected costs of equipment and supplies needed to maintain quality and safety of student-athlete care.
• Assist with the overall scheduling and shall be present for pre-participation sports physicals (seasonally).
• Provide the coaches and athletic director with a list of athletes medically eligible to compete under district and state rules and regulations.
• Instructs student-athletes and families on relevant topics based on assessed learning needs.
• Instructs and educates appropriate coaches/school officials on relevant learning needs specific to the injured athlete.
• Athletic Trainers working in an office setting shall assist the attending or consulting physician on any related medical management of the physician's patient that fall under the athletic trainer's scope of practice.
• Athletic Trainers working in an office setting shall have a plan of care or written protocol as required by their respective licensing board (PA or NJ).
• Takes responsibility to understand and complete professional and technical requirements and provide St. Luke's University Health Network with the necessary documentation on such requirements.
• Maintains confidentiality of all materials handled within the Network/Entity as well as the proper release of information.
• Complies with Network and departmental policies regarding issues of employee, patient, and environmental safety and follows appropriate reporting requirements.
• Demonstrates/models the Network's Service Excellence Standards of Performance in interactions with all customers (internal and external).
• Demonstrates Performance Improvement in the following areas as appropriate: Clinical Care/Outcomes, Customer/Service Improvement, Operational System/Process, and Safety.
• Demonstrates financial responsibility and accountability through the effective and efficient use of resources in daily procedures, processes, and practices.
• Complies with Network and departmental policies regarding attendance and dress code.
• Demonstrates competency in the assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development, and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated.
• Performs in-depth, systematic assessment relative to chief complaint of the patient.
• Maintains awareness of department budget.
• Functions as a professional role model and resource person providing guidance to coworkers.

• Graduate of an accredited, professional athletic training education program with a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree.
• Active Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Athletic Training License.
• Experience in athletic training and sports medicine.
• Fluency in Spanish language preferred.

Sit up to 2 hours per day; 1 hour at a time. Stand for up to 8 hours per day; 6 hours at a time. Walk 6 hours per day; 20 minutes at a time. Occasionally lift, carry, and push objects up to 30 pounds. Transport patients weighing up to 250 pounds via wheelchair. Frequently stoop and bend. Frequently reach above shoulder level. Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch. Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation, and high and low frequencies. Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color, and peripheral vision.