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Athletic Trainer

Community Hospital
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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  1. Liaison between patient, medical assistant, physician, physician assistant or physician office staff.
  2. Escorting patients from the waiting room the exam room, or X-ray waiting area.
  3. Scribe for physician and collecting data entries.
  4. Ability to take pulse rate, blood pressure, respirations and or temperature and determine if any of the above is normal or abnormal. Post-op, suspicion of infection; all vitals. Education for abnormal ranges.
  5. Provide home exercises/surgery protocols. For patients per the doctor’s request.
  6. Complete patient paperwork including FMLA, WC, and disability forms.
  7. Obtaining prior authorization as needed for patient medications.
  8. Patient education.
  9. Organization of work time and area; removal of all PHI at the end of clinic
  10. Makes sure patient rooms are kept clean and ready for use.
  11. Stocking clinic rooms daily.
  12. Following all HIPPA regulations and guidelines.
  13. Following all OSHA guidelines while handling blood or bodily fluids.
  14. Aiding physician in procedures as needed.
  15. Ability to suture or staples removal for a postoperative patients.
  16. Removes and applies casts, splints/Jone’s dressing and dressing changes.
  17. Working as “float” to other physicians teams when needed.
  18. Work triage when scheduled.
  19. Review and edit messages and phone calls.
  20. Able to communicate with patients, employees, physicians and physician support staff.
  21. Review next day clinic and work schedule. Notify scheduling ASAP for changes.
 
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with at least one (1) year of clinical athletic trainer experience
OR
equivalent combination of education and experience.
 
CERTIFICATES/LICENSES:
Current Clinical Athletic Trainer Certification
BLS upon hire