The candidate will be responsible for full-time athletic training duties at UW-Green Bay for Green Bay Phoenix Athletics while working as part of the Prevea Health Sports Medicine team. The candidate will serve as the primary Athletic Trainer for Softball & Swim & Dive. Position provides onsite practice coverage, event coverage, and team travel. Position will require night, weekend and holiday coverage.
Athletic Trainer
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Job Summary
Athletic Trainers at Prevea Health are responsible or ensuring the provision of a comprehensive, appropriate medical care and oversight of sports medicine services at the assigned educational institution following Prevea Health guidelines and procedures. This position provides athletic training services for assigned sports including injury and illness evaluation, treatments, rehabilitation, referrals, maintaining timely/accurate medical records, and coordinate medical care following physician's plan of care.
What you will do
- Serve as primary athletic training and medical contact for all sports, teams, and community events while coordinating all medical care for assigned student-athletes. This includes but is not limited to: offering onsite practice/workout support, event coverage, accompanying the team during travel, coordinating communication between injured athletes, outside physicians, coaching staff and family members as needed and communication with medical director, athletic director, all program coaches, and strength and conditioning staff regarding participation status and limitations to injured or ill student-athletes
- Administrative duties that include: all required documentation from patient/athlete encounters will be accurately completed following Prevea Health guidelines, maintain insurance information for student-athletes while providing guidance on insurance/billing questions, or concerns, scheduling of patient follow up appointments and serving as a liaison between the Sports Medicine Department and other medical services within Prevea Sports Medicine, HSHS, and other area medical health system
- Ensure adherence to privacy, OSHA, and healthcare regulations at the Federal, State, university, conference, NCAA and WIAA levels. Develop and enforce procedures to guarantee that all student-athletes meet participation requirements established by these entities.
- Coordinate and document patient care through Prevea’s secure electronic medical record systems, Sportsware, Epic, and Doc Halo, to communicate with all providers anytime within Prevea for specialized care in a HIPAA compliant process for all athletes.
Education Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree From an accredited Athletic Training program Required
- Master's Degree In Athletic Training or related field Preferred
Experience Qualifications
- 1-3 years professional athletic training experience Preferred
Skills and Abilities
- Excellent interpersonal skills & behaviors
- Ability to form professional relationships with patients and peers
- Ability to prioritize work and meeting changing demands
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion
- Foster a culture of appreciation and support among team members
- Ability to manage conflict effectively
- Ability to effectively and professionally communicate in both written and verbal formats
Licenses and Certifications
- State of Wisconsin Athletic Training License Upon Hire Required
- Certified Athletic Trainer by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification (NATA BOC) Upon Hire Required
- CPR/Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification from approved program. Upon Hire Required
- Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) or Strength & Conditioning Certification by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA) Upon Hire Preferred
- Certification in specialty area, e.g skin fold testing, casting, dry needling, etc Upon Hire Preferred
Physical Demands
- Sit - Occasionally
- Stand - Constantly
- Walk - Constantly
- Drive - Occasionally
- Climb (Stairs/Ladders) - Occasionally
- Bend (Neck) - Rarely
- Bend (Waist) - Occasionally
- Squat - Occasionally
- Kneel/Crawl - Rarely
- Twist/Turn (Neck) - Constantly
- Twist/Turn(Waist) - Constantly
- Lift/Carry 0-10 lbs. - Constantly
- Lift/Carry 11-25 lbs. - Constantly
- Lift/Carry 26-35 lbs. - Constantly
- Lift/Carry 36-50 lbs. - Constantly
- Lift/Carry 51-75 lbs. - Occasionally
- Lift/Carry 76-100 lbs. - Rarely
- Lift/Carry > 100 lbs. - Rarely
- Push/Pull up to 10 lbs. - Constantly
- Push/Pull 11-25 lbs. - Constantly
- Push/Pull 26-35 lbs. - Rarely
- Push/Pull 36-50 lbs. - Rarely
- Push/Pull 51-75 lbs. - Rarely
- Push/Pull 76-100 lbs. - Rarely
- Push/Pull > 100 lbs. - Rarely
- Reach (Above shoulder level) - Frequently
- Reach (Below shoulder level) - Constantly
- Simple Grasping (Hands/Arms) - Constantly
- Fine Manipulation (Hands/Arms) - Constantly
- Gross Manipulation (Hands/Arms) - Constantly
Working Conditions
- Extreme cold - Rarely
- Extreme heat - Rarely
- Humidity - Rarely
- Wet - Rarely
- Noise - Occasionally
- Hazards - Occasionally
Hearing Requirements
- Hears Whispers < 3 feet - Constantly
- Hears Whispers 3-8 feet - Constantly
Vision Requirements
- Color Discrimination - Constantly
- Near Vision (Correctable to Jaeger 2 or 20/40 binocular) - Constantly
- Distance Vision (Correctable to Snellen chart 20/40 binocular) - Constantly
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