Licensed Athletic Trainer
Mercy Health

Job Info

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Employment Type:
Part time
Shift:
Day Shift

Description:

Position Title: Licensed Athletic Trainer

Position Summary:

Under general supervision, provide Athletic Training services to student athletes under the direction of the team physician or by written referral from a physician and in accordance with State of Michigan Athletic Training Practice Act. Specifically, the management and provision of care of injuries to a physically active person as defined in the state practice act under the direction of a licensed team physician. This includes the rendering of emergency care, development of injury prevention programs and providing appropriate preventative measures for the physically active person. This also includes the assessment, management, treatment; rehabilitation and reconditioning of the physically active person whose conditions are within the professional preparation and education of a certified and licensed athletic trainer. These duties may be conducted at local schools, community events and/or within an outpatient rehabilitation clinic.

What the Licensed Athletic Trainer will need:

• Current State of Michigan Athletic Trainer License required.
• Analytical ability necessary to evaluate patient condition, design exercise and treatment plan, assess patient progress and make appropriate alterations to training plans.
• Interpersonal ability necessary to effectively interact with patients in sensitive situations explaining treatment purpose and procedure, function and purpose of equipment, and so forth.
• Ability to instruct patients and interact with allied health personnel. Ability to effectively represent clinic services to potential clients.
• Physical ability to lift, support, position and manually exercise patients.
• Ability to effectively write about Sports Medicine topics in hospital and community newspapers and high school news letters.

What the Licensed Athletic Trainer will do:

• Evaluates patients functional abilities/disabilities, range of motion, strength, coordination, etc. through assessment and testing procedures. Establishes functional baseline to be used throughout treatment as a gauge of progress and physical improvements. Incorporates physicians' and (when appropriate) other healthcare professionals information and recommendations into evaluation.
• In accordance with assessment, establishes an individual exercise or physical enhancement plan which specifies a) treatment goals, and b) the treatment modalities that will assist the patient to regain function, increase strength, and increase coordination; modifies treatment plans in accordance with patient's response and condition changes.

Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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