Assistant Athletic Trainer - East Falls, PA - Full Time

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Responsibilities

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The Assistant Athletic Trainer is charged with the responsibility of care and treatment of athletic injuries; game and practice coverage; maintaining accurate medical records; acting as a preceptor for masters level athletic training students, and in the absence of the Head Athletic Trainer, maintaining all policies and procedures of the Athletic Training Program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible for maintaining a current knowledge and expertise in the field.
• Responsible for acting as a preceptor to masters level athletic training students and student work study assistants in the basics of sports medicine techniques; applying protective tape, wraps and dressings; primary injury care; use of heat and cold modalities; and basic rehabilitation techniques.
• Provides injury prevention, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and referrals for Jefferson University varsity athletes.
• Home game and practice coverage for varsity sports as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer.
• Provides emergency care during home contests for visiting athletes.
• Interacts with students, co-workers, visitors, and other individuals consistent with the values of Jefferson.

OTHER FUNCTIONS AND COMPETENCIES needed in addition to Essential Functions:

Responsibilities

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The Assistant Athletic Trainer is charged with the responsibility of care and treatment of athletic injuries; game and practice coverage; maintaining accurate medical records; acting as a preceptor for masters level athletic training students, and in the absence of the Head Athletic Trainer, maintaining all policies and procedures of the Athletic Training Program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible for maintaining a current knowledge and expertise in the field.
• Responsible for acting as a preceptor to masters level athletic training students and student work study assistants in the basics of sports medicine techniques; applying protective tape, wraps and dressings; primary injury care; use of heat and cold modalities; and basic rehabilitation techniques.
• Provides injury prevention, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and referrals for Jefferson University varsity athletes.
• Home game and practice coverage for varsity sports as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer.
• Provides emergency care during home contests for visiting athletes.
• Interacts with students, co-workers, visitors, and other individuals consistent with the values of Jefferson.

OTHER FUNCTIONS AND COMPETENCIES needed in addition to Essential Functions:

• Responsible for conducting rehabilitation programs for injured student athletes in helping to return the student athlete to functional status.
• Responsible for conducting preventative therapeutic programs to enhance student athlete’s ability to avoid future injury.
• Maintains adequate injury and rehabilitation records. Ensures the confidentiality of medical records within current standards of practice of state and federal laws.
• Refers student athletes to seek appropriate medical assistance for follow-up and/or additional surgery.
• Works under the supervision of designated university team physician and orthopedic surgeon on all medical concerns.
• Responsible for additional duties assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer and/or Director of Athletics.
• Assists in inventory control and supply acquisition in accordance with University procedures.
• Assists in processing insurance claims through the University’s insurance area and the student athletes’ primary care insurance.
• Arranges emergency transportation at home events, practices, and game sites.
• Assists in developing emergency plans for all team practice and game sites.
• Arranges physician appointments through the sports medicine referral network.
• Communicates with parents/guardians on matters concerning the health of their child (while maintaining patient confidentiality as requested by the student-athlete).
• Travels with the Philadelphia University teams when schedules and circumstances dictate the need.

Qualifications

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION:

• Certification in good standing as an Athletic Trainer by the NATA BOC governing body must be maintained.
• Licensure by the Pennsylvania Board of Medicine must be maintained.
• Certification in CPR/AED/First Aid

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an appropriate area of specialization. Additionally, they should have a minimum of 2-3 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Master’s degree in a relevant area of study.

Closing Statement

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.