Posting Athletic Trainer Outreach- College of Southern Idaho

Athletic Trainer Outreach

At St. Luke's, we pride ourselves on fostering a workplace culture that values diversity, promotes collaboration, and prioritizes employee well-being. Our commitment to excellence in patient care extends to creating an environment where our team can thrive both personally and professionally. With opportunities for growth, competitive benefits, and a supportive community of colleagues, St. Luke's is truly a great place to work.

What You Can Expect:

• Athletic Trainer Outreach for College of Southern Idaho
• Under little to no supervision, the Athletic Trainer Outreach manages the care of athletes in community outreach settings. Participates with the sports medicine team to plan and implement specific treatment and prevention programs for individual patients and patient/student groups. Serves as the athletic trainer in the following community outreach settings: Assistant Athletic Trainer in collegiate settings or Head Athletic Trainer for professional sports teams (short season)
• Provides standard immediate care procedures used in emergency situations, performs injury evaluation and assessment of patient's level of function and follows standardized practice in diagnostic reasoning and medical decision making on behalf of the athlete.
• Understands and uses preventative measures, providing education to the community, to ensure the highest quality of care for every patient.
• Provides training room oversight which includes recommendation of athletes' care in collaboration with other healthcare professionals.
• Plans/schedules medical coverage at sporting events.
• Determines appropriate therapeutic treatment and provides rehabilitation, and/or reconditioning strategies, and taping/wrapping and bracing for preventative and protective treatment.
• Evaluates and manages head injuries and concussions and develops appropriate return to play guidelines in collaboration with system entities.
• Maintains daily records of treatment logs, injury reports, and doctor's referrals using the St Luke's Athletic Training Program (ATP) electronic medical record. Maintains medical inventory used for the care of athletes.
• Ensures an Emergency Action Plan be put in place and discussed with the organization's leadership, coaches, and athletes.
• Travels to community, sports, school, etc. events which may include out of state travel with extended stays.
• Performs moderate to heavy administrative duties which may include oversight of athletes' insurance claims, travel coordination, budgeting/purchasing/maintaining athletic training inventory/supplies, injury and referral tracking etc.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor degree
• Experience: 1 year relevant experience
• License: Licensed as a Certified Athletic Trainer the state of practice
• Certification: Board of Certification (BOC) certified
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certified through American Safety and Health Institute, American Heart Association, or American Red Cross.
• Valid Driver's License & Insurance

What's in it for you

At St. Luke's, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke's is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.