Job Title: Certified Athletic Trainer
Overview:
Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster, LTD is seeking a full-time athletic trainer who will work with the Lancaster Barnstormers. This position is a 10-month position, but the ATC will be employed full-time by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster (OAL). The ATC will work with the Lancaster Barnstormers from pre-season thru post-season (about 5.5 months) and then will work 4.5 months with our team of ATCs covering local sports. During the baseball season, the ATC will have travel, accommodations, and meals reimbursed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide services directed toward achieving increased functional independence, decreasing functional limitations, and prevention of injuries to the physically active individual/athlete.
- Upon the advice and consent of a physician, carry out the practice of prevention, recognition, evaluation, management, disposition, treatment, and/or rehabilitation of injuries.
- Performs evaluations of injuries and follows standing orders for treatment and management of the injury or refers the athletes to a physician.
- Provide education in the prevention of injuries, conditioning, and rehabilitation of injuries.
- Document evaluative findings, treatments administered, the assessment of patient response to treatment and treatment plan.
- Clean and maintain treatment area and workspace.
- Provides emergency care within the athletic trainer scope of practice.
- Able to work in a wide variety of settings.
- Effectively communicates with the athlete, family, physician, and coach regarding the athlete`s injury and his/her ability to return to practice/competition.
Required Education
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree from a CAATE accredited university athletic training program.
- Licensure by the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine.
- Must hold a current BLS for healthcare providers.
- Must have all state required clearances.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3-4 years of experience as a certified athletic trainer.
- 2 years’ previous baseball experience.
- Strong communication skills for accurate, concise, and organized verbal/written interactions with patients and co-workers.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as a team member.
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