Certified Athletic Trainer

1. Provide day-to-day athletic training services to local school districts and businesses.

• Develop plans for providing athletic training coverage at all interscholastic athletic coverage for practices and events.
• Establish and maintain a budget for athletic training supplies/equipment.
• Establish daily hours of operation for the athletic training program (at schools and in the Wellness Center).
• Develop comprehensive venue and condition specific emergency action plans.
• Initiate and administer an athletic training student-aid program in accordance with the school’s teams and activities guidelines and state law.
• Establish a working relationship with a designated team physician and community physicians.
• Establish a working relationship with school nursing staff.
• Complete (school systems) policies training to include: Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan training and comply with the regulations therein.
• Maintain adequate medical records on all injuries and rehabilitation procedures.
• Comply with any and all policies regarding health care delivery as indicated by the school systems regulations.
• Develop coach’s professional development for CPR/AED, Concussion, Heat Illness, Sudden Cardiac Death, etc.

2. Provides day-to-day supervision, orientation and programming for the wellness center.

• Accurately reviews all client paperwork as part of membership or program participation.
• Teaches safe and effective use of equipment and exercises, providing appropriate modifications and options.
• Designs, explains and evaluates all exercise programs to achieve optimal health outcomes.
• Maintains facility security and safety and reporting of equipment/facility maintenance problems.
• Designs, implements, and teaches exercise classes.
• Maintains cleanliness of facility and equipment.
• Responsible for opening and closing of facility.

 3. Implements safe and effective exercise programs by utilizing established policy/procedures to assure achievement of goals for improved functional ability and prevention of deleterious effects, and weight loss.

• Conducts initial orientation of clients by preparing individual exercise prescriptions.
• Works directly with clients regarding programming and customer service to meet individual needs.
• Assists in the process of selling new program services and programs.

 4. Develops and provides for patient/family education by utilizing established policy/procedures and modeling a healthy lifestyle to facilitate achievement of goals for clients enhanced psychosocial functioning, improved lifestyle modifications, and improved independence.

• Provides education to clients and families according to policy regarding exercise principles, lifestyle modifications, psychosocial issues, procedures/tests, and plans/follow-up. Accurately reports client’s progress to appropriate disciplines via staff meetings, physician reports and daily communications with peers.
• Participates within multidisciplinary teams to develop educational materials and resources.
• Provides in-service education to peers or other disciplines, as approved.

 5. Performs other duties as assigned.