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Job Title

Certified Athletic Trainer NE

Location

Willoughby Hills

Facility

Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy Center

Department

Sports Pt Hospital Outpatient-Integrated Surgical Institute

Job Code

D1900S

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule

10:30am-7:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Athletic trainers are educated as medical professionals (which differentiates them from fitness or personal trainers) and work with impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities. They work with emergency, acute, and chronic cases and are not only involved with diagnosing and aiding patients but also working preventatively to ensure the patient's future health and success. They learn risk management and injury prevention,pathologyand acute care of injuries and illnesses, nutrition, rehabilitative practices, and more.

A caregiver in this position worksday/evening/night/weekend|10:30AM–7:00PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

Recognize,manage,and rehabilitate injuries to professional,amateur,and recreational athletes.

Provide techniques forpreventinginjuries.

Prepare athletes for practice or competition.

Evaluate and manage injuries anddeterminewhetherreferralisnecessary.

Maintain a medical file on each athlete and act as a liaison between the physician and the athlete.

Implement treatment and rehabilitation programs under the supervision of a physician.

Develop conditioning programs for injured and non-injured athletes.

For Athletic Trainers working ina clinical/ambulatory setting: perform a comprehensive health maintenance review,provide an oral report to the physicianregardingpatient history and chief complaint, scribedocumentation of the visit into the medical record byremainingin the exam room with the physician as the patient is treated, review post-visit instructions with the patient, assistwith gathering data under the supervision of the physician or nurse, and administer treatments under the direction of the physician.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Bachelor’sDegree

Completion of an athletic training programaccredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

Athletic TrainerCertification (ATC) certified by the National Athletic Trainers Board of Certification (NATBOC)

State licensure as an Athletic Trainer (AT) ifrequiredby state law

Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certificationthrough the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Participation in training programs related to the ATC field

Physical Requirements:

Requires full body motion including handling and lifting up to 75 pounds.
Manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
Requires standing, sitting, and walking for extended periods of time.
Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
May be required to drive to other locations.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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