Athletic Trainer

Athletic Trainer

POSITION SUMMARY

• The Athletic Trainer primarily serves athletes in training or events, identifying, treating and preventing injury. The trainer works with medical personnel and athletic officials to assure comprehensive services. The trainer is responsible for marketing and contractual agreements of training services outside the Medical Center.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Reads and understands the English language.
  • Ability to think critically and analytically with little or no supervision
  • Ability to work effectively in situations of high stress and conflict and communicate goals and outcomes.
  • Ability to process information and prioritize
  • Possesses exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  • Possesses independent work habits, is self-reliant and self-directed
  • Ability to learn, adapt, and change as required by the job functions
  • Ability to maintain absolute confidentiality of material and information accessed and reviewed
  • Basic computer literacy
  • Ability to move freely, reach, bend, and complete light lifting
  • Ability to use good body mechanics while performing daily job functions and ability to follow specific OSHA guidelines
  • Ability to maintain attendance to meet standard job practices

• Education

  • Minimum requirements include BS degree in Athletic Training or related field with training requirements competed.

• Licensure

• Experience

• Interpersonal skills

• Essential technical/motor skills

• Essential physical requirements

• Essential mental requirements

• Essential sensory requirements

• Other

• Equipment used

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

• Exposure to hazards (body fluid exposure level)
• Age of Patient Populations Served

STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE

• CRMC employees are devoted to serving our customers – including patients, physicians, fellow-employees and our community by adhering to the Standards of Performance. We are here to make all of our customers feel special.

• Courteous – Employee is courteous in interactions with customers – patients, physicians, fellow-employees and our community.

• Respectful and Confidential – Employee respects the rights of privacy of our patients. Ensures cultural differences are respected.

• Responsive – Employee responds quickly, graciously and appropriately to customer needs. Employee thanks customers.

• Gratitude and Attitude – Employee’s behavior shows that he/she believes that each of us controls our own attitude and that what is important is not so much as what happens to us, but how we choose to react to it.

• Pride, Ownership, and Image – Employee accepts all the rights and responsibilities of being a part of the CRMC family.

• Communication – Employee is personally accountable for positive communication with the customer – patients, family members and co-workers.

• Teamwork - Employee contributes positively to the CRMC team and is committed to treating coworkers with courtesy, honesty and respect. Employee abides by the Time and Attendance Policy. Employee has team pride in the purpose of our work – saving lives.

EDUCATION AND COMPETENCY

• Attends all mandatory and department-specific education and training programs as required.
• Attends all required education and training and can describe his/her responsibilities related to department safety and specific job related hazards.
• Has met all required competencies for the evaluation period as evidenced by job specific competency evaluations...