Clinical Athletic Trainer - Full-time

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Clinical Athletic Trainer - Full-time

Department:

Center of Excellence

Location:

Rio Rancho, NM

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Job Summary and Scope

The Clinical Athletic Trainer (Clinical ATc) will perform administrative and clinical duties under the direction of a provider and/or clinic nurse in the Orthopaedic clinic. . They will work in a team approach to provide patient care within an Orthopaedic Sports Clinic. The duties will involve:

Coordinating patient care with scheduling of surgery, peri-operative visits, and physical therapy

Provide patient education, rehabilitation exercises, and develop home exercise programs

Removal of sutures/staples and application of bandages and dressings

Application of braces, casts, and other durable medical equipment

Contribute to system-based improvements to improve patient care and efficiency

Taking and recording vital signs, medical / family / social histories, preparing patients for examinations, preparing and administering injections

Scheduling visits as needed, receiving and documenting telephonic messages from patients for health care concerns, medication refill requests and follow up needs in the Electronic Health Record. Serve as a point of patient contact alongside the Orthopaedic Surgeon to trouble shoot peri-operative questions

Essential Functions:

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES - Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality assurance programs

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops.

PATIENT SAFETY - Report potential and actual patient safety, concerns, medical errors and or near misses in a timely manner thru the chain of command and document within the PSN system.

PATIENT CARE - Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional psychological and spiritual support to patient, friends and families.

PATIENT CARE - Promote patient’s independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, identified ley caregiver and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.

TEAMWORK - Maintain a cooperative relationship among health care teams and resolve patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.

COMPLIANCE - Active participation in hospital strategic initiatives such as quality improvement and monitoring TJC compliance.

Maintain equipment, stock supplies and transport patients as needed.

Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don’t understand or may “Not seem right”.

Participate in orientation, and having successfully completed preceptor training, assume precepting, orientation and evaluation responsibilities of new personnel

Use emergency resuscitation equipment, maintain crash cart, etc.

PREWORK - Completes pre-work for each clinic day 4 days out – to include validating patient readiness for visit with lab/rad/referral completion, authorizations, coordinating interpretive services, etc. Discussed in daily huddle with Team.

PREWORK - Prepare treatment rooms for patient exam, keeping rooms neat, clean and stocked.

Prepare and administer medication as directed / ordered by a provider, according to policy.

Assist provider by setting up for diagnostic procedures such as biopsies, sutures, tissue collection, etc. and proper labeling and transport of specimens to the lab.

Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets and provider instructions to patients as indicated.

Assist patients needing ambulatory assistance as necessary to the exam room and in prep for visit.

Dispose of contaminated supplies and bio-hazardous waste according to hospital policy and safe transport of instrumentation to/from Central Sterile per policy.

Responsible for reviewing: message pool communications and responding as needed to complete medication refills, prior authorizations, reminder notice updates, as well as to facilitate communications between providers and patients via the EMR.

Provide administrative and clerical support as needed such as: data collection/chart audits, schedule appointments (as needed), verify medical coverage, receive and send faxes, print / mail lab results to patients, and take incoming clinic calls escalated from Central Scheduling to the clinics document action taken or message sent to provider for review in the EMR.

Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned within established parameters.

SRMC Core Values

Integrity:

Our words and actions match our values

To Serve:

We put the needs of others before our own

Excellence:

We strive to exceed expectations and/or standards in every activity, every encounter, and every initiative

Safety/Quality:

We provide evidence based care, programs, services, and an environment that achieves the best outcomes

Teamwork:

We enjoy the ability and power to work collaboratively to deliver exceptional service

Accountability

Accountable for budgetary compliance with regards to weekly / monthly supply ordering

Communication Skills

The candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills

Must be able to read, write and speak English

Contacts are normally made with others both inside and outside UNM-Sandoval.

Contacts are usually with own department staff and own supervisor and with other departments and/or locations.

Contacts frequently contain confidential/sensitive information necessitating discretion at all times.

Contacts are 80% face to face interactions, 10% phone and 10% computer email and other methods of communication.

Thorough understanding of injury diagnosis and treatment algorithms

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Athletic Training

Must maintain State of New Mexico Athletic Trainers Practice Board License.

Must maintain certification from National Athletic Training Association Board of Certification.

At least 2 years of experience

BLS Certification

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction

Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as windows, excel, etc.

Managing files and records and other office procedures and equipment (i.e copier, fax, pc, phone)

Advanced medical terminology

Active listening skills

Social perceptiveness skills

Skill in monitoring patients and taking corrective action within established parameters

Critical thinking skills

Effective written and verbal communication skills

Ability to interact and cooperate with co-workers, strong interpersonal communication skills.

Able to readily utilize clinical equipment including but not limited to: Robonurse, nebulizer, glucometer, electronic scales, etc.

Education/Experience

Education:

A Bachelors or Master’s degree in Athletic Training

Licenses/Certifications:

current CPR/BLS certification, State of New Mexico Athletic Trainers Practice Board License, certification from National Athletic Training Association Board of Certification.

Work Experience preferred:

2 years’ experience in a surgical/orthopaedic physician outpatient practice.

Preferred Educational/Experience Requirements:

Orthopaedic Clinic experience preferred

Conditions of Employment

Must pass a pre-employment criminal background check, reference checks and a post offer drug screen.

Must be employment eligible as verified by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Government Services Administration (GSA).

Tuberculin Skin Test required annually

Hospital required vaccinations

Hospital required competencies

Working Conditions

Typical office and/or patient care, acute care hospital environment.

Must be able to travel locally between facilities and within the surrounding community.

Occasional exposure to minimal physical risk

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Company info

Sandoval Regional Medical Center