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Job Description
At our company, our mission starts with our people. Guided by our HEART values of Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust, we strive to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work every day. As a Senior Athletic Trainer, you’ll provide high-quality orthopedic and sports medicine services and act as a liaison to community coaches, athletic trainers, and school nurses. You’ll support safe patient care and provide family-centered services to a culturally diverse population in an age- and developmentally appropriate manner.
Responsibilities
• Assesses patients using a systematic approach that incorporates patient condition, developmental age, current practice standards, and information from patients, families, laboratory results, and medical reports • Documents assessments, performs physical measurements, and works with the physician to determine a differential diagnosis and develop a treatment plan • Assesses the urgency of telephone calls and advises patients and families on referrals or interventions in consultation with the provider • Collaborates with patients, families, and the health care team to establish desired outcomes and coordinate immediate and future care needs • Coordinates therapeutic exercise, rehabilitation, ImPACT testing, return-to-play evaluations, and services with outside agencies • Implements therapeutic interventions and develops home exercise programs at the provider’s request • Educates patients and families on appropriate exercise behaviors and the selection, fit, function, and maintenance of athletic equipment • Performs brace and crutch fittings and provides product education • Evaluates and documents patient responses, follows up on abnormal tests, and communicates missed appointments, nonadherence, and return-to-play readiness with the care team • Facilitates referrals, follow-up correspondence, and letters of medical necessity to support continuity of care • Develops, implements, and evaluates individualized teaching plans and maintains patient education materials • Maintains patient confidentiality, demonstrates patient advocacy, and communicates effectively with patients, families, and community partners • Manages time, supplies, equipment, and charge documentation to support efficient clinic operations • Participates in staff development, quality improvement, workflow improvements, and required health and safety training • Develops and implements emergency action plans for on-field injuries, environmental safety protocols, and injury and illness prevention strategies
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree required • Athletic Trainer license issued by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation required • Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers certification required • Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association required • Four years of licensed athletic training experience required • A master’s degree may substitute for two years of the required experience
About Us
Texas Children’s presence in Austin helps support a pediatric population of more than half a million and keeps kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood. Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends. There are now more than 15 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area providing full-service family care including routine childhood immunizations, well visits, and sick care. Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services. Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, is our new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin families.
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Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
