Clinical Athletic Trainer - Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Suture or staple removal for a postoperative patient.

• Wound care and wound dressing.

• Drawing up injectables per doctor protocol.

• Maintaining clinic flow between all areas of the clinic.

• Aiding physician in procedures as needed.

• Patient brace/crutch fitting and product education.

• Patient setup and education of electrical modality units.

• Provide home exercise protocols for patients per the doctor’s request.

• Responsible for following new patient care from check in to check out.

• Liaison between patient, medical assistant, physician or physician office staff.

• Responsible for escorting patients from the registration area to the exam room, cast room, or Xray.

• Responsible for data collection and data entry (patient history).

• Provide assistance to medical assistants for stocking and cleaning of all clinic areas. These areas include exam rooms, doctor’s area, closets, and any area patient may have access to

• Responsible for helping to check in charts the night before patient’s appointment and making sure all needed information is in chart: test results, referrals, lab results, etc. If anything is missing call the appropriate facility to retrieve the needed information. This should be done prior to the patient being seen by the physician.

• Responsible for backing up other employees, which may include changing clinics or assignments.

• Must be able to answer phones, take messages, or transfer patient to appropriate department.

• Must be able to take pulse rate, blood pressure, respirations, and or temperature and determine if any of the above is normal or abnormal.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelors Degree

• High School Graduate

Preferred Education and Experience

• 1 or more years medical experience.

Required Licensure and Certification

• Certified Athletic Trainer - Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC ATC)

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion .

• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu .

• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.