Professional Athletic Trainer - Full Time - New Orleans

Ochsner Clinic Foundation•New Orleans, LA

About The Position

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways. At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today! This job, in addition to normal duties of an Athletic Trainer, under general supervision works in a specialized capacity for a professional sports organization requiring additional responsibilities related to professional training camp, combine activities and standard offseason programming set forth by each specific professional sports league. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company’s discretion.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in athletic training.
3 years of experience evaluating and assessing patient injury.
Current athletic trainer license in state of practice.
BLS Certification from the American Heart Association.
Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications.
Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally.
Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, and team building skills and ability to interact with potential patients, clinic staff, physicians and departments in a professional manner.
Ability to prioritize and multi-task with high degree of attention to detail and bring tasks to completion.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in athletic training or Allied Health.
5 years of experience evaluating and assessing patient injury.
BOC Certification for the Athletic Trainer.

Responsibilities

Adheres to standards set forth by the professional sports league and covers all required events in additional to games and practices, not limited to training camps, combines, offseason programming.
Prepares age and prognosis appropriate prevention, treatment and rehabilitation under the supervision of the physician.
Performs on-field immediate care for injury, recommending physician or therapy follow up.
Maintains injury log per contractual agreement and documents per policy and procedure manual.
Restocks supplies and maintains inventory in accordance with budgets and administrative direction.
Sets up equipment for training camps, practices, gamedays from direction of professional team administration.
Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.
This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.