Responsibilities:

• Implements patient care by continuously practicing within the guidelines of CCF policies and procedures.
• Performs accuracy in medication preparation as directed by physician.
• Demonstrates accurate and descriptive clinical documentation using appropriate EPIC note format, as evidenced by documentation review by Manager.
• Demonstrates knowledge of medical records, authorization forms, and laboratory requisitions legibly and concisely.
• Assists surgeon during operative procedure.
• Scrubs for procedure to assist in holding limb of patient as directed by surgeon.
• Demonstrates knowledge of disease process and therapeutics, as evidenced by: Recognizes changes in patient status and reports pertinent information to Charge Nurse and/or Physician.
• Recognizes and follows through appropriately with clinical intervention.
• Establishes priorities, assesses workload and determines order of importance on a daily basis with minimal guidance required.
• Obtains and documents patient's weight, vital signs and initial information for providers.
• Obtains miscellaneous specimens and prepares them for laboratory testing. Obtains and files laboratory reports as needed.
• Answers phone in an appropriate and professional manner.
• Takes accurate messages and promptly relays messages to appropriate individuals. Takes messages for prescription refills.
• Under the direction of the physicians, phones pharmacy with prescription refills and record prescription in file
• Conducts initial assessment of patients with orthopedic pathology.
• Presents case to the physician's assistant, fellow, or attending.
• Reviews diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, MRI, CT scan.
• Coordinates the scheduling of patients for surgery and post-operative appointments.
• Removes sutures/staples and provides wound care in the ambulatory setting.
• Assists with sterile prepping for aspirations and injections in the ambulatory setting.
• Evaluates and creates post-surgical rehabilitation protocol for acute and chronic injurie
• Assists with post-surgical rehabilitation.
• Educates patient on home and gym therapeutic exercises, gait training, and fitting of durable medical equipment.
• Develops new methods of educating patients to ensure care given adheres to the latest standards.
• Educates patient and/or family regarding disability, treatment program, and goals established.
• Obtains authorization of benefits for patients requiring physical therapy, diagnostic testing or durable medical equipment.
• When necessary, speaks to review board of doctors and nurses to obtain authorization.
• Calls patients to inform them of their diagnostic test results, answers patient questions following surgical procedure.
• Calls post-surgical patients and inform attending on status of patient.
• Administers treatment in a safe and effective manner utilizing therapeutic exercise, physical agents, and functional training in accordance with the treatment plan and goals established by the physician.
• Provides assistance to the Research Manager.
• Manages supply inventory and assist with stocking exam/ cast rooms.
• Ensures that equipment is in safe working order.
• Measures, applies, changes and removes casts, braces and splints for patients.
• Repairs casts.
• Assists with High School athletic game coverage, including conducting injury management and prevention, stretching, taping, and warming up.
• Assists with education of student-athletes on proper nutritional habits, specifically post-surgical.
• Assists with coordination of pre-participation physicals, physical packets (HIPAA Compliant), doctor's appointments, and monthly drug testing
• Responsible for the inventory of all necessary equipment for games requiring travel.
• Conducts injury prevention and management during practices and games, including stretching, taping and warming up athletes.
• Coordinates and assists in discharge planning, outpatient physical therapy appointments and arrangement of delivery of durable medical equipment for post-op inpatients, review discharge and post-op instructions with patients and family.
• Communicates with physicians, PA's and/ or physical therapist regarding patient status changes, nonresponse to treatment plan and program changes.
• Participates in orientation process for new staff members.
• Provides one or more in-services per year to educate staff on new techniques and developments in specialty area.
• Attends continuing education programs outside the department to maintain state-of-the art knowledge of Physical Therapy skills and current activity in the profession
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree.​

Certifications:

• Preferred - National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) certification.
• Preferred - State License.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.

Complexity of Work:

• All employees are expected to meet the standards of performance outlined in the Organizational-Wide Competencies listed below as applied to the position:
• Customer Service Orientation: Includes attitude, behavior, interpersonal skill, and problem solving that enable an employee to respond to internal and external customer needs and expectations in a positive manner.
• Adaptability: Includes teamwork and flexibility needed to fulfill job responsibilities including adapting to changes in work environment and accepting supervisory feedback.
• Efficiency and Effectiveness: Includes quantity and quality of desired work, as well as organization skills necessary to perform successfully.
• Essential Job Requirements: Includes adherence to all relevant policies, procedures, and guidelines affecting the work environment, including maintenance of required competencies and communication skills.
• Managerial Responsibilities (if applicable): Includes overall accountability for assigned work group relative to operational goals, personnel requirements, and budgetary constraints.
• As an Organization, all employees with patient contact are expected to demonstrate competencies, specific to their job duties, for the follow patient population categories: Elderly, Children, Cardiac, Neuro, Surgical, Impaired (Hearing/Visual), Cultural, Age.
• Note: The above stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all inclusive nor to limit the discretionary authority of supervisors to assign other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility.
• Current demonstrated clinical competence.
• Ability to work independently without direct supervision.
• Understanding of human anatomy sufficient to perform duties of the job.
• Basic knowledge of math.
• Good verbal, written and interpersonal skills.

Work Experience:

• One year experience as an athletic trainer/ cast technician or in a related position in a Clinic or Hospital patient care setting.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing or sitting for extensive periods of time.
• Able to lift and transfer patients.
• Requires some exposure to body fluids.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.