Athletic Trainer, Orthopedics, 8a-4:30p

About the role

Primary Location: Ambulatory Care Building - ULP - AMG

Address: 550 South Jackson St. Louisville, KY 40202

Job Description Summary

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.

With more than 12,000 team members-physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals-UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

About the role

As an athletic trainer in a physician's office, the employee facilitates effective clinical operations for physicians and advanced practice providers in the department of orthopedics.

Under the supervision of a physician, this employee will provide medical services within the orthopedic practice and also:

• Triage patient messages, phone calls and questions appropriately, whether it is resolving issue within the scope of practice or utilizing physician, nurse triage and other ancillary staff as needed.
• Responsible for following patient care from check in to check out.
• Responsible for patient care in clinic to include wound care, suture removal, staple removal, splinting, casting, etc. as directed by supervising physician.
• Completes required documentation and maintains pertinent record of assigned patients to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Communicate with patients, physicians, physical therapists, and other members of the healthcare team effectively and accurately to ensure excellent care and case management

Additional Job Description

Education

• Bachelor's degree in athletic training or related field from an accredited college/university (required)
• Masters' degree and/or athletic training residency (preferred)

Experience

• Required experience varies based on practice setting and programmatic needs of the facility

Licensure

• Licensed or eligible in the Commonwealth of Kentucky or State of Indiana, as appropriate to the facility (required)

Certification

• Must be BOC certified (required)
• Basic Life Saving (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)