Sports Medicine Assistant

About the role

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This job performs therapeutic procedures such as wound care, crutch and gait training and instructs patients on exercise. Assists physician with evaluation, documentation, treatment, education, and care coordination for patients in clinic setting. Assists with surgery coordination, positioning, draping, and intraoperative patient care for surgeons. Perform research and quality improvement projects. Schedules appointments for diagnostic examinations and physical therapy based on physician's orders.

Sports Medicine Assistants

Duties

• Performs therapeutic procedures such as wound care, crutch and gait training and instructs patients on exercise.
• Assists physician with evaluation, documentation, treatment, education, and care coordination for patients in clinic setting.
• Assists with surgery coordination, positioning, draping, and intraoperative patient care for surgeons.
• Perform research and quality improvement projects.

• Schedules appointments for diagnostic examinations and physical therapy based on physician's orders.
• Assists the physician in the clinic and operative setting (works independently and when required under the direct supervision of a physician).
• Performs telephone and general office duties.
• Assists physician with research related projects.

Participates in professional development and required training and activity participates in staff committee projects. 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. Other related duties as required

• Employer: Ochsner Clinic Foundation
• Geographic area of employmen t: Lafayette, LA.

Education and experience required

Bachelor's degree in allied health field, including athletic training, and 36 months experience as an athletic trainer.

Alternative requirements

Master's degree in athletic training and 12 months experience.

Other Requirements

Certified Orthopedic Technologist by the National Board for Certification of Orthopedic Technologists. Certified Athletic Trainer by the Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer.

• The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only.
• They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills.
• Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

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.

Physical and Environmental Demands

• Heavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
• Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work.

Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

• NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.
• Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue.

The incumbent works in a patient care area; works in an area where patients enter; works directly with patients; and/or works with specimens that could contain communicable diseases. The incumbent has an occupational risk for exposure to all communicable diseases.

Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.

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