Certified Athletic Trainer

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Job Overview

Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center.  We have an opportunity for a Certified Athletic Trainer.  Join our clinical team to help athletes with injury prevention, treatment of sports related injuries such as fractures, sprains and strains, and return to play and be part of the leading pediatric sports medicine provider in our region. 

Responsibilities

The Athletic Trainer Certified (ATC) will play an integral part of our Sports Medicine Team in our Shreveport Louisiana location.  On the playing field or court and in the community, you'll help keep athletes safe and healthy.  In our clinic, you'll serve as a liaison between our medical staff, therapists, coaches, and community trainers, and will assist in injury clinic, and work with athletes such as competitive cheer squads, club soccer, and Little League baseball. 

 

In this position, you'll have the opportunity to :

• Provide Athletic training services in sports health and medicine clinics to include assisting the medical staff in patient injury education, crutch training, home exercise program instruction and cast application.
• Provide consultation visits in the rehabilitation setting in conjunction with rehabilitation staff for return to sport recommendations
• Promote and teach sports safety while participating in sports-related community Shriners Children's public relations events.

 

 

 

Qualifications

EducationBachelor’s degree in Rehabilitative related field required.Athletic Training Degree required with NATA Certification.

 

Experience

1 Year Pediatric experience preferred.3-5 years athletic training experience.

 

Certification & LicensureBoard Certification required