Outreach Athletic Trainer - Float, Event Medicine and High School - Atrium Health

Department:

50115 Regional Non Enterprise Corporate - Athletic Trainers

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Varies. This position is Sign-on Bonus eligible. Based on eligibility.

Pay Range

$26.10 - $39.15

The outreach athletic trainer is responsible for the day-to-day medical coverage in the event medicine, professional, college and high school outreach settings.

Atrium Health is proud to serve as The Health Care Provider of more than 100 schools, offering expert Team Doctors and Athletic Trainers for schools in the Carolinas.

Our mission is to keep student-athletes and our communities healthy, safe and injury-free. For student-athletes in the Carolinas, Athletic Trainers have served a crucial function in their safety and success for decades. They work closely with coaches, parents and medical teams to prevent injuries and provide care daily.

Get to know a few members of our team: https://atriumhealth.org/dailydose/2025/02/25/behind-the-team-celebrating-the-athletic-trainers

Learn more about why Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute is the region's leader in orthopedics and sports medicine care: https://atriumhealth.org/campaigns/orthopedics/sports-medicine

Primary Purpose

The outreach athletic trainer is responsible for the day-to-day medical coverage in the high school outreach setting and event medicine setting. Uses preventative measures appropriately; provide standard immediate care procedures used in emergency situations; clinical evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning. Employ appropriate assessment outcomes measures to determine effectiveness of the outreach program; determines appropriate return to play of athletes and active population. Management of head injuries and concussions; referral to appropriate medical professionals to ensure optimal level of care; all duties and responsibilities performed under the supervision of a directing physician. Also works collaboratively with the Sports Medicine Team to ensure service excellence for all customers of the athletic training outreach program.

Major Responsibilities

• Provide athletic training services to high schools and/or community sporting events as determined necessary to attain departmental goals of community service.

• Works within the Sports Medicine Team concept and assists with event coverage as necessary to attain departmental goals of community service.

• Provides acute medical care to athletes 'on the field' during practices or sporting events.

• Provide clinical athletic training services in local orthopedic clinks (as necessary).

• Provides on-site recognition, evaluation, and immediate care procedures of illness and injury including emergency situations, independent of setting.

• Perform clinical injury evaluation and assessment of patient's level of function and follows standardized clinical practice in the area of diagnostic reasoning and medical decision making.

• Determine appropriate therapeutic treatment and provides rehabilitation, and/or reconditioning strategies, and taping / wrapping and bracing for preventative and protective treatment.

• Implement treatment program objectives including long- and short-term goals and an appraisal of those which the patient can realistically be expected to achieve from the program. Assessment measures to determine the effectiveness of the program are incorporated into the program.

• Collaborate with their directing physician, recommend discontinuation of the athletic training service when patient has received optimal benefit of the rehabilitation and treatment program, and notes final assessment of patient status.

• Determine return to play standards of injuries for athletes and the active population.

• Maintain daily records of treatment logs, injury reports, doctor's referrals, and medical inventory management used for the care of athletes according to clinic standards.

• Complete set-up of all practice and games including medical supplies, fracture management equipment, hydration, cryotherapy, and any other supplies needed for adequate coverage.

• Assist with planning, organizing, implementing and compliance of departmental and policies.

• Ensures an Emergency Action Plan for each venue be put in place and discussed with the school's Athletic Director, coaches, and athletes, including local EMS. Exhibi