Athletic Trainer

Company: LifePoint Health
Location: Hickory
Posted on: May 27, 2023

Job Description:

*$10,000 Sign on Bonus Eligible *
Job Summary
Recognizes, manages, and rehabilitates injuries to professional, amateur and recreational athletes. Provides techniques for prevention of injuries and instructs/trains on safe exercise techniques.
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Duke LifePoint Healthcare is a joint venture of Duke University Health System, one of the country's leading academic health systems, and LifePoint Health, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier. These two forces joined because of the shared interest in collaborating with hospitals, healthcare providers and patients to bring high quality, innovative healthcare services to communities. Duke LifePoint combines Duke's unparalleled expertise in clinical excellence and quality care with LifePoint's extensive resources and knowledge and experience operating community hospitals and healthcare organizations.
Essential Functions

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• Prepares athletes for practice or competition.
  
• Evaluates and manages injuries and determines whether a referral is necessary. Maintains a medical file on each athlete and acts as a liaison between the physician and the athlete.
  
• Implements treatment and rehabilitation programs under the supervision of a physician.
  
• Develops conditioning programs for injured and non-injured athletes.
  
  Benefits - Wide range of benefits options!
  
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  • Here at Frye, you choose your own Medical, Dental, and Vision plans from a variety of competitive options that give you the coverage that best fits your needs.
    
  • HSA
    
  • 401(K) retirement plan contributions
    
  • Generous Paid Time Off
    
  • Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
    
  • Prescription Assistance with OptumRx
    
  • Income protection programs for the entire family such as life insurance, Short/Long-term Disability, and Identity Theft.
    
  • Employee Assistance program at no cost to you to provide emotional, legal, financial, and daily life support for your entire household. Services are available 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week.
    
  • Free travel and entertainment discount program to ensure you enjoy your time away from work.
    
  • Vitality Employee Wellness Plan allows you to take up to 30% off of your bi-weekly health insurance premiums. You also accrue points which allows you to buy merchandise or gift cards at no cost to you.
    
    Why join our team?
    Frye Regional Medical Center employs more than 1500 professional and clinical staff. Our medical center is a 355-bed acute care facility which offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care. Frye Regional Medical Center is dedicated to providing patients with a full range of services to meet the healthcare needs of our community. We believe our employees are our most valuable assets in accomplishing this goal and we have made great strides to ensure employee satisfaction. If you are passionate about changing lives, we are looking for you!
    Minimum Education
    
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    • Bachelor's degree required
      
      Licenses/Certifications
      
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      • Basic Life Support (BLS) required
        
      • Current Athletic Trainer Certification
        
        Job: *Allied Health
        Organization: **
        Title: Athletic Trainer
        Location: NC-Hickory
        Requisition ID: 7469-7333

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