Location: all cities,PA, USA
Responsibilities
Athletic Trainer provides primary support to the attending PM&R Sports, Spine and Musculoskeletal program physician during outpatient clinic hours. Clinic roles include patient pre-screening with history taking and appropriate examination techniques, documenting meaningfuluse data, and overall management of the patient activities. Administrative duties include follow-up communications with patients, insurance authorization, patient scheduling including the facilitation of referrals generated from all contracted education institutions. Other complimentary roles the certified athletic trainer provides are therapeutic care to individuals suffering injuries as a result of active lifestyle by utilizing modalities and therapeutic exercise upon referral to relieve pain, prevent disability, develop and improve skills and restore function.
This position generally requires providing service to adolescent, adult and older adult age populations in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree, or entry level Masters' Degree from a NATA-accredited college athletic training program. Certification by the NATA-BOC (Class A); CPR required.
Conditions of Employment
Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson's clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.
Closing Statement
About Jefferson
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
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