Purpose: The Athletic Trainer residency position aims to cultivate a well-rounded, proficient, and highly skilled healthcare professional who excels in diverse settings, including physician clinical services, surgical services, and education. Reporting to clinical operations management, the Athletic Trainer works under the general supervision of a Physician(s) and Physician Assistant(s) and acts as a member of the patient care team in an outpatient clinical setting. This role provides comprehensive hands-on experience in the prevention, assessment, management, treatment, rehabilitation, and counseling of musculoskeletal injuries and conditions.  

Duties and Responsibilities:   

• Serve the department in a variety of settings throughout rotations to include physician clinical services, surgical services, education and research.  

• May be provided edibility to sit for the certified orthopedic technologist exam, near the completion of the annual program.  

• Under general supervision of a physician or physician assistant, oversee and implement the prevention, assessment, management, treatment, rehabilitation and counseling of athletic injuries and conditions affecting athletes and patients within scope of practice.  

• Review, obtain and order diagnostic studies under the direction of the physician or physician assistant. 

• Obtain a thorough patient history including details of injury, past medical/surgical history, allergy verification, medication reconciliation. 

• Perform an appropriate physical examination to include but not limited to: strength and/or manual muscle testing, range of motion testing, sensation testing, palpation, functional testing, and special tests. 

• Construct and provide rehabilitation education to patients including range of motion, stretching, strengthening, posture and body mechanics.  

• Independently provide continual education to patients and family.   

• Assist physicians with in-office procedures by obtaining patient consents, prepping patient, and assisting with procedure.  

• Generate orders for advanced imaging, physician referrals and physical therapy referrals.  

• Remove post-operative dressing, sutures, and staples while providing additional aseptic wound care. 

• Remove and apply upper and lower extremity splints/casts.  

• Properly measure, fit and educate the use of durable medical equipment, in addition to gait training and use of assistive devices. 

• Triage patient messages including general/surgical questions, medication requests, prior-authorizations, and post-operative phone calls.  

• Coordinate or directly perform the scheduling/rescheduling of appointments, consultations, testing and procedures. 

• Obtain accurate patient vitals including height, weight, temperature, and blood pressure.  

• Complete all required documentation of patient care in accordance with the OSUWMC standards and guidelines. 

• Collect and process point of care tests, venipuncture and other lab specimens. 

Requirements: 

• Licensure by the State of Ohio Occupational, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Training Board 

• Certification by the Board of Certification (BOC) for Athletic Trainers (Athletic Training Certification – ATC) 

• Master’s Degree in Healthcare, Athletic Training, or related degree. 

• Current CPR Certification 

Preferences:  

• Experience working with athletic populations.  

• Epic Experience 

• 1-2 years of outpatient orthopedic/sports medicine experience