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Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital in Mooresville, North Carolina. The smallest of the four Duke Health hospitals at 123-beds, it offers a comprehensive range of medical services, including 24-hour emergency care, cardiology, orthopedics, women's services, and surgical specialties.
ATHLETIC TRAINER - $7,500 Commitment Bonus for qualifying candidates!
JOB SUMMARY
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Patient Care Responsibilities- rooming patients, collecting histories, document 1st pass HPI, charting, answering phone calls, completing forms, patient education, set up and maintenance of sterile fields.
- Clerical Duties- prepping clinics, obtaining test results, updating charts, verifying insurance, obtaining authorizations, coordinating referrals and appointments.
- Fulfills EOC Responsibilities- cleaning exam rooms, ordering and stocking supplies and restocking exam rooms, cleaning exam tables, maintain safe work environment by checking for expired supplies, medications, emptying sharps containers
- Organizational Duties- promoting patient rights, responding to emergency codes, following HR, Compliance and Joint Commission policies
- Responsibilities that vary according to state law, which include autoclaving, checking vital signs, suture removal, dressing changes, entering orders based on physician protocols, biohazard waste, applying DME to a patient.
- As assigned by clinic leadership, develop the ability to remove cast, apply basic splints and cast to the upper and lower extremity. Accurately fit all DME products used in the clinic.
- Certain athletic trainers will be assigned the responsibilities to evaluate patients during their first post-operative visit. A physician or APP must also be present in clinic to provide support to the ATC if needed. The note generated by the ATC will be co-signed by the MD or APP.
- Other duties as assigned by your manager or HCA.
- Preferred experience with splinting/casting application/removal, drawing up injections, as well as experience with concussion assessments.
JOB ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- A four-year college degree meeting the requirements of an athletic trainer. Masters preferred.
- NATABOC Certification (National Athletic Trainers Association-Board of Certification) is required.
- Licensed by NC Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners.
- Current CPR certification required.
- Phlebotomy certifiecaiton required.
- Coverage for sporting events and some travel - frequency could be up to a few times per week. Distance may vary depending on the situation of the event.
- Preferred experience with splinting/casting application/removal, drawing up injections, as well as experience with concussion assessments.
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