Job Details
Job Location: Carmel, IN
Position Type: Per Diem
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Description
Summary/Objective
The PRN Outreach Athletic Trainer position provides medical coverage and athletic training services to organizations partnered with Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics. Our Athletic Trainers are on the sidelines to evaluate, triage, and treat athletic injuries.
Forté, a leader in the world of athletics since its founding in 1983, has longstanding partnerships with premier organizations including the Indianapolis Colts, Purdue University, Butler University, Guerin Catholic, Cathedral, Brebeuf Jesuit, Park Tudor, Indy Ballet, Dance Kaleidoscope, the Colts Complex, Indy Eleven Soccer, the IHSAA, and Indy Premier Soccer. These relationships offer our ATs unique and high-profile opportunities to work with athletes across a wide range of sports and performance disciplines.
We value our Athletic Trainers and offer competitive compensation along with paid drive time and a stipend for Forté-branded gear to ensure you're equipped and supported in the field.
Essential functions
Provide athletic training coverage for athletic events in and around central Indiana
Care for athletic injuries through taping and bracing, physical rehabilitation, first aid, triage, and referrals to Forte’s orthopedic specialists
Conduct an initial assessment of an injury or illness to provide emergency care and to determine whether they should be referred to a physician for definitive diagnosis and treatment
Perform administrative tasks such as making phone calls, sending emails, and documenting injuries
Competencies (Knowledge/Skills/Abilities)
Attentive Communication: The ability to ensure that information is passed on to others who need to be kept informed, to keep protected health information confidential, and to reply to company/manager emails promptly
Collaborative Relationship Building: The ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with others inside or outside of Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics
Initiative: Identifying what needs to be done and doing it before being asked or before the situation requires it
Decisiveness: The ability to make difficult decisions in a timely manner.
Self Confidence: Faith in one’s own ideas and capability to be successful
Stress Management: The ability to keep functioning effectively when under pressure and maintain self-control in the face of a medical emergency.
Personal Credibility: Demonstrate that one be perceived as responsible, reliable, and trustworthy.
Work environment
Indoor and outdoor athletic events
Travel required
Frequent travel to regional athletic events within central Indiana
Required education and experience
NATA BOC certified
Licensed Athletic Trainer in the state of Indiana
Valid Basic Life Support Certification
Preferred education and experience
1+ years of Athletic Training experience is preferred
Other duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Physical demands
Briskly walking or running, frequently
Standing, frequently
Stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, frequently
Typing, occasionally
Lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds, frequently
Lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds, occasionally
Qualifications