About the role
This position completes the tasks assigned and the duties that are pertinent to patient care outside the clinic. The contract athletic trainer provides support to local high schools and athletic teams, attends games and competitions, and evaluates injuries to determine their management and possible referral to physicians.
Position Duties
- Prepares athletes for practice or competition, including taping, bracing, and bandaging. Attends games, competitions, and tournaments. Evaluates injuries to determine their management and possible referral to outside providers.
- Instructs patients with home exercise programs and monitors patient`s progress as applicable within the constraints of the environment (ex: across a tournament weekend). Provides patient and family education materials as needed.
- The employee documents actions taken, supplies used, techniques utilized, related measurements, etc. on an injury report which is submitted according to Phoenix Children's policy.
- Collaborates with the physician regarding patient`s plan of care.
- Markets the Phoenix Children's sports medicine program under the direction of the physicians.
- Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.
Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values
Mission
To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families
Vision
Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.
We realize this vision by:
- Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
- Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
- Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
- Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families
Values
- We place children and families at the center of all we do
- We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
- We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
- We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
- We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable
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