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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
Athletic Trainer
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What they do
An Athletic Trainer treats injuries and provides training to minimize the risk of injury for athletes and people playing sports. Responds when an athlete is injured on the field. Works for schools or colleges, for professional sports teams, or in physicians' offices.
$48,668 / year median in Louisiana
+19% projected growth
Job Description
This job plans, organizes and conducts the athletic trainer program based upon management direction and physician's evaluation and assessment. Maintains injury logs and communicates response to prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation to the advanced practice clinician or physician and participates in the development of clinic and community based rehabilitation and training in conjunction with the physicians in the Sports Medicine Institute. Participates in in-services and continuing education programs on athletic training procedures as well as in clinical education, research, and professional paper writing. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion. Education Required
- Bachelor's degree in athletic training. or related field. Preferred
- Master's degree in athletic training. or related field. Work Experience Required
- None. Certifications Required
- Current Athletic Trainer license in state of practice. Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association. Preferred
- Athletic Training Board Certification of Board of Certification (BOC).
- Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.