Greater Purpose and Core Values:
Athletico’s Greater Purpose is to empower people, inspire hope and transform lives. We accomplish this by providing exceptional, progressive, and cost-effective fitness, performance and rehabilitative services through personalized care that emphasizes education and prevention of future injury. This is accomplished through building on our Core Values of one team, understanding our business, recognition, people-focused, accountability, continuous innovation and trust and integrity, which are the foundation for our unique culture.

Job Summary:
The Industrial Athletic Trainer plans, coordinates, and supervises all components of a worksite injury management and health improvement program for employees. Working under the direction of the Onsite Innovations Medical Director, the Industrial Athletic Trainer carries out activities in the following areas: injury prevention and evaluation, OSHA emergency/first aid treatment, physical conditioning and rehabilitation assistance, health education and coaching, and worksite health promotion and marketing activities. This position is on a per-diem basis.

Essential Functions:

• Performs wellness screening and coaching
• Performs data analysis to measure direct and indirect costs of musculoskeletal disorders
• Provides first-aid treatment and case management for musculoskeletal complaints, which includes the use of ice, heat and wellness stretches, massages, tape techniques, and the knowledge of non-rigid bracing
• Provides orthopedic injury assessments, covering such areas as, but not limited to, history, observation, palpation, range of motion, manual muscle strength, reflex testing, myotomes, dermatomes, and special tests
• Implements treatment plans that incorporate therapeutic exercise, modalities, and work conditioning as necessary
• Performs comprehensive ergonomic job analyses, including task analysis, risk factor identification and quantification, posture analysis, and body mechanics analysis
• Uses innovative, creative solutions and employee empowerment to design and/or implement ergonomic interventions
• Performs administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms and reports in a timely manner. Documents may include patient files, invoices, monthly reports, budgets, expense reports, and outcomes tools
• Creates an environment of trust and caring, which allows workers to take responsibility to reduce/eliminate actions/behaviors under their control that contribute to injury/illness
• Communicates regularly with safety personnel regarding rehab and injury prevention activities
• Attends meetings as requested
• Authors articles for various newsletters and the company Intranet site as requested
• The onsite Athletic Trainer does not provide rehabilitation services, but participates in education and injury prevention
• Performs as a patient advocate for non-occupational injuries

Required Education, Skills, and Abilities:

• Minimum of one (1) year of athletic training experience
• Occupational health experience (Preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Board-certified athletic training certification
• State licensure certification
• Current First Aid/CPR/AED certification
• OSHA10 certification (Preferred)
• Willing to travel to various client locations
• Knowledge of OSHA Recordability and workers’ compensation (Preferred)
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with client and employees
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Position may require proof of COVID-19 vaccination

Athletico provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.