TRIA is looking to hire a Clinical Athletic Trainer Navigator to join our orthopedic team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day.
Position Summary:
The Athletic Trainer (AT) Navigator is a multi-skilled healthcare professional who collaborates with physicians and other healthcare providers to optimize health, wellness, activity and participation of patients and clients across age and care continuums. Services provided by athletic trainers include injury and illness prevention, wellness promotion and education, emergent care, examination and clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions. Athletic Trainers work under physicians as prescribed by the MN Board of Medical Practice.
The TRIA Athletic Trainer Navigator will utilize broad-based skills in patient care, ancillary services, and business office practices, always upholding all aspects of customer service and patient care. The AT Navigator will be responsible for the coordination of care for all patients in their department and will interact across the enterprise to facilitate necessary services as determined by the Physician in accordance with PNHS standards and policies.
The duties of the Athletic Trainer Navigator working across TRIA’s clinics include: clinic appointment check-in, insurance verification, co-payment collection, standard rooming, history and evaluation, diagnosis, clinical procedures, medication preparation, post-operative management, wound care, casting, splinting, DME fitting and application, triage, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation, after visit and pre-procedure education, documentation/scribing provider assessment and plan in real time, patient care management and communication including coordination of care across the enterprise, scheduling, patient paperwork coordination, care coordination and patient discharge.
Within the job duties of the AT Navigator in a clinical setting will be designated outreach activities through school contracts or other event coverage and will be expected to cover various events per year including but not limited to sports medicine outreach and/or marketing outside the normal clinical setting. The AT Navigator assigned primarily to the orthopedic clinics, orthopedic urgent care, physical therapy, or specialty program clinic(s) without a specific, designated outreach contract assignment will be responsible for a minimum of 5 events per year.
Work Schedule:
1.00 FTE, M-F Days
Required Qualifications:
Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:
Bachelor’s Degree required.
Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:
Current BOC Certified Athletic Trainer required.
Current license with the Minnesota & Wisconsin Board of Medical Practice required.
Must have a valid NPI number.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Strong clinical and human relations skills are required.
Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing and maintain standards of clinical skills and professional ethics as established by the NATA and BOC.
Basic computer/keyboarding/mouse skills required.
Demonstrates knowledge of age-related growth and development principles necessary to provide appropriate service and ensure safety of patients.
Can make autonomous decisions regarding patient care related issues and be able to make independent decisions based on scope of practice and protocols established with their physician.
Excellent interpersonal, listening, critical thinking and organizational skills. Team player that collaborates to achieve highest outcomes.
Proficient use of athletic training apparatus related to area of expertise.
Safely and effectively operate the following: Various Health Testing Equipment (depending upon specialty area), Personal Computer, Photocopier, Printer, FAX Machine, and Telephone.
Proficient in work processing, electronic medical records, PACS (radiology software), ECG, dynamap, defibrillator, and various Orthopedic and Sports Medicine tests/equipment/braces/splinting.
Preferred Qualifications:
Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:
Master’s degree preferred.
Benefits:
Park Nicollet offers a competitive benefits package (for eligible positions) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, a retirement program, time away from work, insurance options, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, onsite clinic and much more!
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