Athletic Trainer Certified at Detroit City FC

DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan - Athletic Trainer Certified

This position is a full-time role with a main focus on providing ATC services to the professional soccer team and during the off-season supporting outpatient physical therapy orthopedic clinic.

Team coverage will involve providing injury prevention, emergency response, and rehabilitation during practices, games, and travel. The ATC will be a part of a multidisciplinary team and collaborate with coaches and medical staff.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Supporting return-to-play protocols, assisting with performance-related tasks, maintaining records and performing administrative tasks.
• Limited traveling with the team will be required.
• During the off-season, the position will involve supporting the busy orthopedic therapy clinic at the Rehabilitation Institute of MI Brasza Outpatient Center in downtown Detroit.
• While in the RIM Brasza outpatient clinic, under general supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist and according to established policies and procedures, develops and administers established treatment plans for physical therapy patients.
• At the direction of management, independently develops training and fitness programs.
• Orients and mentors other trainers; independently schedules clients or programs and assists management with the marketing of programs.
• In collaboration with the Physical Therapist, develops exercise programs including therapeutic pool programs and sports injury therapy programs, and assesses patient progress through the program.
• Responsible for the development of community service projects, including personal health clinics on a variety of topics such as stretching before sports activities and the importance of aerobic exercise, and administers programs to schools, community centers and on-site staff.
• Works as a team with the Physical Therapist to develop/perform treatment programs such as gait training/therapeutic exercise programs/physical therapy modalities, provide appropriate assessment/documentation of patient progress, and perform patient billing procedures.
• Prepares and monitors equipment such as hydrotherapy tanks, paraffin baths and hot packs, and performs minor repair on equipment, as needed.
• Instructs and prepares patients for treatment and reports patient progress to Physical Therapist. Orients and instructs trainers, students and volunteers.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited Athletic Trainer Certified Program, with the current NATA Board of Certification Inc. certification.
• License to practice as an Athletic Trainer in the State of Michigan as of 1/1/11.
• Three years of experience with a minimum of one year in a clinical setting.
• Completed Level 2 of Sports Medicine curriculum.
• A minimum of 60 points in the professional development category of the performance appraisal with a minimum of 16 hours of outreach across a minimum of 6 outreach events.
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.