Sports Medicine Assistant - Primary Care Sports Med

About This Role

This role performs therapeutic procedures, instructs patients on exercise, and assists physicians with patient evaluation, documentation, treatment, education, and care coordination in a clinic setting. It also involves assisting with surgery coordination and performing research and quality improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform therapeutic procedures such as wound care, crutch and gait training, casting, splinting, or bracing
• Instruct patients on exercise programs
• Assist physician with evaluation, documentation, treatment, education, and care coordination for patients in clinic setting
• Assist with surgery coordination, positioning, draping, and intraoperative patient care for surgeons
• Perform research and quality improvement projects
• Schedule appointments for diagnostic examinations and physical therapy based on physician’s orders
• Educate patients regarding treatment plans, pathophysiology, anatomy, and clinical decision making
• Gather patient’s medical background and history of present illness, perform problem focused clinical examination, document findings and treatment plans, and place orders in electronic medical record system

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health
• 3 years related experience in healthcare office in clinical or other related medical areas including evaluating and assessing patient injury
• Certified Orthopedic Technologist (OTC)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association
• Board of Certified Athletic Trainers Certification (BOCATC)
• Excellent written, verbal and follow up skills
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to work well with a team
• Ability to interact with potential patients, clinic staff, physicians, and departments in a professional manner
• Ability to multi-task with high degree of attention to detail and bring tasks to completion
• Comfortable communicating with patients

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health
• 3 years related experience in healthcare office in clinical or other related medical areas including evaluating and assessing patient injury

Nice to Have

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health or Education
• Completion of SMA residency or equivalent program

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