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| MBM will regularly feature articles of contemporary relevance to the profession in our "Stepping Up and Speaking Out" column. Below is one of many such interesting and informative articles. MBM welcomes contributing editors for future articles; simply submit your pieces to us either via E-mail or fax. | ||||||||||||
 Job Opportunities for Athletic Trainer's By Kristen Wethered, ATC |
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| Athletic Trainers know that there are
many different career avenues that can be taken whether it’s working in a clinic
setting, in high schools or colleges, or in industrial clinics. But how about a hospital?
This job situation may seem out of place, since we normally think of Physical or
Occupational Therapists in a hospital setting. But lo and behold! Athletic Trainers are
making their way to this next level of care. As you may have guessed, I’m an Athletic Trainer who works for a hospital. The duties my colleagues and I perform for the hospital include working with patients in an outpatient therapy clinic. These patients are normally post-surgery, though they can sometimes be referred from doctors affiliated with the hospital. This job may sound similar to working in a clinic; however, the hospital is a very close network of doctors and orthopedic surgeons who rely on Athletic Trainers just as much as they rely on Physical Therapists. And this is just the tip of the iceberg, as ATCs have many duties to perform, including those found in traditional settings. Through the hospital, we are contracted out to high schools and junior colleges. This means in the afternoons, our staff of ATCs goes out to area schools and covers practices or events. In addition, we take care of ordering supplies and maintaining inventory at our individual schools. As you can see, Athletic Trainers can get a feel for both the clinic and traditional settings. Clinically, we work very closely with specific orthopedic surgeons who allow us to watch a patient’s/athlete’s surgery. Then, we perform rehabilitation on that same patient. This gives us a clear understanding of what was done surgically, allowing us to determine what to do as ATCs to get this patient better in the least amount of time. The clinical setting also allows trainers to work closely with Physical Therapists: they learn from us and we learn from them. Traditionally, trainers have their own area school where they perform initial evaluations, treatment and design rehabilitation protocols for the athletes. We also have access to an orthopedic doctor if an emergency arises with any athlete. By working in a hospital setting I have personally learned how a hospital works and about the close network around me. As time goes by, more Athletic Trainers will be making their way into this setting. We look forward to seeing what the future holds.
MBM welcomes contributing editors for future articles of contemporary relevance in our "Stepping Up and Speaking Out" column. |
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Previous Articles Athletic Trainers Are a Creative Group by Phil Hossler, ATC The Evolving Role of NATA Certified Athletic Trainers by Joseph V. Shanley, Jr., LATC,PTA/L Industrial Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist Assistant Occupational Health and Rehabilitation, Inc. |The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of Micro Bio-Medics. |
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