Industrial Athletic Trainer
Apply Job ID 25651 Date posted May. 19, 2023 Location Saratoga Springs, New York
Quad is seeking an Industrial Athletic Trainer for our Saratoga Springs, NY facility. Our Industrial Athletic Trainers work along-side plant-leaders and QuadMed staff and train, educate and prevent. The primary responsibility of the industrial athletic trainer is to implement an injury prevention program in a manufacturing environment to reduce MSD type injuries by managing health behaviors through early intervention and risk avoidance.
Responsibilities:
- Working with onsite occupational health nurses and safety staff
- Provide education and/or escalation of care if needed
- Help employees prevent repetitive, cumulative and overuse type musculoskeletal injuries and illnesses
- Conduct ergonomic analysis in order to provide recommendations on workstation modifications
- Provide on-the-job education and coaching
- Knowledge of ergonomics and project management
- Address and mitigate risks related to workers' total health, therefore reducing the risk of job-related injuries and illnesses
- Develop job-specific agility routines and programs to be implemented in a preventative method
- Minimize risk of injury through awareness, education, and ergonomic recommendations
- Proactively engage with employees at their work location
- Gain full understanding of the site operations, work-flow, processes and employees in order to make recommendations for preventing musculoskeletal injuries from occurring
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in health related field from an accredited program (Athletic Training Preferred)
- Minimum of two (2) years of previous experience in athletic training with one (1) year in an industrial setting
- National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Board Certification
- Current CPR Certification
- Experience in orthopedics, wellness, industrial/occupational health or ergonomic experience a plus
- Ability to work independently and make decisions in accordance to company policy and procedures
- Ability to take initiative and manage multiple projects
- Ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences
- Have the skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities
- Ability to gather data, compile information and prepare reports
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and have the ability to learn new software as needed
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