SUPERVISOR SPORTS MEDICINE SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Align department with strategy maps and continually work to implement drivers in support of Independence Health System’s mission and vision.
• Act promptly to resolve problems and initiate better ways of doing things by acting as a catalyst for change.
• Establish and maintain a safe working environment and assure staff comply with safety, environmental, and infection control guidelines.
• Equitably apply policies and procedures by issuing corrective action in a fair and consistent manner.
• Assess customers’ needs, exceed customer expectations, and consider customers in decision making to improve customer satisfaction.
• Act on most urgent tasks, leverage available resources, review own workload, implement workable systems, and provide clear direction.
• This position has direct supervisory responsibilities and serves as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.
• Management responsibilities include hiring, coaching, skills development, recognition and rewards, staff productivity and performance management.
• Delegates duties appropriately to ancillary staff and directs/supervises staff consistent with state laws in a safe and effective manner.
• Participate in departmental growth activities, program development, formal continuing education.
• Conduct staff performance appraisals.
• Apply cast and splints, removal of cast and splints, preventative taping, completion of all applicable forms, arranging for durable medical equipment, applying therapeutic modalities, exercise instruction (pre and post-operative) for home and therapy-based exercises and gait training. All these functions are performed under the direction of the physician.
• Provides Athletic Training Services to student athletes under the direction of the team physician or referring physician in accordance with Pennsylvania State Athletic Training Practice Act which is governed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine and State Board of Osteopathic Medicine for athletic event coverage for Seton Hill University
• Acts as a liaison between the school community, parent, attending physician or specialist in referring student athlete for injury treatment.
• Manages and provides care of injuries to a physically active person as defined in the state practice act with the direction of a licensed physician. The term includes the rendering of emergency care, development of injury prevention programs and providing appropriate preventative programs and protective devices for the physically active person.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Competency and Experience [Knowledge, Skills and Abilities]

Required Qualifications/Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field and five (5) years of Athletic Training experience.
• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of functional areas.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.

 

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Master’s Degree in Athletic Training preferred.
• Two (2) to Four (4) years supervisory/management experience in [functional area].
• Previous outpatient/physician office experience

 

License, Certification & Clearances

• Current licensure to practice in the State of Pennsylvania
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) approved curriculum of the American Heart Association (CPR and AED) program.
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance
• Valid Driver’s License (if out of state hire, the record report from applicable state driver’s license department is required)
• Certification by the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification and be licensed/certified as an athletic trainer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

 

 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).
• Travel may be expected locally between System locations.

 

 

Equal Employment Opportunity

Independence Health and its affiliated companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. It is their policy to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other classification protected by law. Independence Health and its affiliated companies will comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

 

Disclaimer

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Moreover, duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work Environment

Effective March 2020 or during pandemic: goggles, face shield and mask are required according to CDC guidelines

When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required. Essential – Absolute Necessity. Marginal – Minimal Necessity. Constantly – 5.5 to 8 hours or more or 200 reps/shift. Frequently – 2.5 to 5.5 hours or more or 32-200 reps/shift. Occasionally – 0.25 to 2.5 hours or 2-32 reps/shift. Rarely – Less than 0.25 hours or less than 2 reps/shift.	Physical Condition	Essential	Marginal	Constantly	Frequently	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
	Extreme Heat		X				X
	Extreme Cold		X				X
	Heights		X				X
	Confined Spaces		X				X
	Extreme Noise(>85dB)		X				X
	Mechanical Hazards		X				X
	Use of Vibrating Tools							X
	Operates Vehicle (Company)		X			X
	Operates Heavy Equipment							X
	Use of Lifting/Transfer Devices							X
	Rotates All Shifts							X
	8 Hours Shifts	X		X
	10-12 Hours Shifts		X			X
	On-Call		X			X
	Overtime(+8/hrs/shift; 40/hr/wk)	X			X
	Travel Between Sites		X			X
	Direct Patient Care	X		X
	Respirator Protective Equipment							X
	Eye Protection		X				X
	Head Protection (hard hat)		X				X
	Hearing Protection							X
	Hand Protection		X			X
	Feet, Toe Protection		X				X
	Body Protection		X				X
	Latex Exposure	X		X
	Solvent Exposure							X
	Paint (direct use) Exposure							X
	Dust (sanding) Exposure							X
	Ethylene Oxide Exposure							X
	Cytotoxic (Chemo) Exposure							X
	Blood/Body Fluid Exposure		X			X
	Chemicals (direct use) Exposure							X
	Mist Exposure							X
	Wax Stripper (direct use)							X
	Non-Ionizing Radiation Exposure							X
	Ionizing Radiation Exposure							X
	Laser Exposure							X

Physical Demands

When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required. Essential – Absolute Necessity. Marginal – Minimal Necessity. Constantly – 5.5 to 8 hours or more or 200 reps/shift. Frequently – 2.5 to 5.5 hours or more or 32-200 reps/shift. Occasionally – 0.25 to 2.5 hours or 2-32 reps/shift. Rarely – Less than 0.25 hours or less than 2 reps/shift.	Physical Condition	Essential	Marginal	Constantly	Frequently	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
	Bending (Stooping)	X			X
	Sitting	X			X
	Walking	X		X
	Climbing Stairs	X			X
	Climbing Ladders	X					X
	Standing	X		X
	Kneeling		X			X
	Squatting (Crouching)	X			X
	Twisting/Turning	X			X
	Keyboard/Computer Operation	X			X
	Gross Grasp	X		X
	Fine Finger Manipulation	X		X
	Hand/Arm Coordination	X		X
	Pushing/Pulling(lbs. of force)	X		X
	Carry	X			X
	Transfer/Push/Pull Patients		X			X
	Seeing Near w/Acuity	X		X
	Feeling (Sensation)	X			X
	Color Vision	X			X
	Hearing Clearly	X			X
	Pulling/Pushing Objects Overhead	X			X
	Reaching Above Shoulder Level	X			X
	Reaching Forward	X			X
	Lifting Floor to Knuckle	X		10-19#	20-50#	>50#
	Lifting Seat Pan to Knuckle	X		10-19#	20-50#	>50#
	Lifting Knuckle to Shoulder	X				10-19#
	Lifting Shoulder to Overhead	X				10-19#