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Certified Athletic Trainer

Davis Monthan AFB, AZ

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform a full range of Certified Athletic Trainer duties. All services performed shall fall within those guidelines established by the National Athletic Trainers Association, American College of Sports Medicine, and American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.
• Prevent, recognize, treat, and rehabilitate injuries. Exhibit 5-6, Version 1.4 (8 Apr 22)
• Provide evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries incurred, including, but not limited to the following: progressive resistance exercise (PRE), open and closed chain kinetic exercises, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), manual therapy and joint mobilization, hydrotherapy, hydrocollator, cryotherapy, ultrasound, phonophoresis, iontophoresis, and all varieties of muscle stimulation.
• Provide treatment for soft tissue damage, acute and chronic edema, post-surgical edema, muscle atrophy, pain, overuse injuries, decreased circulation and loss of strength due to injury or biomechanical imbalance.
• Provide emergency first aid, evaluation and treatment of injuries, and aid in preliminary diagnosis to include recognition of severity of injury, rendering initial treatment and performing initial examination.
• Design and fabricate protective pads, equipment and braces for the prevention and treatment of injuries including the use of proper taping techniques.
• The contractor provider is authorized to provide healthcare consistent with the scope of practice. The scope of practice is defined by the Board of Certification Standards of Professional Practice. No healthcare will be provided by contractor providers who have not yet completed Primary Source Verification, credentialing requirements and the written standard protocol agreement. All healthcare provided by the contractor, including oversight, quality of care, and medical records management, will be in adherence with Air Force, DoD, and DHA instructions. The ATC provides promotion and education on overall conditioning, performance enhancement, and health, work and exercise-related injury prevention, acute and chronic musculoskeletal injury and exercise-induced illness assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation, psychosocial strategies and referral and data collection to monitor and demonstrate effectiveness.
• Attendance and participation in monthly human performance update briefs to squadrons and group and quarterly 355th Wing embedded healthcare team meetings held during normal business hours.
• Rehabilitation is intended to strengthen the core musculoskeletal (MSK) system to enhance resistance to musculoskeletal injury and improve body mechanics. Also, overall MSK strengthening and healthy lifestyle education is addressed as part of an overall health maintenance program to enhance injury resistance. As such overall strength and conditioning, focusing on commonly injured areas amongst maintenance personnel, will improve the overall quality of life for maintainers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Athletic Training from a college or university accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).
• Possess and maintain a current Certification in Athletic Training through the Board of Certification (BOC). Recommended to possess a current certificate from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Recommended to possess a current certification in dry needling.
• One year of experience as a Certified Athletic Trainer after graduation.
• Experience with electronic health record systems and Microsoft products including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Potomac Healthcare Solutions offers the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Employer Paid Basic Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Short-Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan Employer Match
• Paid Time Off
• 11 Federal Holidays
• Continuing Education
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Incentives and More

About Potomac Healthcare Solutions:\ Potomac Healthcare Solutions is an award-winning, dynamic, and rapidly growing healthcare services company with a proven background in providing world-class health services for both government and commercial organizations. We are