Athletic Trainer | La Crescent School District

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Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a fulltime Certified Athletic Trainer to join our team to assist in providing coverage for the La Crescent (Minnesota) School District athletics department; will also provide event coverage. No experience required. New graduates are encouraged to apply!

What You'll Do:

As a Certified Athletic Trainer, you will provide on-site medical coverage for events, team practice, and competitions. Within scope of practice, you will be responsible for the triage of injuries incurred by patients/athletes providing clinical evaluation and diagnosis, immediate injury care, follow-up injury treatment, prevention education, and rehabilitative services. Our outreach program consists of 28 area schools, 19 high schools, 7 middle schools, Viterbo University and Western Technical College. Our 19 athletic trainers cover all levels of football, Junior Varsity and Varsity Volleyball, Boys & Girls Soccer, Cross Country, Basketball, Wrestling, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Baseball, Softball and Track.

What's Available:

• Fulltime, 72 hours biweekly (0.9 FTE)
• Cover sports practices from approximately 3:00-6:00pm and sporting events as needed including weekend hours. Will also cover school route rotation 2x/weekly.
• Possible clinic hours available
• Starting pay of $24.36 per hour and up, based on your years of experience, as well as applicable evening and weekend shift differentials

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Athletic Training or Sports Medicine or a related field
• Board Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) by the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA-BOC)
• Licensed Athletic Trainer - Wisconsin (LAT)
• Minnesota Board of Medical Practice (BOMP) Athletic Trainer licensure
• Current Infant-Adult Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (with hands on learning) from one of the following programs; American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• No experience required. New graduates are welcome to apply

What You'll Get:

• Unlimited potential at one of the leading health systems in the midwestern United States
• A highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated
• Competitive Compensation: Enjoy an attractive salary, based on your years of experience, ensuring your skills and dedication are valued and rewarded
• A comprehensive and generous benefits package (Medical, Dental, Life Ins, HSA/FSA) ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member
• Substantial retirement contribution including a 401k match & annual discretionary base contribution
• Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need
• Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, Tuition Investment Program, and Career Development Center
• Other benefits include a Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and AD&D, optional short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, pet insurance, Inspire & Celebrate colleague recognition and rewards program, a discount program, and more!
• Relocation assistance is available

Are you ready for an incredible adventure working in an award-winning culture? If you are looking to be a part of a stable and growing mission-driven organization, this may be the right opportunity for you! Join the Gundersen Sports Medicine team and be part of a well-respected, essential part of the health care team delivering Love + Medicine!

About Us:

Emplify Health by Gundersen is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 19 counties annually. Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; affiliate hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating.

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267.

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Around here, loving your job is part of the job. Join our mission in changing healthcare while finding a career you'll love!

Gundersen Health System offers a proud, local history spanning more than 100 years. Our personalized patient care model is only the beginning of what you will experience as we foster population health transformation and innovation to serve our communities and you. We've made it a priority to enrich the lives of our employees as they find a career they love. Using each employee’s unique talents and passions, Gundersen is committed to delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care to the communities we serve.

You can be part of an exciting, highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated offering an employee-first culture, work-life balance, and career advancement & growth opportunities. This culture allows our organization to attract elite talent, like yourself!

What You Can Expect:

• Empowerment to shape your work environment, encouragement to improve processes and create efficiencies, and support when seeking opportunities for growth

• Culture that encourages self-care and provides you with opportunities to be your best self at work and at home

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages, as applicable, ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member

• Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, Career Development Center, and online continuing education courses

About Us

Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are.

Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, WI, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 22 counties. Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; 6 affiliate critical access hospitals; nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees.

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