Senior ATC-Clinical Training and Development Liaison

Join Our Team at Peachtree Orthopedics and Help Others "Get Better"
At Peachtree Orthopedics, we're on a mission to make a difference in healthcare, and we're looking for dedicated individuals to join our team. With nine convenient offices across Greater Atlanta, we're committed to providing top-notch care and your skills and passion can make a real impact. We're not the largest practice in Atlanta, but we take pride in delivering dedicated and compassionate care to everyone who walks through our doors. If you're ready to be part of a team that values your contribution and offers room for growth, consider joining us in our mission to help others "Get Better."
Our Culture
Peachtree Orthopedics has a rich history of 70 years in business and has earned recognition as a Top Workplace by the Atlanta Journal Constitution for 6 consecutive years. We take pride in our family-oriented, dedicated, passionate, and hardworking culture. When you join our team, you become a part of a community that values excellence in healthcare while working in a supportive and nurturing environment.
Why Choose Peachtree Orthopedics?
At Peachtree Orthopedics, we offer more than a job; we offer an opportunity to be part of something extraordinary:

• Limitless Growth:  Propel your career with abundant professional development opportunities within our dynamic organization.
• Empathetic Culture:  Immerse yourself in a supportive, lively work culture that values your well-being and celebrates your contributions.
• Dedication to Excellence:  Join a team of like-minded individuals who share your commitment to delivering top-notch care to our cherished patients.

Your Impactful Role

• Escort patients to exam area and prepare for exam
• Conduct direct patient evaluations, obtain history and order x-rays as needed.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments, including medical history reviews, physical examinations, and ordering of appropriate diagnostic tests, under physician supervision.
• Develop and implement patient treatment plans at the direction of the physician, ensuring seamless continuity of care between office visits and surgical interventions.
• Prepare specimens for laboratory and complete required forms and appropriate follow up of results.
• Maintain accurate and complete medical records in accordance with clinical standards.
• DME ordering, fitting, dispensing and education.
• Physical Therapy order completion and referrals. HEP review and instruction as ordered by physician.
• Educate patients about their diagnosis, treatment plans, diagnostic studies, surgical procedures, rehabilitation processes and DME, providing tailored guidance based on individual needs.
• Assist with in-office procedures, including injections, aspirations, post-operative wound care, suture removal, dressing changes, and the application and removal of casts, splints or durable medical equipment.
• Facilitate completion of handicapped parking permits, FMLA, disability forms, record and imaging requests, work and school excuses.
• Serve as a primary liaison between patients and physicians, ensuring effective communication and coordination of care.
• Coordinate consultations with other physicians.
• Coordinate and obtain necessary prior authorizations for visco-supplementation injections, laboratory tests, and advanced imaging studies.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA standards regarding blood borne pathogens
• Prepare prescriptions for signature and e-prescribe. Telephone, eRx prescriptions to pharmacy on MD request/approval.
• Maintain stock within modules to include notification related to reordering of necessary stock as needed.
• Schedule pre and post op appointments and any time sensitive appointments. Coordination of work in appointments.
• Communicate schedule changes and clinic cancellations to team members and assist team members and/or scheduling with rescheduling clinics cancelled with < 7 days’ notice.
• Monitor biohazardous waste and prepare for disposal.
• Obtain x-ray and imaging results and store them in JOINTS, including importing/downloading outside discs into JOINTS when x-ray Team backed up or time allows.
• Obtain diagnostic results from appropriate source and scan report into Athena and match to close out order.
• Provide staff coverage for other clinical personnel, as needed and at the request of Clinical Management.
• Document all aspects of visit in Athena to include meaningful use criteria.
• Assist MD to enter diagnosis codes.
• Responsible for all patient phone calls (clinical) and portal communication, ensuring proper documentation in Athena of action taken/advice given.
• Schedule all OR cases and maintain surgery schedule.
• Attend meetings and perform duties as requested.
• Employees have responsibility for and are expected to adhere to all Peachtree Orthopedic Clinic policies and procedures, to strictly comply with all laws, rules, and regulations and to consistently engage in ethical patient care and business practices. Other duties may be assigned.
• Coverage of athletic events, games and tournaments as needed and available.
• Urgent Ortho coverage when available.
• Develop and implement training schedules for new employees.
• Collaborate with Clinical Managers regarding Standard Operating Procedures.  
• Ensure annual competency assessments and training completion in key areas, including patient intake, electronic medical records (EMR) management, clinical orders, casting, splinting, durable medical equipment application, and surgical scheduling.   
• Collaborate with managers on adherence to annual Healthcare Compliance Pros education renewals and additional training as indicated.    
• Staff Development: Conduct advanced training sessions in specialized clinical areas such as suturing, post-operative wound care, casting and splinting. 
• Conduct and/or coordinate 1:1 training with staff as needed and indicated by competency or audits.   
• Track and validate completion of Clinical Task Checklist during the onboarding period and scheduling additional tasks as needed.   
• Evaluate and update Clinical Task Checklist as needed and/or required.   

Competencies

Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Communications - Exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.

Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives

Job Knowledge -Competent in required job skills and knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; displays understanding of how job relates to others; uses resources effectively.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in athletic training from four-year college or university; minimum of one-year experience in orthopedics/sports injuries. Clinic experience preferred.
• Board of Certification (BOC) for Athletic Trainers
• State of Georgia Athletic Training Licensure
• American Heart Association's Certification - BLS Certified
• Continuing education and/or license renewal is required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC)
• Minimum of two (2) years at Peachtree Orthopedics

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Clinical staff must often be on their feet for much of the day and may have to lift patients who have trouble moving, standing, or walking. These duties can be stressful, as can dealing with ill and injured people. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The required duties may present a stressful environment, as this is a fast-paced environment caring for patients in pain and with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Peachtree Orthopedics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.