Sports Medicine Assistant

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.

At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today!

This job under general supervision leads all operational functions related to staff development/training. Assists in implementation of policies and procedures required for success as well as participate in initiatives to improve processes serving internal and external customers. Performs therapeutic procedures such as wound care, crutch and gait training and instructs patients on exercise. Schedules appointments for diagnostic examinations and physical therapy based on physician’s orders.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company’s discretion.

Required – Master’s Degree in Allied Health or Education

Required – 3 years related experience in healthcare office in clinical or other related medical areas.

Preferred – 5 years related experience evaluating and assessing patient injury.

Required - Certified Orthopedic Technologist (OTC)

BLS Certification

Board of Certified Athletic Trainers Certification (BOCATC)

Preferred - License in the state of practice

Successful completion of a SMA residency or equivalent program

• Excellent written, verbal and follow up skills required.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to work well with a team.
• Ability to interact with potential patients, clinic staff, physicians, and departments in a professional manner. Collaborative working and team building skills.
• Ability to multi-task with high degree of attention to detail and bring tasks to completion.
• Must be able to comfortably communicate with patients.

• Oversees daily department activities, serves as point person for department in Supervisor’s absence and trains new employees.
• Works closely with department manager and other team members to allocate resources daily among clinics.
• Leads special projects and audits projects independently with the end goal of ensuring that the internal control environment is not compromised, and the awareness of the process control culture is increasingly heightened.
• Interacts with vendors, partners, and internal team members when new initiatives are planned for testing or implementation regarding unit functions.
• Resolves customer concerns and participates in initiatives to improve customer service.
• Assists the physician in the clinic and operative setting (works independently and when required under the direct supervision of a physician)
• Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to: respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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.

Very Heavy Work - Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Heavy Work. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue.

The incumbent works in a patient care area; works in an area where patients enter; works directly with patients; and/or works with specimens that could contain communicable diseases. The incumbent has an occupational risk for exposure to all communicable diseases.

Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.