Athletic Trainer (ATC) - Sports Medicine Center
Job Description
About Us
CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:
- Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
- Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care by Newsweek.
- Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek
- Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.
- Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
- Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
- Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.
- Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare.
Job Summary
Provide athletic training services in a safe and effective manner to student athletes and sports performance clients, in accordance with the Missouri State Athletic Training Practice Act. Identify, report, address, and triage a variety of sports related injuries that pertain to the athletes at the school, event, or clinic where coverage is being rendered. Facilitate and coordinate the care of injured athletes at CoxHealth designated locations while under the direction of the CoxHealth Sports Medicine Director.
Job Requirements
Education
- Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training from an accredited institution
- Preferred: Masters Degree in Athletic Training or a related field from an accredited institution
Experience
- Preferred: Previous athletic training experience
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
- Able to work independently and collaboratively in teams
Licensure/Certification/Registration
- Required: Missouri Athletic Training License that is both active and in good standing AND BLS must be obtained within 90 days of hire
Specialties:
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Why CoxHealth?
We are a health system that includes six hospitals with over 80 clinics and 537 physicians serving 24 counties. CoxHealth is Missouri’s first hospital system accredited by DNV Healthcare for quality and patient safety. All six hospitals, as well as our outpatient centers and provider-based clinics, hold this national distinction from DNV’s accreditation program, the National Integrated Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The hospital is also the only facility in the region to receive the ANCC Magnet designation, which recognizes excellence in nursing. We are the only local health system named six times to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Regional Hospitals list, and we are recognized by CareChex as among the Top 10 percent of U.S. hospitals for medical excellence and patient safety in overall medical care.