Associate Athletic Trainer

This position is for Donegal High School and is eligible for a $5000 sign-on bonus!

Join Our Team at Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster (OAL)

At Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster (OAL), we’re more than just a medical practice—we’re a trusted part of the community. For generations, families across Central Pennsylvania have turned to us for expert orthopedic care delivered with compassion, innovation, and integrity.

With five convenient locations—Lancaster, Willow Street, Manheim (at the Spooky Nook Sports Complex), Lebanon, and Ephrata—OAL offers a dynamic and patient-centered work environment. We’re proud to be consistently recognized for our cutting-edge technology, advanced procedures, and warm, professional staff. Our team includes not only leading orthopedic physicians and surgeons, but also dedicated professionals across clinical and administrative roles who make exceptional care possible every day.

OAL is privately owned by our surgeons and supported by a team of 400+ employees who share a commitment to excellence. At our Lancaster and Lebanon campuses, we operate our own outpatient orthopedic surgery center—NPSC—where we perform a wide range of surgeries, including total joint replacements, using the most advanced techniques available.

When you join OAL, you're joining a respected organization where your work makes a difference. Whether you’re clinical, clerical, or somewhere in between, we offer a culture of collaboration, opportunity, and purpose—all in service of helping people live stronger, healthier lives.

Summary/Objective:

The Athletic Trainer position works with athletes of all ages to prevent, diagnose, and treat injuries of muscles or bones. They work closely with physicians and other healthcare professionals when advanced medical care such as surgery or MRIs are required.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Promotes the mission and values of the organization.

• Provide services directed toward achieving increased functional independence, decreasing functional limitations, and prevention of injuries to the individual patient/athlete.

• Upon the advance advice and consent of a physician, carry out the practice of prevention, recognition, evaluation, management, disposition, treatment, and/or rehabilitation of injuries.

• Perform evaluations of injuries, follow standing orders for treatment, management of the injury or refer the athlete to a physician.

• Provide education in the prevention of injuries, conditioning, and rehabilitation of injuries.

• Document evaluative findings, treatments that were administered, the patient assessment and the patient’s treatment plan.

• Clean and maintain treatment area and workspace.

• Provide emergency care within the Athletic Training scope of practice.

• Ability to work in a wide variety of settings.

• Effectively communicate with the patient/athlete, family, physician, and/or coach regarding the patient/athlete`s injury and his/her ability to return to work/practice/competition.

• Participates in professional development activities and maintains professional affiliations.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree from a CAATE accredited university athletic training program.

• Licensure by the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine.

• Must hold a current BLS for healthcare providers.

• Must have all state required clearances.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1-2 years of experience.

• Strong communication skills for accurate, concise, and organized verbal and written interactions with patients and co-workers.

• Ability to work effectively both independently and as a team member.

Our Commitment to Inclusivity:

At OAL and its affiliated organizations, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace environment. Discrimination against qualified individuals based on protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation/gender identity, or any other legally protected category is strictly prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We actively engage in affirmative action initiatives to recruit, hire, and promote individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation/gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability.

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