Employment Settings Employment Settings and Facility and Facility
ManagementManagement
Sports Medicine ISports Medicine I
Employment OpportunitiesEmployment Opportunities 1950s Traditional Setting1950s Traditional Setting
– College, University, College, University, Professional LevelProfessional Level
1980s Traditional Setting1980s Traditional Setting– High School LevelHigh School Level
Today Traditional SettingToday Traditional Setting– Sports Medicine Sports Medicine
Clinics/HospitalsClinics/Hospitals More Diverse SettingsMore Diverse Settings
– Corporate/industrialCorporate/industrial– MilitaryMilitary– NASANASA– NASCARNASCAR
Settings Complete ListSettings Complete List– Secondary schoolsSecondary schools– School districtsSchool districts– Colleges and universitiesColleges and universities– Professional sportsProfessional sports– Sports medicine clinicsSports medicine clinics– IndustrialIndustrial– MilitaryMilitary– Physician extendersPhysician extenders– Medical supply salesMedical supply sales– College educatorsCollege educators– ResearchersResearchers– AdministratorsAdministrators
Athletic Training AreasAthletic Training Areas
Administrative OfficeAdministrative Office Hydrotherapy AreaHydrotherapy Area Prevention (Taping) AreaPrevention (Taping) Area Rehabilitation AreaRehabilitation Area Treatment (Therapeutic Modality) Treatment (Therapeutic Modality)
AreaArea Physician’s Examination OfficePhysician’s Examination Office Storage AreaStorage Area
Administrative OfficeAdministrative Office
Document, review and file all medical Document, review and file all medical records/notesrecords/notes– Physical formsPhysical forms– Injury reportsInjury reports– Treatment formsTreatment forms– Insurance claimsInsurance claims– Rehabilitation formsRehabilitation forms– Physician referral formsPhysician referral forms
Hydrotherapy AreaHydrotherapy Area
Prevention (Taping) AreaPrevention (Taping) Area
Rehabilitation AreaRehabilitation Area
Treatment (Therapeutic Treatment (Therapeutic Modality) Modality)
Record KeepingRecord Keeping Careful records should be kept on all Careful records should be kept on all
athletesathletes Required to have a pre-participation Required to have a pre-participation
physical on filephysical on file Accident-Injury FormsAccident-Injury Forms Daily treatment formsDaily treatment forms Health Insurance Portability and Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)– Law restricts who has access to medical recordsLaw restricts who has access to medical records– Regulates exactly what information can be Regulates exactly what information can be exchanged and to whom it can be shared withexchanged and to whom it can be shared with
Budgetary ConcernsBudgetary Concerns
A major problem for athletic trainers A major problem for athletic trainers is a budget of sufficient sizeis a budget of sufficient size
Provide limited budgetary provisionsProvide limited budgetary provisions Fail to provide proper facilitiesFail to provide proper facilities Budgetary needs vary considerablyBudgetary needs vary considerably Budge records should be Budge records should be
kept on filekept on file
Expendable SuppliesExpendable Supplies
ExamplesExamples– Adhesive tapeAdhesive tape– Adhesive bandagesAdhesive bandages– Hydrogen peroxideHydrogen peroxide– PrewrapPrewrap
Non-Expendable SuppliesNon-Expendable Supplies
ExamplesExamples– Compression wrapsCompression wraps– ScissorsScissors– Neoprene sleevesNeoprene sleeves– CoolersCoolers– whirlpoolwhirlpool
Purchasing SystemsPurchasing Systems
Purchasing may be done through Purchasing may be done through direct buy or competitive biddirect buy or competitive bid
Small purchases can be made Small purchases can be made directlydirectly
Larger purchases send out to Larger purchases send out to competing vendorscompeting vendors
Orders are generally placed with the Orders are generally placed with the lowest bidderlowest bidder