Company:
Intermountain Health
Location: Grand Junction
Closing Date: 18/11/2026
Salary: $64,000 - $76,000 Per Annum
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Description
Intermountain Health seeks a patient-centered Athletic Trainer to support our Sports & Recreation department. In this field-based role, you'll provide injury prevention, assessment, and rehabilitation services to athletes and active patients, deliver on-field emergency care, and coordinate safe return-to-play in collaboration with physicians and therapists. You'll document in our EMR, educate athletes and coaches, and contribute to quality and safety initiatives. Join a mission-driven, team-focused environment with strong professional development and comprehensive benefits.
Responsibilities
- Provide onsite injury prevention, evaluation, and management for athletes and active patients
- Develop and implement evidence-based rehabilitation and return-to-play programs
- Deliver emergency care and manage acute injuries during practices and events
- Apply taping, bracing, and therapeutic modalities per provider orders and protocols
- Document care accurately in EMR and communicate with physicians and therapists
- Collaborate with coaches, physicians, and care teams to optimize athlete health
- Educate patients, families, and teams on safety, conditioning, and injury prevention
- Support quality, safety, and performance-improvement initiatives within the department
Required Skills
- Injury assessment and evaluation
- Therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation planning
- Manual therapy and therapeutic modalities
- Emergency care and on-field triage
- Taping, bracing, and splinting
- Documentation and EMR proficiency
- Return-to-play and concussion management
- Strength and conditioning principles
- Patient and coach education
- Interdisciplinary care coordination
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