Athletic First Responder
- UNC Health
- Hendersonville, NC, USA
Job Description
Job Description
Description
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
Summary:
The Athletic First Responder is responsible for providing athletic first aid for the prevention and care of athletic injuries.
Responsibilities:
Performs outreach duties for the sports medicine program to assigned schools.
Provides immediate first aid and intervention, prevention of injuries, and reporting of all athletic injuries.
Works under the supervision of a licensed athletic trainer employed by UNC Health Pardee.
PARDEE
Other information:
Hired candidates are expected to complete the Athletic First Responder program taught by Pardee UNC Health Sports Medicine team.
Required
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Must be certified in both CPR and the use of an AED. Certifications must be from NCOEMS, AHA, or American Red Cross.
Preferred
EMT, Paramedic, or First Aid certification preferred
01.8310.2505
Job Details
Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC
Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care
Organization Unit: Sports Medicine
Work Type: Per Diem
Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00
Work Assignment Type: Hybrid
Work Schedule: Variable
Location of Job: ERIDGEXING
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
Our Mission
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Who We Are
UNC Health is a not-for-profit integrated healthcare system owned by the state of North Carolina and based in Chapel Hill. With 15 hospitals across the state, UNC Health is committed to empowering health, not just health care. From Magnet recognition to being named Forbes’ top-ranked healthcare system employer for women in the entire Southeast, we're proud to say that our hard work is consistently recognized, awarded, and celebrated.
UNC Health and our 40,000 employees, continue to serve as North Carolina’s Health Care System, caring for patients from all 100 counties and beyond our borders. We continue to leverage the world-class research conducted in the UNC School of Medicine, translating that innovation into life-saving and life-changing therapies, procedures, and techniques for the patients who rely on us.
UNC Health for Me
Learn how UNC Health is supporting teammates, both personally and professionally, throughout their journey with UNC Health. UNC Health for Me is UNC Health's commitment to teammates from recruitment to retirement that includes ways we welcome, engage, develop, care for, include, and value our teammates. As part of our ONE UNC Health initiative, UNC Health for Me employs strategies to strengthen our world-class team and ensure we achieve our mission. Watch the video below to learn more!