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