Served as "floater" athletic trainer for Springfield Public School district and Mercy Community Partners. Transitioned into full-time athletic trainer at Parkview High School. Provides athletic training services and health care to fall, winter, spring, and feeder middle school athletes. Athletic training services include injury evaluation, management and prevention, injury rehabilitation, practice, and game coverage, setting up athlete appointments and referrals, injury documentation, and administrative duties. Involved in the professional development of high school coaching staff. Serve as Preceptor for Missouri State MAT students.
Primary duties consist of middle school injury checks. Medical coverage of middle school football, wrestling, and track and field. Assisting full-time athletic trainer at feeder high school to provide medical coverage and care for high school athletes. Additional duties include injury evaluation, return to sports care and management, and administrative duties.
Contracted high school athletic trainer,including game day coverage for football, volleyball, basketball and spring sports. Evaluations of athletic injury. Integrating education into athlete's rehabilitation programs. Collaborated with other coaches to maintain consistent athletic program. Inventoried training supplies and medical equipment. Administrative duties including documentation and organization of paperwork.
(Clinical rotations include Lincoln Southwest High School, Husker Football, IPC Center) Assisted in daily functions of high school athletic training room including evaluation and assessment of injury, therapeutic exercise techniques, setting up and performing therapeutic modalities, Covid-19 return to play progression, and maintaining facilities. Collaborated with qualified professionals to evaluate athletes, outline treatments and plan care. Helped keep the facility in compliance with all school system guidelines and OSHA requirements. Organized and maintained equipment, tools, and supplies. Traveled with sports teams to assist in medical coverage. General population setting; Evaluation and assessment of injuries, taping, taught AT Basics class.