Employment Settings and Facility Management

1. Employment Settings and Facility Management Sports Medicine I

2. 1950s Traditional Setting College, University, Professional Level 1980s Traditional Setting High School Level Today Traditional Setting Sports Medicine Clinics/Hospitals More Diverse Settings Corporate/industrial Military NASA NASCAR Settings Complete List Secondary schools School districts Colleges and universities Professional sports Sports medicine clinics Industrial Military Physician extenders Medical supply sales College educators Researchers Administrators Employment Opportunities

3. Athletic Training Areas • Administrative Office • Hydrotherapy Area • Prevention (Taping) Area • Rehabilitation Area • Treatment (Therapeutic Modality) Area • Physician’s Examination Office • Storage Area

4. Administrative Office • Document, review and file all medical records/notes • Physical forms • Injury reports • Treatment forms • Insurance claims • Rehabilitation forms • Physician referral forms

5. Hydrotherapy Area

6. Prevention (Taping) Area

7. Rehabilitation Area

8. Treatment (Therapeutic Modality)

11. Record Keeping • Careful records should be kept on all athletes • Required to have a pre-participation physical on file • Accident-Injury Forms • Daily treatment forms • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) • Law restricts who has access to medical records • Regulates exactly what information can be exchanged and to whom it can be shared with

12. Budgetary Concerns • A major problem for athletic trainers is a budget of sufficient size • Provide limited budgetary provisions • Fail to provide proper facilities • Budgetary needs vary considerably • Budge records should be kept on file

13. Examples Adhesive tape Adhesive bandages Hydrogen peroxide Prewrap Expendable Supplies

14. Examples Compression wraps Scissors Neoprene sleeves Coolers whirlpool Non-Expendable Supplies

15. Purchasing Systems • Purchasing may be done through direct buy or competitive bid • Small purchases can be made directly • Larger purchases send out to competing vendors • Orders are generally placed with the lowest bidder