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Plymouth State University | Athletic Training

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Career Spotlight Series Athletic Training

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In this week's I Love My Job, You and Me talked to Bobby Delmore, who is an athletic trainer, and he tells us why he loves his job.

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Body Mechanics instructional video on safe lifting techniques to avoid back injury at work and at home.

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Communication skills. Speech-language pathologists need to communicate test results, diagnoses, and proposed treatments in a way that patients and their families can understand.

Compassion. Speech-language pathologists work with people who are often frustrated by their difficulties. Speech-language pathologists must be able to support emotionally demanding patients and their families.

Critical-thinking skills. Speech-language pathologists must be able to adjust their treatment plans as needed, finding alternative ways to help their patients.

Detail oriented. Speech-language pathologists must take detailed notes on patient progress and treatment.

Listening skills. Speech-language pathologists must listen to a patient’s symptoms and concerns to decide on the appropriate course of treatment.

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Codes of ethics for speech language pathologists are pretty standard, things such as, not misrepresenting one's credentials, upholding responsibilities to colleagues and clients, and just being professional.

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Almost all states require speech-language pathologists to be licensed. A license requires at least a master’s degree and supervised clinical experience. Many states require graduation from an accredited master’s program to get a license. Speech-language pathologists who work in schools may need a specific teaching certification.

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Almost all states require speech-language pathologists to be licensed. A license requires at least a master’s degree and supervised clinical experience. Many states require graduation from an accredited master’s program to get a license. Speech-language pathologists who work in schools may need a specific teaching certification.

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Speech-language pathologists typically need at least a master’s degree. Graduate programs often include courses in speech and language development, age-specific speech disorders, alternative communication methods, and swallowing disorders. These programs also include supervised clinical experience.

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The average pay for an Entry-Level Speech-Language Pathologist is $55,ooo per year.

For Late-Career Speech-Language Pathologists, annual average earnings total around $70,000.

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About 2 out of 5 speech-language pathologists worked in schools in 2014. Most others worked in healthcare facilities, such as hospitals. In medical facilities, speech-language pathologists work with physicians and surgeons, social workers, psychologists, and other healthcare workers. In schools, they work with teachers, other school personnel, and parents to develop and carry out individual or group programs, provide counseling, and support classroom activities.

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Most speech-language pathologists work full time. About 1 out of 4 worked part time in 2014. Some speech language pathologists, such as those working for schools, may need to travel between different schools or facilities.

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To date, applications designed to assist communication for nonverbal people required the user to swipe, tap, or gesture to control the device.  Now, we are on the verge of “think to speak” technology, allowing the user to utilize brainwave commands via a sophisticated wireless headset to interact with the communication device. These technologies are on the verge of redefining how those with communication disabilities engage in the world around them.

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Employment of speech-language pathologists is projected to grow 21 percent from 2014 to 2024. Increased awareness of speech and language disorders, such as stuttering, in younger children should lead to a need for more speech-language pathologists who specialize in treating that age group. Also, an increasing number of pathologists will be needed to work with children with autism to improve their ability to communicate and socialize effectively.

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Medical math isn’t as important in this career as others. Therapists don’t typically have to deal with measurements or dosages of anything.

Medical terminology is somewhat important as a speech language therapist. However things such as the names as surgical procedures aren’t very imperative to the job.

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Speech-language pathologists work with patients who have problems with speech and language, including related cognitive or social communication problems. Their patients may be unable to speak at all, or they may speak with difficulty or have rhythm and fluency problems, such as stuttering.

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According to Edward Darling, MS, CCP, an associate professor in the Department of Cardiovascular Perfusion at SUNY Upstate Medical University, an emerging trend is the use of a modified heart-lung machine with ECMO outside the OR.

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Perfusionists are constantly liable for their patients. There are a lot of thing that can go wrong that causes a lawsuit against the hospital and perfusionist. If the incorrect unit of blood is given, wrong blood type is given, a heat exchanger leak, an oxygenator problem, A rupture of a circuit tube, air in a circuit and so much more, could possibly affect the patient negatively.

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Perfusionists typically complete a four-year degree, with courses in biology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, as well as additional specialized training to satisfy the requirements of certification.

Accredited perfusion programs offer master’s or bachelor’s degrees.

applicants complete an accredited training program in cardiovascular perfusion and perform a minimum of 75 cases as the primary perfusionist during training to sit for the certification exam. Recertification, including continuing education and work experience, is required on an annual basis.

Since perfusionists work in the operating room and use life-sustaining equipment, they must be able to handle acute stress, perform under severe pressure and pay great attention to detail. Some surgeries can go on for many hours, requiring a high level of mental and physical endurance.

Perfusionists also must keep pace with newest technological changes and continually upgrade their skills and adapt to the latest developments in the profession.

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Typically, perfusionists are scheduled to work a regular 40-hour week, but also must be on call on some nights, weekends and holidays. It is a job that requires you to be available pretty much anytime.

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The perfusionist needs to know the patient’s medical history and current health status. Before the surgery begins, the perfusionist and the surgeon will determine which circulation equipment and techniques will be used.

In the operating room, the perfusionist prepares the heart-lung machine and other critical equipment necessary for the particular operation and verifies its functionality. Once the patient is connected to the machine, the perfusionist continuously monitors patient status to control the rate of blood circulation, hemodynamics, temperature, blood composition and other monitoring devices.

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Medical math is something that is very important to this career, the perfusionist measures various blood and other substances to manage a patient's body function while in surgery.

Medical terminology is definitely important. When working in the OR you’ll be dealing with many different parts of the body and many different surgeries.

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Average hourly rate and the annual salary for the perfusionist in the United States is around $52.78 per hour and 109,773 per year. With an aging population, patients may require more cardiac procedures, so the job prospects for perfusionists will be on the rise. The job growth in this field is 24% (Much faster than average)

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During cardiac surgery, the surgeon needs to work on a still heart, and it is necessary to temporarily replace the patient’s circulatory and respiratory function. It is the responsibility of the perfusionist, a specialized healthcare professional, to assume the function of the heart and/or lungs during these medical procedures.

The perfusionist manages the physiological and metabolic demands of the patient while the cardiac surgeon operates on the heart. It is also the perfusionist responsibility to deliver the drug that stops the heart.

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Work Setting - Hours - Salary - Job Growth

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Many athletic trainers work in educational settings, such as colleges, universities, elementary schools, and secondary schools. Others work in hospitals, fitness centers, or physicians’ offices, or for professional sports teams. Athletic trainers may spend their time working outdoors on sports fields in all types of weather.

Most athletic trainers work full time.  When working with a sports team, an ATC may log upwards of 50-70 hours (including nights and weekends) per week when in season while traveling with the team. An ATC not working with a team may have a more established schedule of 40-50 hours per week with nights and weekends off.

Job growth is 21% : this is much faster than the average for all occupations. As people become more aware of sports-related injuries at a young age, demand for athletic trainers is expected to increase.

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Legal and ethical issues can easily arise as an athletic trainer. If you’re working for a popular sports team confidentiality is super important. Negligence is also an issue that arises. In 2014 a jv football player felt a pop in his right ankle after he was tackled. An athletic trainer examined the player's ankle. The trainer found no bruising, no deformities, and after taping the player's ankle, had him move around a bit. The player said he felt fine and then was cleared to return to the game, however he injured himself even more. The players parents filed a lawsuit against the School district because of it.

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A current trend in this field is Shockwave therapy. In the United States, using shockwave therapy to treat chronic injuries, such as plantar fasciitis, is well known but still relatively new when employed to treat acute injuries such as sprains, muscle pulls and over extensions. In the past, many professional athletes have sought out shockwave therapy to recover from injuries as opposed to using cortisone shots or more traditional treatments.
Shockwave therapy has been effective for one-time treatment of strains and sprains as well as multiple treatments for chronic injuries. Mr. Haselhorst says shockwave therapy could become more popular in the United States as it becomes available for a wider range of patients.

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Medical terminology is pretty important as an athletic trainer. This career isn’t specialized towards a specific part of the body so you’ll need to be versatile in your knowledge of the body.

medical math isn’t a huge part of this job field, this is due to the fact that you don’t give out prescriptions or deal with many measurements.

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Athletic trainers need at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Master’s degree programs are also common. In school the degree programs include science and health related courses such as biology, anatomy, physiology, and nutrition.

In high school, if you’re interested in pursuing a career in athletic training courses you should take include anatomy, physiology, and physics.

Important qualities of an athletic trainer include the following

Compassion: Trainers work with athletes and patients who may be in great pain. They must be sympathetic while providing treatment.

Decisionmaking skills: Athletic trainers must be able to make informed clinical decisions that could affect the health or livelihood of the patient.

Detail oriented: If you are detail oriented and want to go into health care this could be a good career for you. Athletic trainers must record patients progress accurately and ensure that they are receiving the appropriate treatments.

Licenses/Certification/Registration

Nearly all states require athletic trainers to be licensed or certified ; requirements vary by state.

In north carolina, to hold a job with the title of athletic trainer you must be licensed by the NC board of Athletic trainer examiners

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Athletic trainers work with people of all ages and skill levels, from young children to professional athletes.

Athletic trainers are typically one of the first healthcare providers on the scene when injuries occur.

They may work under the direction of a licensed physician and with other health care providers.

Athletic trainers are different from fitness trainers and personal trainers

Personal trainers develop fitness programs usually to help the physical fitness of their client, on the other hand, an athletic trainer prevents and treats injuries.