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Do you have the career opportunities as a Sports Med First Respond you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Highlands-Cashiers Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Mission Sports Medicine is seeking a PRN NCHSAA Qualified First Responder to join our team of driven healthcare professionals who provides evidence-based healthcare to the student athletes of Highlands School. This first responder will be an active member of the Mission Sports Medicine department and promote exceptional healthcare that is built on the foundation of belonging, compassion and respect for our patients and each other. They will also possess contemporary expertise and clinical competence with a focus on patient centered care. This position will collaborate with selected area physicians to provide onsite care of Highlands School with the full support of Mission Sports Medicine and Highlands- Cashiers Hospital.   

Essential Accountabilities include but are not limited to: 

• Demonstrates a proactive approach to patient-centered care through purposeful and skilled interaction, promoting evidence-based and best practice procedures, techniques, and recommendations to produce a change in condition/function consistent with diagnosis and prognosis. 

• Builds effective relationships with team providers, interdisciplinary clinicians, coaches, leadership, the organization’s administration, and other pertinent parties. 

• Collaborates with and ensures accurate, effective, and timely communication to district Athletic Trainers, Team Physician, coaches, administration, and others involved in the patient’s care to ensure continuity of care. 

• Maintains up-to-date and comprehensive patient records in accordance with department policy and other regulatory agencies 

• Promotes safe and appropriate practice, competition, and treatment facilities, following department and state guidelines.  

• Maintains up-to-date Emergency Action Plan (EAP) and reviews with pertinent parties to ensure seamless delivery of emergent care. 

• Completes other duties, as assigned or requested, to support departmental operation, and to ensure quality clinical outcomes and patient expectations are met or exceeded. 

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities: 

Required Education:High School Diploma 

Preferred Education: Bachelor’s degree 

Required License: Completion of NCHSAA First Responder Requirements https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/First-Responder-Requirements.pdf  

Required Experience: Demonstrated effective communication, reliability, and ability to maintain confidentiality. Working knowledge Office programs, data entry, and internet functions. 

Preferred Experience: Clinical experiences working with secondary school athletics. High risk, collision sports experience.  

Benefits

Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, a member of Mission Health, an operating division of HCA Healthcare, is a community hospital serving Macon, Jackson and the surrounding counties. Located on Highway 64 between the towns of Highlands and Cashiers, the hospital offers 24/7 emergency care, acute inpatient care, rehabilitation, as well as long-term care through Eckerd Living Center. Highlands-Cashiers Hospital has 24 beds for acute care services and 80 beds in the Eckerd Living Center. Ambulatory services are also available, including therapy services and primary care practices serving both Highlands and Cashiers. 

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Sports Med First Respond opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.