Thomas (TJ) Morgan, MS, ATC

2024Kensley Dr., Waxhaw, NC 28173|H: 704-243-7562 – C:443-790-8078 |

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

  • Confident, personable, and dedicated healthcare leader
  • Decisive decision maker with a proven track record of directing groups and teams that exceed goals, meet budgets, provide quality medical care while ensuring patient satisfaction
  • Variety of experience with acute and ambulatory healthcare facilities as well as scholasticand professional athletic association medical and administrative responsibilities
  • Skilled in data review and analysis that is used to guide personal and personnel performance improvement and operational quality assurance
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills allow for easy interaction with executives, colleagues, patients, families and community members
  • Collaborative leadership style that encourages high performing, engaged employees
  • Evolved time and task manager who maintains the global perspective while also leading the daily tasks

Areas of Impact Include

  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Employee Engagement, Satisfaction and Retention
  • Data Analysis
  • Process Improvement
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Budgeting and Expense Management
  • Regulatory Agency Compliance
  • Billing and Coding
  • Evaluating value models
  • Implementing value models
  • New Clinic/Office Development
  • Association Management
  • Clinical Quality
  • EPIC EHR
  • Athletic Trainer System EHR
  • Marketing & Promotion
  • Community Engagement
  • Networking/Professional Partnerships
  • Safety and Risk Management
  • Corporate Sponsorships
  • Vendor Relations
  • Contract Negotiations
  • Capital Asset Acquisition
  • Emergency Mitigation & Management

Professional Experience

Novant Health

Clinical Athletic Trainer (November2016-Present)

  • Responsible for both administrative and clinical responsibilities
  • Administrative responsibilities
  • Manage ordering of clinical and non-clinical supplies through Ariba
  • Conducting safety inspections and audits of clinical areas
  • SPICE Education leader for clinic
  • EPIC use for administrative patient needs
  • Coordinate CPR recertification for clinical staff
  • Created a PCOSM clinical athletic trainer operations guide to track all tasks and job functions required of the athletic trainer
  • Developed improvements in workflows to help improve clinical efficiency
  • Patient care
  • Rooming patients, collecting medical histories, initiating physician directed care
  • Creating and executing orders
  • DME fitting, therapeutic exercise instruction, Cast fitting
  • Charging and documenting for specific procedures athletic trainers can bill for
  • Collaboration with colleagues to improve efficiency within the office
  • Liaison with practices both internal and external to Novant Health to coordinate patient physical therapy needs
  • Managed EPIC referral work queues

Athletic Trainer Coordinator (August 2015-November 2016)

  • Responsible for collecting and disseminating information from and to other private school athletic trainers
  • Information included specific policies, procedures, needs and wants in theNovant Health Charlotte Market
  • Collaborated with other coordinators, supervisors and managers to develop policies and procedures for all Novant Charlotte Market athletic trainers.
  • Assisted in the creation of the Athletic Training Clinical Ladder
  • Assisted in creation of current Policy and Procedure Manual
  • Assisted in creation of site specific EAP Flow Charts
  • Provideadministrative and health care services at Charlotte Christian School as an Athletic Trainer
  • Manage the day to day clinical operations with partner athletic trainer
  • patient care
  • patient satisfaction
  • timely provision of services
  • communication with parents, coaches, administrators, physicians, surgeons and other allied health providers in an effort to provide an optimal patient experience
  • Responsible for providing the healthcare administration of the interscholastic athletics program
  • Improved EAP’s
  • Created medical record keeping program
  • Created injury tracking and documentation program
  • Coordinated physician staff who support Charlotte Christian
  • Collaborated with partner athletic trainer to manage budget
  • Provide emergency care, injury prevention, management, rehabilitation and emergency planning

Archbishop Spalding High School

Head Athletic Trainer (2000-2015)

  • Administrative responsibilities:
  • Developed first Sports Medicine Program
  • Coordinated physician staff who supported sports medicine program
  • Managed athletic training team
  • Budget responsibilities including budget development, tracking expenses, capital requests, and ensuring fiscal responsibility
  • Created all policies & procedures including:
  • Heat acclimation process
  • Concussion management program including ImPACT testing, Sway Balance Testing, Return to learn and Return to play guidelines
  • Electronic Medical Record system
  • Development of after school Emergency Action Plan
  • Provided healthcare services to the students and staff
  • Emergency care and planning
  • Injury prevention, management, rehabilitation
  • Medical record keeping
  • Tracking of billable expenses including CPT codes to demonstrate value of AT services
  • Stocked, fit and supplied DME goods to student athletes as needed

NovaCare Rehabilitation

Outreach Athletic Trainer (1998-2000)

Glen Burnie High School

Head Athletic Trainer (1998-2000)

  • Responsible for the administrative oversight and healthcare administration of the student athletes participating in interscholastic athletics
  • Developed first Sports Medicine Program
  • Collaborate with physicians and administrators to develop policies & procedures for the sports medicine division
  • Coordinatedphysician staff who supported sports medicine program
  • Provided healthcare services to the students and staff
  • Emergency care and planning
  • Injury prevention, management, rehabilitation
  • Medical record keeping
  • Provided athletic training care while in physical therapy clinic to patients

EDUCATION

West Virginia University

MS in Athletic Training1998

Masters Project: Concussions in Athletics: What are the Cumulative Effects of Repeated Blows

Salisbury University

BS in Physical Education, Concentration in Athletic Training1996

AWARDS

  • Maryland Athletic Trainers’ Association – Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award 2016
  • Odenton Volunteer Fire Company – Service Award2015
  • Korey Stringer Institute & Mission Athletecare – Heat Safe School 2014 Archbishop Spalding High School,2016 Charlotte Christian School
  • National Athletic Trainer’s Association – Safe Schools Award 2013, Service Award 2014
  • Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainer’s Association – Service Award 2014
  • Glen Burnie Volunteer Fire Company – Fire Officer of the Year2003, Training Award2002

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCE

North Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Association

Professional Development Committee (2015 – Present)

Committee on Practice Advancement (October 2015 - Present)

Maryland Athletic Trainers’ Association

Past-President (2012 – 2015)

Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association

State Representative to the District Foundation (2013 – Present)

Maryland Athletic Trainers’ Association

President (2009 – 2012)

Maryland Athletic Trainers’ Association

Vice-President (2003 – 2009)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Archbishop Spalding High School

Instructor – Sports Medicine Concepts (2000-2006)

Adjunct Instructor – Sports Medicine Concepts (2006-2015)

Instructor – Health Education (2001-2003)

Instructor – American Heart Association (2000-2013)

Instructor – American Safety & Health Institute (2013-Present)

PUBLICATIONS, presentations AND PAPERS

“Spinal Motion Restriction Techniques: Breakout Session”

Moderated breakout at the North Carolina Athletic Trainer’s Association Clinical Symposium

2017

“Round Table Discussion: The Evolution of Spinal Injury Management in Athletic Training and EMS”

Presented at the North Carolina Athletic Trainer’s Association Clinical Symposium

2016

“Oxygen: Use and administration in athletic training”

Presented at the Maryland Athletic Trainer’s Association Clinical Symposium

2015

“The Sports Medicine Clinic in the 21st Century”

Developed by Gina Palermo (Primary)& TJ Morgan (Secondary)

Presented by TJ Morgan

Presented at the Maryland Athletic Trainer’s Association Clinical Symposium

2014

“Emergency Planning in Athletics”

Published Article: High School Today Magazine2010

“How Much is too Much. Overuse in Athletics.”

Published Article: Coaches Quarterly Magazine from the National Federation of High School Sports2006

MEMBERSHIPS

National Athletic Trainers’ Association

Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association

North Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Association

National Strength & Conditioning Association

Certifications & Licenses

BOC Athletic Trainer Certification

North Carolina Licensed Athletic Trainer

North Carolina Emergency Medical Technician-Basic

ASHI Instructor Trainer

ASHI BLS Instructor

NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist

Exos Performance Specialist