Stuart Schmidt

Team Leader, Sports Medicine, Program Management , Healthcare Professional

Bend, Oregon, United States

About

I am a driven leader who excels at overcoming challenges and leading productive teams. Resulting from my 16 years of leadership experience as a healthcare professional I excel in cultivating positive relationships and secure buy-in from key decision-makers, excellent in building bridges and fostering collaboration. I am looking to collaborate with other healthcare leaders and break into new career opportunities in healthcare management, consulting and sales. ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Implemented a new injury documentation system and developed improved referral and injury communication procedures to improve staff efficiency and documentation compliance by 30% • Planned and ran annual in-person and virtual professional education conferences for healthcare professionals, exceeding revenue and attendance goals by 10% • Identified and secured new financial sponsors for Train Your Brain program, increasing program revenue by 25% SKILLS Team Leadership| Professional Communication| Consensus Builder| Relationship Building | Project Management | Documentation | Risk Management | Cross-functional Collaboration | Healthcare | Staff Development and Training| Teaching | Presenting LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES Trust| Open Communication| Respect| Perseverance| Individual and Team Growth

Experience

  • Athletic Training Program Manager at St. Charles Health System
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • The Center Foundation (8 yrs 1 mo)
    • Program Manager, Head Athletic Trainer, Team Leader
      Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

      Program Management-50% |Team Leadership 40% | Staff Development 10% • Program Manager for the Sports Medicine, Education, Brain Trust and Mental Health programs for The Center Foundation • Led a team of 12 athletic trainers providing outreach sports medicine services to 8 high schools across 4 school districts encompassing over 4000 student-athletes • Led the transition to a mobile based concussion evaluation system which increased staff efficiency by 10% and reduced costs by 20% • Analyzed program and patient data for over 7000 students served to identify program impact

    • Outreach Sports Medicine, Supervisor
      Jul 2018 - Feb 2025 · 6 yrs 8 mos

      Team Supervisor 60% |Program Coordinator 30% | Program Development 10% • Supervised, mentored and led team of 8 full-time athletic trainers serving over 7000 patients • Program Coordinator for Train Your Brain, that delivered crucial helmet safety information to over 2000 students at 35 elementary schools in Central Oregon • Developed new policies, procedures and systems that improved staff efficiency by 50%

  • Director, Athletic Training at Methodist University
    Jun 2017 - Jul 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Athletic Training/Sports Medicine 50 % |Department Director 40% | Teaching 10% • Led the sports medicine department consisting of six full time certified athletic trainers covering 21 intercollegiate sports teams • Managed $10,000 department budget and developed departmental policy and procedures • Implemented a structured conflict resolution program and facilitated mediation sessions, which resolved 100% of disputes within one week • Forged a relationship with Student Life, Student Health, and Accessibility services to build interdepartmental collaboration to establish appropriate learning accommodations for injured students and creating a groundbreaking 'return to learn' protocol for concussions

  • Assistant Athletic Trainer at Methodist University
    Aug 2012 - May 2017 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    Athletic Training/Sports Medicine 70% |Teaching 20 % | Documentation 10% • Primary healthcare professional providing emergent and preventive medical care for 250 JV and Varsity collegiate Football players and 50+ Baseball players • Clinical Preceptor and Adjunct Professor for CAATE accredited athletic training undergraduate program for 20+ students annually • Implemented injury prevention programs that decreased preventive pitching injuries by 10%

  • Athletic Trainer at Santa Fe Community College
    Aug 2010 - Aug 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    - Responsible for the medical needs of 80 student athletes participating in 4 varsity sports. - Created and implemented a policies and procedures manual - Utilized ImPACT neuro-cognitive testing for concussion management - Supervised undergraduate athletic training students in University of Florida ATEP