Assistant Athletic Trainer

Assistant Athletic Trainer

The Assistant Athletic Trainer provides physical therapy to and aids in the care and rehabilitation of student athletes. Assists in the organization and administration of health care services and provides for the education and counseling of athletes. The incumbent attends athletic events to provide trainer care, offers advice on preventing injuries, and coaches athletic training classes.

Core Job Functions:

• Directs and provides athletic training coverage and supervision of intercollegiate athletic teams, during practices, games, and strength and conditioning sessions.
• Evaluates, prevents, and treats athletic injuries and illnesses.
• Provides counseling and education to student athletes and takes on related administrative duties.
• Assists with the coordination and scheduling of medical coverage for home and away competitions.
• Supervises education and recruitment of student and graduate assistant athletic trainers.
• Assists with pre-season physicals for student athletes, and coordinates completion of and compliance with medical requirements.
• Provides detailed daily injury reports of all encounters for review by senior staff and maintains all medical records on assigned student athletes.
• Preserves the confidentiality of student athletes' medical charts.
• Works with doctors and other allied health professionals to deliver care to student athletes.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Core Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in relevant field required
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience required
• Certification and Licensing: Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

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Job Status: Full time

Employee Type: Staff