Associate Athletic Trainer - 139733

Associate Athletic Trainer

The University of California San Diego is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Associate Athletic Trainer. UC San Diego, located in La Jolla, in the San Diego Metropolitan area, enrolls over 35,000 students and is one of the University of California's 10 campuses. UC San Diego has earned recognition as one of the world's premier research universities and one of the top-10 public universities in the nation. UC San Diego Athletics has a proud tradition of academic and athletic excellence, sponsors 24 varsity sports, and is a member of the NCAA Division I within the Big West Conference. Triton Athletics consistently ranks as one of the most successful athletic programs, ranking among the top 10 nationally in the Learfield Director's Cup in 19 of the past 23 years.

As an integral member of the Sports Medicine team and Athletic Performance Unit, will play a critical leadership role in the holistic, year-round care of UC San Diego scholar-athletes. Will demonstrate the professional maturity and leadership acumen required. Will bring a growth mindset, strong interdisciplinary / transdisciplinary collaboration skills, and a systematic, performance-focused approach to rehabilitation and reconditioning. Will have a diversity of experience, a track record of innovation, leadership and impact, and a background in elite, interdisciplinary (high-performance preferred) environments.

Uses advanced concepts and campus objectives to resolve highly complex athletic training services. Assumes administrative leadership of related sports medicine programs, demonstrating evidence based practice in selecting methods and techniques for clinical and professional problem solving. Regularly works on highly complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining result as an Associate Athletic Trainer for the 24-sport Intercollegiate Athletic Program. Ensuring the prevention, management, evaluation, treatment and care of all athletic injuries that require significant time loss from sports specific training and competition primarily for their assigned sport. Reporting to the Associate Athletic Director of Sports Medicine, lead the sports medicine and athletic performance staff to ensure best practice is upheld in the design and implementation of the return to sport programs customized to meet individual scholar-athlete needs. When necessary, make injury referrals to appropriate medical personnel and manage/organize follow-up care. Oversee the Reconditioning and rehabilitation of scholar-athletes on referral from physicians through the use of appropriate physical agents and therapeutic devices. Collaborate with performance coordinator to implement baseline measurements used for injury prevention and return to sport assessments. With the performance coordinator, lead initial case management meeting with head coaches and program support staff on the overall return to sport for injured scholar-athletes. Create and implement policies and protocols for the use of equipment, injury prevention and treatments, screening tests and assessments. Be a direct supervisor and an approved Preceptor for athletic training students from various collegiate Athletic Training Education Programs.

Triton Athletics promotes the pursuit of excellence, strength of character, teamwork, ethical conduct, and diversity, and is inextricably linked to the educational mission of the University.