Athletic Trainer

About the Position This position is located at Naval Base Health Clinic, Parris Island, S.C. within the MTF Sports Medicine and Reconditioning Team (SMART) Clinic. The mission of the SMART Clinic is to provide the highest quality of care and timely treatment to all patients presenting to the clinics. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Who May Apply US Citizens Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Athletic Trainer Degree: Bachelor's or graduate (or higher level) degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. Additional Qualification Requirements In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes; 1) Performing comprehensive neurological, musculoskeletal (MSK), and mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) evaluations; 2) ability to analyze data to improve/develop treatments to injury prevention; 3) creating customized rehabilitation programs for both chronic and acute injuries; 4) Developing/presenting trainings pertaining to sports medicine and injury prevention. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Master of Science such as Athletic Training Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. #J-18808-Ljbffr