Head Athletic Trainer

Head Athletic Trainer

Plans, coordinates and supervises all components of the athletic training program for student athletes to prevent, recognize, assess, manage, treat, and recondition athletic injuries and illnesses.

Bachelor's degree in education, sports medicine or related field.

Texas Board of Athletics Trainers License.

Obtain the minimum qualifications to teach Sports Medicine I, II, and III, within a year of hire. This includes completion of the TSATA Sports Medicine Instructor's Curriculum Course, and the TSATA Sports Medicine Instructor Certificate.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Plans and implements a comprehensive athletic injury and illness prevention program for student athletes.

Provides physical conditioning training to student athletes.

Attends all athletics contests and practices as assigned by the Campus Athletics Coordinator and/or the Executive Director for Athletics.

Provides emergency or continued care and refers athletes to physician for definitive diagnosis and treatment.

Detects and resolves risks to athletes and determines continued participation in athletic events.

Develops and establishes specific procedures to be carried out in the event of a medical emergency.

Provides health care information and counsels and instructs student athletes on subject matter related to athletic training.

Establishes and maintains effective communication with students, parents, medical and paramedical personnel, coaches, and other staff.

Plans and implements a comprehensive rehabilitation and reconditioning program for injuries and illnesses sustained by student athletes.

Determines therapeutic goals and objectives for individual athletes, applies therapeutic modalities, and instructs athletes on proper use of exercise equipment.

Fits injured athletes with specialized equipment and oversees its use.

Evaluates and records rehabilitation progress of athletes and develops criteria for progression and returns to practice and competition.

Follows and enforces professional, ethical, and legal parameters regarding use of drugs and therapeutic agents for treatment and rehabilitation of injured athletes.

Coordinates scheduling of athletic physical examinations and screening.

Selects, trains, and supervises student assistants.

Compiles, maintains, and files all reports, records, and other documents including medical, accident, and treatment records as required.

Maintains an inventory of training supplies and equipment and requisitions additional supplies as needed.

Assists with the student athlete drug testing program and is a trained urine drug test collector. Keeps all records confidential, up to date, and secure at all times.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervises the Assistant Athletic Trainer and directs the work of student assistants.

Prolonged sitting; regular kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, twisting. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear, to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Repetitive hand motion; frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; regular walking, grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, reaching; may climb ladders.

Regular moderate lifting and carrying (up to 44 pounds); occasional heavy lifting and carrying (45 pounds and over).

Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions, and extreme heat. Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate/loud. District-wide travel to multiple campuses, as assigned. Frequent travel outside of the district. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Work with frequent interruptions; emotional control under stress.