Athletic Trainer

Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Athletic Trainer , you will work with community student athletes as part of our Community and School Health Initiative. Every day you will work with coaches, athletes, and medical professionals to evaluate each player's condition. You will be expected to evaluate athletes' needs while establishing treatment plans that encompass both fitness and nutritional resources to help them reach their health goals. To be successful in this role, you must have a passion for sports medicine and working with student athletes. You will also have experience in guiding athletes on how best to maintain overall health. Collaborate with head/associate athletic trainers (if applicable) to provide athletic training services to partnered school districts. Specific to coverage, collaborate with head/associate athletic trainers (if applicable) and assist in providing coverage for home athletic events as well as for away events (travel required) and athletic training room hours at partnered schools. Participate and serve as a liaison in the development, coordination, and administration of a comprehensive sports medicine program between our organization, our partners, and partnered schools in which we provide services. Serve as a liaison and coordinator between physicians, the school, school nurse, school counselors, administrators, coaches, athletes, their parents/guardians, and other members of the healthcare team as needed and as pursuant to state and federal laws including FERPA and HIPAA. Administrate and work in coordination with physicians regarding concussion management procedures, including baseline and post-injury neuropsychological testing for concussion management, monitoring of progressive return to play protocols with concussed athletes, return to play requirements and clearance as directed by physician or by protocol. Provide athletic training services for AIA sanctioned and/or contracted games to visiting athletes and communicate to visiting athletic healthcare team, as needed. Job Requirements Required Bachelors Other from an accredited athletic training education program (e.g. Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education) and One (1) year of experience of providing athletic training services Athletic Trainer: AZ Athletic Trainer-Board Certified American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Preferred Masters Other in athletic training from an accredited athletic training education program related field and Three (3) years of athletic trainer experience #J-18808-Ljbffr