About This Role
This Athletic Trainer position provides an effective and efficient program of first aid, emergency care, injury prevention, athletic training, and preconditioning for athletes in intercollegiate sports activities. The role involves working under the supervision of an assigned supervisor or manager.
Responsibilities
- Function as liaison between physician, coaches, parents, student-athletes, and administration
- Oversee the requirement of student-athletes to complete preseason physical exams and completion/submission of all other pre-participation medical records, including required records out-of-season and non-traditional season (NTS) student-athletes, with the oversight of a team physician
- Identify factors from physical examination that may affect the student-athlete
- Manage and maintain student-athlete records for medical clearances, health records, and individual injuries and treatments of student-athletes
- Assist student-athletes with completion and submission of insurance claims
- Oversee the electronic record-keeping system, including application training and implementation
- Administer emergency care, treat acute, sub-acute, and minor chronic disabilities, and/or refer injured student-athlete to physician
- Evaluate physical condition of injured athletes
- Advise, develop, and implement programs for routine and corrective exercises
- Provide rehabilitation services for injured student-athletes
- Use treatment modalities such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, hydrotherapy, and therapeutic exercise
- Recognize conditions which require special taping, bracing, or padding, either preventative or rehabilitative
- Design, develop, and supervise conditioning and reconditioning/rehab programs
- Design, implement, and present a concussion management plan which reflects current standards and practices, including, but not limited to concussion baseline testing and evaluation of results, post-concussion evaluation, care, testing, and return-to-play protocol
- Assist with the design and implementation of a mental health management policy/protocol which reflects current standards
- Monitor and evaluate environmental conditions, and make recommendations for modifying games and practices for the health and safety of student-athletes and staff (i.e. lightning, heat, air quality, etc.)
- Assist in the selection and fitting of protective equipment
- Arrange transportation as needed for injured athletes
- Accompany football team to all contests
- Serve as host athletic trainer for visiting teams and provide athletic training services for visiting athletes as it pertains to pregame tapings and treatments and injury and emergency care
- Provide services for home athletic events, including in-season and out-of-season NTS events and tournaments
