70% - Administrative Support

- Responsible for the health care of all the student athletes involved in the Intercollegiate Athletic Program. - Primary responsibilities involve providing the highest quality and most current health care for the student athletes, communication between the Team Physician, coaches, student athletes and staff; management, supervision, and evaluation of sports medicine staff; administrative oversight of all sports medicine program responsibilities. - Assigns sports supervision to the other sports medicine staff. - Provides prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of student athletes' injuries in a manner that best reflects the mission and goals of the department and University. - Serves as the primary liaison to all service providers working with the student athletes. - Specific and deliberate collaboration with the strength and conditioning staff to enhance programming and develop injury prevention strategies. - Maintain an accurate supply inventory, manage departmental budget, purchasing and ordering authority. - Provide athletic training primary care for 1-2 sport programs. - Serves as primary liaison with academic programs as they integrate with Sports Medicine. - Partner with Director of Athletics and designees to develop student care enhancing and budget relieving partnerships. - Senior level participation in Executive Leadership Team.

15% - Compliance

- Service on committees and work groups as assigned. - Serve as Chair of Michael E. Nesbitt Athletic Training Endowment committee. - Supervise all alcohol, banned substance, and illegal substances education and testing programs. - Facilities standards management and standard training of all staff (OSHA, Bloodborne Pathogen Training, Clery Act, Title IX, etc.). Education of staff, professional development, and continuing education management. - Main point of collaboration with all support services, specifically on health and wellbeing education for student athletes. - Develops and maintains emergency action plans for all practice and competition venues in accordance with university risk management guidelines and state regulations. Maintain appropriate certifications to perform job responsibilities.

10% - Supervision

- Supervises the overall day to day operation of the sports medicine program including maintaining all facilities and management of equipment. - Supervises, manages, and evaluates medical services coordinator and supervises all aspects of athletic department management of secondary insurance policy, claims processing, and billing matters. - Provide senior level oversight of some or all of the following areas: nutrition, strength and conditioning, Treharne Laboratory, Mental Health.

5% - Other

Other duties as assigned by the VP.

About Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University has a student population of 31,073, including approximately 23,000 on its main campus in Flagstaff and the remainder at more than 20 locations statewide and online. Committed to a diverse and civil working and learning environment, NAU has earned a solid reputation as a university with all the features of a large institution but with a personal touch. NAU carefully balances teaching, scholarship and service with a faculty and staff dedicated to each student’s success.  All faculty members are expected to promote student learning and help students achieve academic outcomes. While our emphasis is undergraduate education, we offer a wide range of graduate programs and research that extend to such national concerns as forest health and bioterrorism. Our institution has carefully integrated on-campus education with distance learning, forming seamless avenues for students to earn degrees. Flagstaff has a population of about 70,000, rich in cultural diversity. Located at the base of the majestic San Francisco Peaks, Flagstaff is 140 miles north of Phoenix at the intersection of Interstate 17 and Interstate 40. With its elevation of 7,000 feet and four...-season climate, Flagstaff is ideal for year-round outdoor activities. Nearby attractions include the Grand Canyon, Lowell Observatory, Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Monument Valley, Sunset Crater, Meteor Crater, and Arizona Snowbowl. The university is committed to a diverse and civil working and learning environment. For information about diversity, access and equity at NAU, see the Center for University Access and Inclusion webpage. The Northern Arizona University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics sponsors 15 men's and women's NCAA Division-I programs with more than 350 student-athlete participants. The university is a member of the Big Sky Conference for all sports with the exception of women's swimming and diving, which competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). Northern Arizona University is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. NAU is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.

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