DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Student-Athletes Provide athletic training duties during pre-practice/pregame, during practices/competitions and post-game practices/competitions. These duties may include: wrapping and taping of suspected areas of potential injury, overseeing rehabilitation programs, referring and arranging for student-athletes for additional evaluation of medical issues, if needed, providing basic and routine injury treatment procedures. Travel to games to provide medical coverage for student-athletes. Game day services may also be required to support visiting team student-athletes. Develop and administer rehabilitation programs for athletic injuries, including assisting in scheduling and assigning students for therapy; coordinate athletic training programs and assist in program development, including coordinating training room operations; coordinate or assign other staff athletic trainers to cover events, practices or clinic hours; provide direction and training to less experienced staff athletic trainers or student first responders; assist in coordinating drug prevention programs and applicable drug testing requirements for student athletes; maintain insurance records and monitoring and verifying insurance billings; assist in developing and monitoring the program budget. Have a working knowledge of applicable NCAA, OSHA, and HIPAA standards. Supporting and implementing protocols related to any current health related issues to maintain the safe operation of the department and protect the well being of student-athletes. Coverage may include authorized sports camps, ID camps, and tryouts.

Working with Coaches and Administrators Ensure effective communication between coaching staff and university administration. Provide medical and/or clinical impressions and guidelines in order to maintain a safe environment for practice and competition participation for student-athletes.

Documentation Maintain up to date medical documentation for each student athlete

Consulting Physicians Refer student-athletes to local area specialized physicians for additional evaluation when needed. Monitor rehabilitation/injury care for student-athletes who are seeing physicians for injuries incurred during practice or competition.

Inventory Maintain and monitor supplies, ordering of additional supplies and/or equipment, assist in general maintenance of modalities and rehabilitation equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

> Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in athletic training, physical education, kinesiology or related field

> Two (2) years of related experience as a certified Athletic Trainer in a high school or college environment.

 

General knowledge of the principles and practices of athletic training including conditioning, injury prevention, injury assessment and rehabilitation; full range of therapeutic modalities and their practical use and physiological basis; other therapeutic preventions and treatments such as taping, bracing, and massage; effective use of rehabilitation and exercise equipment; rules, regulations, and guidelines established by the campuses’ governing national collegiate athletic associations (e.g., National Collegiate Athletics Association or National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) pertaining to student athletes, their training, sports medicine care, and health and safety; Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) standards for handling blood borne pathogens; maintaining medical records, including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards; and following insurance procedures. Ability to demonstrate the leadership, organizational, and administrative skills involved in coordinating an athletic training and sports medicine program; Ability to effectively assess and evaluate injuries and their severity; develop conditioning and rehabilitation programs and manage and treat injuries; use the full range of appropriate therapeutic modalities and treatments and rehabilitation and exercise equipment to treat and prevent injuries; determine the appropriate referrals for athletes to other health care professionals; recognize life threatening situations and administer the appropriate emergency aid; use a computer to perform medical, insurance and other recordkeeping functions; and work in an environment with competing priorities. Incumbents must possess strong interpersonal and communications skills to develop effective working relationships with athletes and serve as a liaison among athletes, coaching staff, parents, physicians and other health professionals. Must possess and maintain Board of Certification (BOC) certification for Athletic Trainer and a valid California driver’s license.