Assistant Athletic Trainer
This position has been filled - Job#: 453379221
University (CO)
West Region
Health/Fitness/Rec.
Posted/Updated: 05/20/19
West Region
Health/Fitness/Rec.
Posted/Updated: 05/20/19
Job Summary
Job Description
- Under the direction of the Head Athletic Trainer, is responsible for the care and well-being of student athletes.
- Assists the Head Athletic Trainer in the supervision and training of staff to provide medical support services for all University athletes.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Supervises, instructs, and participates in the prevention, care and rehabilitation of athletic injuries for all NCAA sport teams.
- Provides emergency treatment and consultation to them.
- Supervises, coordinates, and records results of pre-season medical examinations to identify items that make participants more prone to injury.
- Supervises and coordinates results of pre-season medical examinations in consultation with physicians.
- Observes practice sessions for the assigned athletic teams.
- Discusses possible modifications of schedules or routines with the coaching staff to reduce the risk of injuries.
- Attends and provides athletic training services to NCAA athletic events.
- Responds to athletes injured at sporting events, evaluates injuries, assures proper medical care, arranges for transportation if needed, and assists until emergency staff takes over care.
- Monitors practices and games, making necessary decisions for the proper care of athletes.
- Coordinates, evaluates and provides rehabilitation/treatment programs for injured athletes, consistent with doctor's recommendations.
- Coordinates and evaluates the functional testing of previously injured athletes to determine when they can return to active participation.
- Refers athletes to team physician when final release evaluation is required.
- Maintains medical records of injuries, evaluation and treatment for all athletes.
- Files insurance claims and maintains records of medical expenses billed to the Athletic Insurance.
- Assists in the supervision of student athletic trainers.
- Trains student athletic trainer's techniques to treat injuries.
- Requires ability to interact with student athletic population, apply sound decision making skills, be able to react to emergency situations, and apply good judgment in crisis situations.
- Ensures proper maintenance of equipment in the athletic training room.
- Responsible for the teams assigned.
- Supervises all the athletes in his/her assigned sports while in the athletic training room and out covering practices/competitions.
Education/Experience
- Master's Degree in Athletic Training or a closely related field of study from an accredited college or university.
- Certification with the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification (NATABOC).
- Must be eligible to be licensed in the State of Colorado.
- Ability to effectively present information, and to respond to questions from groups of clients/customers.
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical instructions, manuals and periodicals.
- Ability to solve both practical and technical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
Physical Demands
- Frequently required to sit and talk or hear.
- Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach and reach.
- Must exert up to 100 lbs of force occasionally.
- Specific vision abilities required.
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