Athletic Trainer

Job Summary

Summary Description
Under general supervision, organizes, participates in, and supervises program for the care, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of physical injuries to athletes in the athletic program; and trains and supervises student trainees.

Representative Duties:
The following duties are typical for this classification.

1. Evaluates athletic injuries, performs appropriate first aid, and refers for indicated medical care athletically-related injuries, illnesses, and conditions.
2. Provides follow-up treatment and rehabilitation under physician's direction.
3. Schedules and participates in physical examination of all athletes.
4. Applies taping and wrapping of injured areas and for injury surveillance.
5. Attends games and renders first aid and immediate evaluation of injuries.
6. Assures that Athletic Training Room is open and training services are available whenever intercollegiate teams are practicing or competing on campus.
7. Prepares and maintains confidential records, including injury report forms, diagnoses, treatment, prescriptions, physical examination reports, accident reports, and insurance forms.
8. Assists in the conditioning, rehabilitation, and maintenance of the student-athletes' fitness to compete.
9. Operates whirlpool, ultrasound, hydrocollator, muscle stimulator, and other exercise and therapeutic machines.
10. Communicates with coaches, athletes, parents, team physicians, and others regarding injuries, treatments, and rehabilitation programs.
11. Orders, receives, and stocks training supplies, equipment, and materials as needed.
12. Supervises student trainees in the Athletic Training Education Program.
13. Maintains current knowledge of athletic training trends and practices; incorporates new developments as appropriate into program.
14. Performs related duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:
1. Policies, procedures, and objectives of an athletic program including health and safety regulations.
2. Principles, methods, equipment, and basic theory of physical rehabilitation.
3. Symptoms of various injuries and appropriate first aid treatment.
4. Conditioning and rehabilitation programs relevant to athletic injuries and illnesses.
5. Principles of supervision and training.
6. Athletic sports medicine practices used in the prevention and treatment of sports injuries, including conditioning techniques and practices.
7. Human anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, and exercise physiology.
8. Common athletic injuries and athletics psychology.
9. OSHA guidelines regarding blood borne pathogens.
10. First aid, CPR and other emergency medical practices and procedures, including taping, wrapping, bandaging and therapeutic techniques.
11. Athletic equipment supplies, materials, quality of materials, design, manufacture and distribution.
12. Rules and regulations of a variety of sports and athletic activities.
13. Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers.
14. Principles and procedures of record keeping.
15. Oral and written communication skills.

Ability to:
1. Administer preventive measures, first aid, CPR, emergency care and rehabilitative treatments to athletes in various intercollegiate sports.
2. Evaluate the nature and extent of injuries to determine the need for immediate medical attention and the participation status of athletes.
3. Identify symptoms of various injuries and take appropriate action.
4. Operate a variety of therapeutic equipment and devices used to treat athletic injuries.
5. Tape, wrap and bandage body joints and apply protective pads and equipment.
6. Maintain current knowledge of treatment modalities and preventive techniques related to sports injuries.
7. Oversee the conditioning and exercises of athletes.
8. Understand and follow physicians' prescriptions and technical instructions.
9. Prepare and maintain accurate and timely records related to insurance, injuries, treatment, athletic equipment and supplies, and inventory.
10. Work independently with little direction.
11. Meet schedules and timelines.
12. Supervise, train and provide work direction to student workers.
13. Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
14. Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
15. Travel to athletic events as requested and work outside normal business hours.
16. Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
17. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.



Education/Training:

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in health education, physical education, sports medicine, or a related field.

Experience:

• Two years experience working as a certified athletic trainer at the secondary level or higher.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master's degree related to field.
• Experience at a college or university