Director, Player Care
This position has been filled - Job#: 453398386
NBA Franchise
Southeast Region
Administration/Management
Posted/Updated: 08/24/20
Southeast Region
Administration/Management
Posted/Updated: 08/24/20
Job Summary
Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), located in Washington, D.C., is one of the largest integrated sports and entertainment companies in the country with one of the most diverse partnership groups in all of sports. MSE owns and operates five professional sports teams: the 2019 WNBA Champion Washington Mystics, the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Team, NBA's NBA Team, NBA G League’s Capital City Go-Go, and NBA 2K League’s Wizards District Gaming. The company is also co-owner of aXiomatic, which has controlling interest in global esports franchise Team Liquid, and owns and operates Capital One Arena in DC. MSE also manages MedStar Capitals Iceplex, the state-of-the-art training facility for the Capitals and EagleBank Arena on George Mason University's campus. In conjunction with the District of Columbia and Events DC, MSE is a partner in a new sports and entertainment facility in Southeast DC on the St. Elizabeth’s East campus that opened in September 2018. Facility highlights include MedStar Wizards Performance Center, the brand-new training facility for the Wizards, Go-Go and Mystics, and a 4,200-seat arena which serves as the new home of the Mystics and Go-Go. MSE also co-owns and operates Monumental Sports Network (MSN) with the NBC Sports Group. MSN is the mid-Atlantic region’s top destination for exclusive fan experiences and original sports content across desktop, tablet, mobile and OTT streaming devices. Visit www.monumentalsports.com.
MSE proudly promotes its core values for all those that interact with the company. As a member of our team:
- You will provide first-class customer service and value for our fans.
- You will champion a double-bottom line that engages, unifies and gives back to the community we serve.
- You will work tirelessly to build generationally exceptional teams that compete for championships year after year and create lifelong memories for our fans.
- You will measure performance with specific objectives and metrics and our analysis and decisions are compelled by data.
- You will prize leadership, but you should value teamwork and collaboration and transparency even more. We treat each other with respect. We act with honesty and integrity. We remain humble.
- You will innovate. We are nimble and first to market. We are not averse to risk.
- You will have fun. We are in the business of happiness.
Position Summary:
The Director, Player Care will be responsible for leading the provision of medical services while supervising the injury prevention, treatment, and return-to-play strategies and interventions for the NBA Team NBA team. This position will contribute to athlete care initiatives across the Monumental Basketball teams which include the 2019 WNBA Champions the Washington Mystics, Capital City Go-Go (G-League) and Wizards District Gaming (NBA 2k). We are seeking someone with a wide range of skills to carry out multiple care-related functions with the organization’s Athlete Care and Performance Group.
If you are an accomplished physical therapist with a passion for injury prevention and delivering exceptional health and wellbeing care to top athletes and you love basketball we would love to hear from you!
Responsibilities:
- Head all injury prevention and return to play strategies and interventions.
- Lead the case management and clinical strategy for all injured players.
- Oversee the development and management of all medical areas.
- Coordinate the acquisition and integration of cutting-edge medical and scientific technologies.
- Incorporate expertise in manual therapy techniques and other physical therapy treatment interventions.
- Interpret movement dysfunctions utilizing player data and through general movement observations.
- Lead the medical assessment and evaluation processes for prospective players.
- Communicate and work collaboratively with all vital groups including the athlete care and performance team, internal departments, and consultants as needed.
- Build and reinforce an environment of high performance, dedication and excellence through education, collaboration, and continual learning.
- Analyze and interpret complex information to share with front office staff, coaches, and athletes.
- Coordinate internal communications while collecting, collaborating, preparing and delivering reports.
Minimum Requirements:
- Degree in Physical Therapy.
- 8-10 years experience as a physical therapist working with high performance athletes.
- 3-5 years of experience in a leadership role with a focus on development of staff, infrastructure and processes.
- Experience in applied sports performance and/or medical research.
- Expertise in emergency care practices, techniques and procedures.
- Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills, with a high attention to detail.
- High ability to operate technology, and high proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Skilled in data handling, data interpretation and medical auditing.
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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