Assistant Athletic Trainer- 10 Month

Job Title: Assistant Athletic Trainer Effective Date: August 01, 2022 Department: Athletics Division: Not Applicable Supervisor: Head Athletic Trainer Schedule: Regular, Full-Time, 10 months FLSA Classification: Exempt IPEDS Classification:
Job Summary: Responsible for the administration of injury/illness prevention, recognition, evaluation, management, treatment, disposition, and rehabilitation for student-athletes participating in the intercollegiate athletics program. Enforces health care policies and procedures regarding medical insurance, physical examinations and related activities for student-athletes. Provides health care services specifically to designated sports and in general to all student-athletes.
Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ensures that Athletic Training Services provides quality care for student-athletes participating in the intercollegiate athletics program through management of all aspects of injury/illness prevention, recognition, evaluation, management, treatment, disposition, and rehabilitation, coordination of all medical health care efforts (i.e., health care providers, physicians, emergency services) necessary to support the intercollegiate athletics program, and administration of the daily operational requirements of the Athletic Training Services program. Coordinate Team Physician weekly training room visits. Initiate medical secondary medical insurance claims. Provide medical evaluations/treatments and rehabilitation to athletics staff members.
• Enables student-athletes to return to full physical function by receiving quality treatment which includes assessing the nature of their injuries, their range of motion, strength and other physical parameters, and making referrals to physicians as appropriate, enforcing the prescribed treatment protocols of physicians, and the head athletic trainer using all appropriate therapeutic modalities and exercises, maintaining accurate patient records, evaluating their rehabilitative progress, and providing feedback to student-athletes, appropriate coaches, parents, and physicians.
• Facilitates student-athletes compliance with prescribed rehabilitative treatments by educating them about the causes and nature of their injuries through the use of models or diagrams and measures they can take to prevent recurrences, providing a thorough explanation of the reasons for and functions of the rehabilitative therapies, assisting student-athletes in correct performance of the therapies and exercises, evaluating their progress during rehabilitation, and providing the student-athletes with feedback.
• Maintains individual professional competence and expands the knowledge base and ability of the Athletic Training Services unit to serve the intercollegiate athletics program by taking advantage of professional development and continuing education opportunities, attending professional development seminars, workshops and related activities, reading the literature published in professional journals and texts, and sharing the information gathered from these professional activities with other staff professionals and student-athletes.
• Serve as a clinical instructor for the Missouri State University Sports Medicine and Athletic Training Program. Supervise staff as assigned by head athletic trainer.
• Conduct monthly inventory to manage training room supplies.
• Perform other essential duties and responsibilities as assigned by the head athletic trainer.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to assess patient needs and implement appropriate physical rehabilitation programs are required
• Expertise in biomechanical assessment
• Strong customer service, verbal and written communication skills
• Requires the capability to physically transport injured student-athletes (e.g., to the locker room, sidelines, clinic, ambulance,) in order to receive further medical care
• Must be certified by the Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC) and licensed with the Board of Healing Arts in the state of Missouri
• Ability to work nights and weekends
• Ability to travel for work related activities
• Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record
• Knowledge of NCAA Division II rules
• Attention to detail while maintaining an understanding of the big picture
• Strong organizational skills resulting in the ability to prioritize workload and meet short-term deadlines on a regular basis
• Ability to handle stressful situations in a professional manner
• Interpersonal skills are necessary to interact effectively with prospective students, current students, faculty, staff, and the general public
• Ability to operate a computer, printer, applicable software and multi-function office machine (copy, scan, fax)
• Ability to supervise assigned staff
• Analytical skills are necessary to determine treatment strategies during practice and games
• Ability to observe players while they perform at daily practices and games to determine need for individual safety and rehabilitation
• Must be willing to teach any health-related/athletic training courses if necessary

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Masters entry level professional degree in Athletic Training
• Two years of experience in a sports medicine clinic, hospital or high school setting preferred

Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervises assigned staff.

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to stand and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Regularly required to sit.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.