Athletic Trainer

Job description

Responsibilities & Duties
• Provide direct care of athletic injuries during practices, assigned games, and scrimmages.
• Maintain appropriate general treatment orders to be reviewed annually and approved by the team physician.
• Provide athletic training services for all home athletic contests and away varsity football games. If a conflict arises between an away varsity football game and a home contest, the varsity football event will supersede.
• Refer needed treatments to appropriate facilities.
• Act as liaison between family physicians and specialists, the school district, athletes and their parents.
• Document all reported injuries in appropriate records.
• Schedule and be present for pre-participation sports physicals.
• Communicate with coaches, parents, Athletic Director, and other health care professionals regarding status of injured athletes and expected date of return to competition.
• Assist the athletic director as requested.
• Ability to maintain friendly, cordial relations with Coaching staff, Athletic Director, and relationships with in the community.
• Maintain BOC certification by attending Continuing Education courses
• During time not providing athletic training services (about half the week, perform tasks as assigned by the Chief Quality Officer)

Qualifications:
• Education: Must possess at least a bachelors degree in a health related field.
• Experience: At least 5 years experience providing Athletic Training Services to student athletes.
• Certificate/License: Must be BOC certified and possess or be in the process of acquiring licensure, certification or registration from the state.

Travel Required