Assistant Athletic Trainer

• 17-Jun-2024 to Until Filled (CST)
• Athletics
• Jefferson City, MO, USA
• 50,000 per year

Assistant Athletic Trainer

• 17-Jun-2024 to Until Filled (CST)
• Athletics
• Jefferson City, MO, USA
• 50,000 per year
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Purpose:

The Assistant Athletic Trainer will supervise and assist with all phases of the athletic training program for a NCAA Division II program sponsoring 12 sports at Lincoln University. The Assistant Trainer is responsible for the prevention, evaluation, management, and rehabilitation of injuries. These duties should be completed in a manner that is consistent with the Core Values of Lincoln University and the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC).

Essential Job Functions:

• Work under the functional protocols written by directing physician and working with other allied health professionals in the delivery of athletic health care to student-athletes.
• Filing medical claims with athletic insurance policy and working with insurance company and billing sites on behalf of student-athletes when claims are filed when allowed by HIPPA and FERPA regulations.
• Following and implementation NCAA Health and Safety Standards.
• Provide athletic training services to student athletes.
• Develop, implement, and provide measures to reduce injury for athletes and teams.
• Provide immediate and ongoing care for injuries to athletes.
• Work directly on a day-to-day basis with several athletic teams.
• Travel with at least one athletic team to away contests.
• Supervise and act as clinical preceptor for athletic training students.

• Perform athletic training administrative duties including:

  • Written and oral communication with physicians, coaches, student-athletes, administration.
  • Documentation of injury evaluation and care.
  • Maintenance of equipment.
  • Inventory.

• Ability to travel with teams when needed and work evenings/weekend hours.

• Maintain BOC, and Missouri license credential.

• Other duties as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

Other duties as assigned by Head Athletic Trainer and/or Executive Athletic Administration.

Qualifications:

• A master's degree in athletic training or similar area. Required
• 0-5 years related to intercollegiate athletics.
• Basic computer skills required (Microsoft Office Suite and Sportware).

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Personal Characteristics:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Familiarity with NCAA rules and regulations. Desirable.
• First Aid/CPR for the Professional Rescuer Certification. Required.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• Graduate from a CAATE accredited Athletic Training Program. Required.
• Certification by the National Athletic Trainer's Association Board of Certification (NATABOC). Required.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear including the use of a telephone. The employee frequently is required to use hands to handle the fall including the use of a computer keyboard and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, or balance the employee and must frequently lift and/or move up to 70 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color perception, peripheral vision.

The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate. During game conditions, the noise level is often loud.

This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of Lincoln University. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder's responsibility.