Athletic Trainer Fellow

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The Athletics Department has an exciting opportunity for an Athletic Trainer Fellow. The temporary position is an eleven (11) month appointment with a start date of August 1, 2024 and end date of June 30, 2025.

The position will provide for the care and prevention of athletic injuries, rehabilitation of injuries, management and care of injuries under the guidance and supervision of an assistant/associate staff athletic trainer. Assist in the organization and administration of health care services, provide for the education & counseling of athletes and students to all sports assigned. This under the written protocol and supervised by the Team Physician as directed by the State of Florida Athletic Trainers Act.

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Current Employees:

If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this tip sheet.

The Athletics Department has an exciting opportunity for an Athletic Trainer Fellow. The temporary position is an eleven (11) month appointment with a start date of August 1, 2024 and end date of June 30, 2025.

The position will provide for the care and prevention of athletic injuries, rehabilitation of injuries, management and care of injuries under the guidance and supervision of an assistant/associate staff athletic trainer. Assist in the organization and administration of health care services, provide for the education & counseling of athletes and students to all sports assigned. This under the written protocol and supervised by the Team Physician as directed by the State of Florida Athletic Trainers Act.

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Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support assistant/associate athletic trainers with arranging pre-season physicals for your assigned sport(s) and have all athlete files in proper order.

• On-site and off-site coverage of all practices and games including travel as applicable.

• Recognition and evaluation of injuries, injury management – treatment, injury prevention rehabilitation, organization and administration, education and counseling of all athlete on your assigned teams.

• Maintain a daily injury report. Communicate the report with the assistant/associate athletic trainers, head coach strength & conditioning, and head coach every day. Provide the Head Athletic with a copy of this report. An injury as defined as a condition that limits the athlete in any way and has been written up on the injury report form.

• Assist with other administrative duties as requested by the assistant/associate athletic trainer(s).

All Duties described below are supervised by the Team Physician as developed in a written protocol as dictated by the State of Florida Athletic Trainers Act.

20% Recognition and Evaluation of injuries and illness

20% Injury Management / Treatment and Disposition

20% Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries

20% Prevention of Athletic Injuries

20% Organization and Administration of Health Care Services

Minimum qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required. Must be BOC Certified. Must be eligible for Florida Licensure as an Athletic Trainer under the written protocol and supervised by the Team Physician as directed by the State of Florida Athletic Trainers Act.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s Degree

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

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Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

Pay Grade:

52

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