Athletic Trainer, UT Southern

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Job Description Responsible or the health, strength, conditioning, mental, physical, and social well-being of student-athletes through training and education. This role is often the first line of intervention and refers student-athletes to appropriate practitioners as warranted. This role may supervise the work of others; however, this is a secondary function of the role. Competencies for this role are usually gained through formal education, specialized training, certification, and/or experience in a program or specialty area specific to the position responsibilities.

Responsibilities This role will include the following responsibilities:

Works with student-athletes within a designated sport. Meets with coaches and practitioners on the physical status of athletes to develop and implement a standardized treatment plan. Evaluates athletes, develops exercise programs, and advises athletes on proper techniques. Schedules and implements rehabilitation and treatment plans as needed. Attends practices and games to observe performance and respond to incidents, injuries, or emergency care. Assesses and/or evaluates the need for referral for further assessment of injuries. Maintains treatment databases. Maintains documentation of illnesses, injuries, and progress notes. Travels with team to athletic events. Develops educational programming for holistic athletic growth. Assists with practice and game day set up. Accompanies student-athletes referred for specialized treatment.

Job Description Responsible or the health, strength, conditioning, mental, physical, and social well-being of student-athletes through training and education. This role is often the first line of intervention and refers student-athletes to appropriate practitioners as warranted. This role may supervise the work of others; however, this is a secondary function of the role. Competencies for this role are usually gained through formal education, specialized training, certification, and/or experience in a program or specialty area specific to the position responsibilities.

Responsibilities This role will include the following responsibilities:

Works with student-athletes within a designated sport. Meets with coaches and practitioners on the physical status of athletes to develop and implement a standardized treatment plan. Evaluates athletes, develops exercise programs, and advises athletes on proper techniques. Schedules and implements rehabilitation and treatment plans as needed. Attends practices and games to observe performance and respond to incidents, injuries, or emergency care. Assesses and/or evaluates the need for referral for further assessment of injuries. Maintains treatment databases. Maintains documentation of illnesses, injuries, and progress notes. Travels with team to athletic events. Develops educational programming for holistic athletic growth. Assists with practice and game day set up. Accompanies student-athletes referred for specialized treatment. Qualifications Minimum Requirements

Bachelors Degree Athletic Trainer board certification Preferred Requirements

Master's Degree Previous experience as an athletic trainer in a college/university/high school setting. About Us Located in southern middle Tennessee, UT Southern is about 70 miles south of Nashville and 40 miles north of Huntsville, Alabama. The campus is nestled in the small community of Pulaski and currently enrolls about 800 students a year.

UT Southern is the newest campus to join the UT System, evolving from UT’s acquisition of Martin Methodist College in 2021. Students enrolling at UT Southern enjoy a private-college experience at an affordable, public-school cost. Among the many advantages are low student-teacher ratios and high classroom personalization. More than 30 academic programs of study are available through the divisions of business, education, humanities, mathematics and sciences, nursing and social sciences.

UT Southern is a college community where friends become family, where learning leads to doing and where everyone sees opportunity.

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