Assistant Athletic Trainer
EXPIRED

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

Posted Date: Jun 06, 2024

Expired Date: Jul 12, 2024

QUALIFICATION

  • Salary Expectation
    Unknown
  • Years of Experience
    2+ Years
  • Work Type
    Full-time

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Job Description

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Posted on 6/5/2024

Accepting applications

About this position

Responsible for the administration of injury/illness prevention, recognition, evaluation, management, treatment, disposition, and rehabilitation for student-athletes participating in the intercollegiate athletics program and enforces health care policies and procedures regarding medical insurance, physical examinations, and related activities for student-athletes. Follows risk management processes and communicates with health care professionals, student-athletes, parents, coaches, administrators, faculty, and students. The Assistant Athletic Trainer provides health care services specifically to designated sports and in general to all student-athletes for the College’s NCAA Division II institution sponsoring 26 intercollegiate athletic programs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  1. Provides quality athlete 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 and providers necessary to support the intercollegiate athletics program, and administration of the daily operational requirements of the Athletic Training Facility.
  2. Enables student-athletes to return to full physical functioning by providing 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 using all appropriate therapeutic modalities and exercises, and evaluating their rehabilitative progress.
  3. Facilitates student-athletes compliance with prescribed rehabilitative treatments by educating them about the causes and nature of their injuries 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.
  4. Minimizes institutional liability in the performance of athletic training services by maintaining proper and current licensure and practicing in accordance with state requirements.
  5. Assures compliance with federal (HIPAA, FERPA), state, and NCAA guidelines.

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