Casual Hire - Certified Athletic Trainer

Description

****Applicants seeking short-term or part-time work with the University Hawai'i may apply for Casual Hire positions, which include administrative, professional, and technical (APT) or instructional-type positions. Because of the temporary nature of these appointments, Casual Hire employees are not eligible for most benefits as provided to regular BOR and Civil Service employees such as paid leave and holidays. Casual Hire appointments may last for up to 89 days for full-time employees, and up to 1 calendar year for part-time employees.

Title: Casual Hire - Certified Athletic Trainer
Hiring Unit: UHM Athletics
Location: Athletic Training

Description

****Applicants seeking short-term or part-time work with the University Hawai'i may apply for Casual Hire positions, which include administrative, professional, and technical (APT) or instructional-type positions. Because of the temporary nature of these appointments, Casual Hire employees are not eligible for most benefits as provided to regular BOR and Civil Service employees such as paid leave and holidays. Casual Hire appointments may last for up to 89 days for full-time employees, and up to 1 calendar year for part-time employees.

Title: Casual Hire - Certified Athletic Trainer
Hiring Unit: UHM Athletics
Location: Athletic Training
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Date Posted : August 26, 2024
Full Time / Part Time : Temporary Part-Time

Other Conditions: Continuous recruitment until programmatic needs are met. Review of applications to begin August 29, 2024. Position is a temporary casual hire position and offers no benefits.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• *Under the direction of the Head Certified Athletic Trainer or designee, individual will be responsible for recognizing, training, rehabilitating, and providing emergency care and first aid for injuries and illnesses to intercollegiate student-athletes.
• *Provide coverage of workouts and/or practices.

• *Administer pre-participation physicals to meet NCAA Division I standards.

• *Administer first aid treatment as required by the situation, including life giving first aid, CPR and AED. Required to deal with potentially health hazardous situation. (i.e. communicable diseases-colds, flu, AIDS, skin infections, etc.)

• *In case of major injury or illness, refer the student-athlete to the Team Physician. If the Team Physician or Head Athletic Trainer cannot be contacted in emergency situations, make arrangements for the student-athlete to receive competent medical care.

• *Assess risk of injury, perform ergonomic evaluation and coaching, self-care implementation, overall wellness promotion, and prevention strategies.

• *Assist the Team Physician and Head Athletic Trainer in deciding whether or not a student-athlete is physically able to compete.

• *Provide general counseling and guidance to student-athletes for medical (i.e. injuries, illnesses, rehabilitation, nutritional questions, etc) and non-medical (i.e. interpersonal, social, behavioral, etc) problems including making appropriate referrals.

• *Supervise, educate, athletic training students and athletic training volunteers.

• * Operate, supervise and maintain the Athletic Training Facilities and equipment.

• * If necessary, coordinate medical appointments and transportation for the student-athlete.

• * Maintains confidentiality to include but not limited to information, files and records that the incumbent may obtain or possess, in accordance with federal and state laws and University of Hawai‘i policies.

• *Maintain collaborative working relationships with administrators and coaches in the department, other college offices, and appropriate relationships with members of the media, donors, and other individuals interested in the Athletics Department.

• Know, recognize, and comply with the laws, policies, rules, and regulations governing the University of Hawaii and its employees, and the rules of the NCAA and affiliated conferences as now constituted or as may be amended in the future.

• Immediately advises the Director of Athletics or designee if you have reasonable cause to believe violations, whether by employees, students, or others have occurred or will occur.

• Other Duties As Assigned * Denotes Essential Functions

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Valid NATABOC certification
• Valid CPR/AED certification
• Some intercollegiate sports medicine experience
• Valid driver’s license
• Registered Certified Athletic Trainer with the State of Hawai‘i

• Or equivalent combination of education and experience DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Division I intercollegiate sports medicine experience (preferably in football) TO APPLY: Click on the “Apply” button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach 1) cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications 2) resume, 3) names of 3 professional references (include title, email and phone number) and 4) copy of certifications.

INQUIRIES : Lyn Nakagawa, lynhn@hawaii.edu

EEO/AA, Clery Act, ADA

The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran. For more information or inquiries regarding these policies, please refer to the following link: http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/eeo-coordinators/

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawai'i may be viewed at: https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/help/c..., or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.

Accommodation Request: The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please refer to the following link: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/ac...