Assistant Athletic Trainer, Football – Division Intercollegiate Athletics

Job Summary

Support the Head Football Athletic Trainer, Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine and team physicians in providing medical coverage and support for the delivery of a health care system to student-athletes participating in the football program.

Duties and Responsibilities

Medical Care and Coverage of Student-Athletes

• Provide prevention, care, rehabilitation and evaluation to student-athletes for all athletically related injuries and illnesses sustained during practices and athletic competition.
• Provide medical coverage and care for athletics teams, coordinate pre-practice, practice, post practice, and athletic team competition needs, specifically football.
• Supervise by providing daily instruction and specific work assignments relating to pre-practice, practice, post practice and athletic team competition needs to athletic trainers and athletic training aides.
• Coordinate and supervise medical services with the athletic training aide staff, team physicians and paramedic services for practices and home competition.

Administration & Documentation

• Maintain and document medical records, rehabilitation programs and reconditioning programs of student-athletes injuries and illnesses.
• Maintain appropriate Occupational and Safety, Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines for the DIA Sports Medicine Department.
• Regular attendance of continuing educational programs and compliance of continuing educational requirements established by the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification.
• Maintain knowledge of and compliance with specific NCAA, Big Ten Conference, and institution rules that relate to this position.

Strategic Engagement

•  Collaborate with the strength and conditioning staff, sports nutrition staff and sport coaching staff in developing reconditioning, performance and wellness programming.
• 1Communicate with all needed parties on injury and illness information including coaching staff, strength and conditioning staff, and sports nutrition staff.
• Collaborate with support groups to develop integrated programming and education to student-athletes to optimize performance and wellness.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.