Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine Head Athletic Trainer
Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine Head Athletic Trainer
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Job Description
People are drawn to Guilford College for a number of reasons including the CollegesCore Valuesof community diversity equality excellence integrity justice and stewardship.
Working at Guilford provides you with a rewarding opportunity to impact the developing lives ofstudents from a range of diverse backgrounds. Guilford attracts those who areseeking a professional challenge and career advancement. It also attracts those whowant to enjoy a beautiful campus and location in the dynamic city ofGreensboro North Carolina.
Guilford College offers a wide range of benefits for fulltime regular employees including 13 paid holidays tuition remission health insurance telemedicine life insurance shortterm and longterm disability a retirement plan and optional dental and vision insurance. In addition employment at the College provides employees with access to numerous discounts for products services and attractions.
Position Summary
Under the direction of the Athletics Director develop coordinate and administer a comprehensive sports medicine program for intercollegiate sports with a commitment to the care and equitable treatment of studentathletes and staff. The Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine (Asst. AD for Sports Med) serves as the head athletic trainer and will perform professional and administrative essentials for the successful implementation and development of the Sports Medicine program.
Understands and appreciates the mission of Guilford College and is able to relate it to all constituencies.
Develops overall sports medicine program for the College including: injury prevention program injury evaluation concussion protocol injury management injury treatment and rehabilitation proper record keeping and educational program for studentathletes.
Provides athletic training services for the Colleges athletics department including attendance at scheduled team practices all home competitions and away competitions asNCAAor conference required or deemed necessary.
Knowledge of and adherence to all sports medicine bylaws and/or mandates of theNCAA Conference or additional appropriate organizations.
Equitably schedules and coordinates athletic training staff and students for coverage of team practices.
Must ensure equity in the quality and scope of care for the athletics program.
Coordinates and schedules physical examinations and medical referrals for studentathletes to determine their ability to practice and compete. Coordinates preparticipation physicals with the team physicians for all incoming student athletes.
Responsible for the formation of the colleges athletic training staff with the approval of the athletics director including hiring training and supervision of assistant/associate athletic trainers graduate assistant athletic trainers and student athletic trainers.
Responsible for the supervision of the sports medicine staff including equity of assignments and workloads.
Maintains and ensures necessary record keeping and documentation.
Knowledge ofNCAAdrug testing policies.
Works in conjunction with the strength and conditioning staff to ensure safety in the design and implementation of fitness nutrition and conditioning programs customized to meet individual athletes needs.
Assists the Athletics Director in the development of the sports medicine program budget.
Responsible for the adherence to the sports medicine budget.
Evaluates and recommends to the athletics director new techniques and equipment that would enhance and benefit the sports medicine program.
Oversees the Colleges athletics insurance policy including:
* Responsible for working with the Athletics Director to select the appropriate insurance broker for the secondary insurance policy.
Continued oversight of all insurance claims made towards the secondary insurance plan.
* Coordinate medical appointments for all studentathletes with regards to their insurance.
* Serves as theNCAAHealthcare Administrator.
* Continuously updating all Sports Medicine policies to remain consistent with position statements issued by theNATA
* Educating studentathletes coaches athletic staff regarding concussion policy.
* CoordinateEMScoverage when necessary.
* Mentor the Sports Medicine Fellow placed at Guilford each academic year.
* Works in accordance with the Team Physician(s) as mandated by State and College requirements.
* Contributes to the overall success of the College by performing all other duties as determined by the Athletics Director.
Supervision:
The Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine is supervised by the Athletics Director. They supervise Assistant Athletic Trainers Athletic Trainer Interns Graduate Assistants and Student Athletic Trainers.
Guilford College does not discriminate on the basis of sex/gender race color creed religion national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability genetic information military status veteran status or any other protected category under applicable local state or federal law ordinance or regulation. See ourfull Statement of NonDiscrimination.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
