Assistant Athletic Trainer
Assistant Athletic Trainer
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Job Description
Shenandoah Universitys Office of Athletics is accepting applications for an Assistant Athletic Trainer. This is a full-time benefited position located on our main campus in Winchester Virginia.
Responsibilities:
- Applied Knowledge: Athletic trainers must have knowledge of a large range of medical problems. Assessment evaluation skills and working with other healthcare professionals will be
- Decision-Making Skills: Ability to think critically and make independent decisions regarding the assessment treatment rehabilitation and return-to-play decisions per state licensure guidelines.
- Attention to Detail: This should be thorough and detailed with injury tracking and documentation with an electronic medical records system. Assist in coordinating and scheduling medical coverage for practices and events.
- Interpersonal Skills: Ability to communicate effectively in high-stress/pressure situations when talking to student-athletes medical professionals staG and families.
- Must have the ability to organize prioritize and perform multiple tasks with little or no supervision.
Specific Duties:
- Onsite care and management of injuries and illnesses include prevention evaluation management and rehabilitation.
- Assess the risk of injury perform ergonomic evaluation and coaching self-care implementation and overall wellness promotion.
- Electronic documentation of all student-athlete encounters.
- Coordinate and implement injury prevention programs and preventative strategies and programs customized to each student-athlete.
- Minimize the risk of injury through awareness education and prevention strategies.
- This position mentors those students in the graduate athletic program and supervises those students participating in the federal work-study program.
- Follow the NATA Code of Ethics as well as understand and follow HIPAA and FERPA regulations.
- Remain current on all Virginia state and national requirements for license renewal.
- Agree to comply with all University ODAC and NCAA bylaws and legislation.
- Other duties and secondary duties as assigned by the supervising head athletic trainer for the operation of the athletic department and/or the athletic training department.
Required Skills
- CPR/AED Certification for Health Care Professionals/First Responders
- BOC Certification
- Current License to Practice as an Athletic Trainer in the Commonwealth of Virginia
- NATA Membership
- Good standing with the Athletic Trainer Board of Certification and the Virginia Board of Medicine
Employment Type
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