Assistant Athletic Trainer
Assistant Athletic Trainer
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Job Description
The required essential duties of the Assistant Athletic Trainer are to assist the Head Athletic Trainer with the daily responsibilities in the Athletic Training Room sport coverage educational presentations and aid in the supervision of the student staff.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Operates within the guidelines of Missouri Southern State University MIAA and NCAA rules and regulations.
Provide practice and game coverage for assigned sport(s).
Maintain appropriate medical records using current EMR software concussion management software and any other necessary program.
Provide injury prevention guidance
Evaluate all injuries
Provide treatment and rehabilitation programs for injuries as needed
Communicate with coaching staffs and medical personnel
Patient education and instruction
Travel with team
Provide educational presentations on health and safety topics to all athletes
Performs other related duties as required.
Education Experience and Licenses
Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university Masters Degree preferred.
Minimum six months college level athletic experience required
BOC Athletic Trainer Certification required
Missouri Athletic Trainer Licensure eligible
Certification in First Aid and Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers
Good interpersonal verbal and written communication skills.
Knowledge of and commitment to NCAA rules and regulations.
Good organizational and time management skills.
Experience in working with a diverse population.
Valid drivers license and ability to meet universitys insurance requirements for driving college vehicles required.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Ability to read analyze and interpret NCAA and MIAA regulations.
- Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of faculty physicians staff students parents and the general public.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form.
- Ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations.
- Ability to be flexible to work long hours with student athletes.
- Requires strong interpersonal skills
- Requires the ability to use small office equipment including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems.
- Requires the ability to use computers for data entry.
- Requires the ability to use computers for word processing and/or accounting purposes.
Physical Demands/Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand walk and talk or hear including the use of a telephone. The employee frequently is required to use hands to handle and feel including the use of a computer keyboard; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop kneel crouch crawl or climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color perception peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Requires the ability to see smell and taste.
The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate. During game conditions the noise level is often loud.
NOTICE: The above job profile does not include all essential and nonessential duties of this job. All employees with disabilities are encouraged to contact Human Resources to review and discuss the essential and nonessential functions of the job. An employee with a disability can evaluate the job in greater detail to determine if she/he can safely perform the essential function of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Employment Type
Full Time
