Athletic Trainer, Football

Position Introduction:

Basic functions:

The Athletic Trainer - Football under the medical-legal supervision of the head team physician and the head athletic trainer and head football athletic trainer with direct primary responsibility to Football is responsible for the prevention evaluation management and rehabilitation of injury and illness within the Universitys comprehensive athletic medicine program; empowered with the unchallengeable authority to determine management and return to play of any ill or injured athlete as the athletic trainer deems appropriate; empowered with unchallengeable authority to cancel or modify any workout for health and safety reasons as he or she deems appropriate.

Essential Functions:

• Primary medical care provider with dedicated responsibility to football athletes.
• Emergency medicine preparedness
  
  • Developing and implementing comprehensive emergency action plans
  • Football medical staff preparedness
  • Supply and equipment preparedness
• Preventing recognizing diagnosing referring treating and rehabilitating injuries.
• Establishing criteria for safe return to practice and play and implementing the return-to-play process.
• Establishing and operating treatment facilities for both practice and game situations that follow national and local standards.
• Determining venue and activity settings requiring the on-site presence of the athletic trainer and team physician and which require that they be available.
• Maintaining accurate medical records for athletes.
• Supervision education and recruitment of undergraduate and graduate assistant athletic trainers.
• Specific supervision of certified athletic trainer(s) assigned to football.
• Work with Head Football Athletic Trainer Head Athletic Trainer physicians and other allied health care professionals to deliver healthcare to athletes.
• Other duties as assigned by the Head Football Athletic Trainer.

Duties:

• Injury Prevention - athlete focused and program focused with coaches.
• Injury/Illness Evaluation - assess acute conditions and determine plan.
• Injury/Illness Management - implement care & treatment plan.
• Rehabilitation - operative & non-operative rehabilitation.
• Documentation - maintain athlete personal medical record.
• Administration - as warranted tasks with professional medical staff coaches compliance etc.
• Athlete workout - present for organized/supervised practices and strength & conditioning.
• Sport Competition - attend all home and away competitions.

Reports To: Head Football Athletic Trainer & Head Athletic Trainer / Athletics Health Care Administrator
Positions Directly Supervised: Full-time athletic trainers graduate assistant athletic trainers and undergraduate staff assigned to football.

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Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree.
• 12 months of certified athletic trainer experience.

Equivalency/Substitution: Will accept 48 months of related experience in lieu of the Bachelors degree for a total of 60 months of experience.

Required Certifications and Licenses:

• Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer.
• Licensed or able to get licensed per the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.
• Current CPR/AED certification.

Department Preferences:

• Doctoral Degree.
• Certified Athletic Trainer by the Board of Certification (BOC) and/or Licensed Physical Therapist.
• Licensure per the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.
• Familiarity and compliance with NCAA Bylaws HIPAA and FERPA.
• 5 years experience.