Assistant/Associate Athletic Trainer - Tennessee Athletics - UTK
About The Position
This position will provide and coordinate all required medical care and coverage for the assigned sport(s) including but not limited to; emergency medical planning and care, acute injury evaluation and treatment, short and long term rehabilitation program creation and implementation, physician medical referrals, injury prevention screening, and physiological recovery strategies. This position will oversee undergraduate student assistants for the assigned sport(s) and fulfill administrative duties assigned by the Asst Director(s) for Sports Medicine/East Athletic Training Room Manager(s), or Sr Assoc AD of Sports Medicine & Sports Performance. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service. UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service. UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone. The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.
Responsibilities
- Provide and coordinate all required medical care and coverage for the assigned sport(s)
- Emergency medical planning and care
- Acute injury evaluation and treatment
- Short and long term rehabilitation program creation and implementation
- Physician medical referrals
- Injury prevention screening
- Physiological recovery strategies
- Oversee undergraduate student assistants for the assigned sport(s)
- Fulfill administrative duties assigned by the Asst Director(s) for Sports Medicine/East Athletic Training Room Manager(s), or Sr Assoc AD of Sports Medicine & Sports Performance
Benefits
- Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
