Assistant Athletic Trainer

DHRM • Lexington, VA

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About The Position

Virginia Military Institute is hiring three Assistant Athletic Trainers for its Sports Medicine & Athletic Training office. These are athletic department staff appointments. Trainers will be assigned to combinations of sports: soccer and lacrosse, soccer and baseball, or wrestling and rifle. Sport assignments may change. The trainers report to the Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine and work with the Sports Medicine office, athletic department staff, Post Physician, Team Physicians, and other institute offices.

The role involves intercollegiate athletic team coverage, athletic training clinic work at the VMI infirmary, and administrative responsibilities. The successful candidate must maintain compliance with NCAA, Southern Conference, and Virginia Military Institute rules and regulations, and may support sports medicine coverage elsewhere in athletics and the Corps of Cadets as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Sports Medicine, Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Health & Human Services, or a similar field of study.
• 1–2 years of experience working in the Sports Medicine/Athletic Training field.
• BOC certification.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Sports Medicine, Athletic Training, Exercise Science, or Health & Human Services.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine with intercollegiate athletic team coverage, including basketball, women’s soccer, baseball, and wrestling; sport assignments may change.
• Communicate with sports medicine staff, the Post Physician, the Post Nurse Practitioner, Team Physicians, and department administration.
• Complete administrative duties, including insurance procurement claim forms, purchasing medical supplies and equipment, updating the Sports Medicine website, and documenting CPR certification cards.
• Serve as a secondary contact for NCAA drug testing.
• Provide athletic training clinic services at the VMI infirmary.
• Maintain compliance with NCAA, Southern Conference, and Virginia Military Institute rules and regulations.
• Contribute to departmental administrative efforts and provide sports medicine coverage in other areas of athletics and the Corps of Cadets as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level