Assistant Athletic Trainer

UMass Amherst • Amherst, NY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Head Football Athletic Trainer, this role provides quality care to all student-athletes, including prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries incurred in practice and games. The position involves utilizing standing orders under the supervision of team physicians, preparing and maintaining injury care records, traveling with athletic teams, supervising undergraduate athletic training interns, and performing operational duties such as ordering supplies and updating policy manuals. The role also includes serving on committees, attending professional development events, and ensuring strict adherence to NCAA, conference, and University rules and regulations. Additionally, the Assistant Athletic Trainer is responsible for scheduling and overseeing athletic clearance physical examinations, performing baseline concussion testing, and communicating health insurance policies to student athletes and coaches.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited athletic training curriculum (based on Massachusetts license requirements).
• 1 year of intercollegiate athletic training experience.
• Previous rehabilitation experience.
• Must have and maintain N.A.T.A. (National Athletic Trainers Association) certification.
• Must have and maintain Professional Rescuer C.P.R. (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation) certification.
• Must meet requirements to obtain and maintain a Massachusetts State license for athletic trainers.
• Ability to foster and maintain working relationships with various University departments.
• Ability to improve working knowledge of athletic injury care.
• Ability to successfully complete the administrative tasks of the position.
• Ability to work long hours, weekends and holidays as game and practice schedules dictate.
• Meets physical, health and emotional stability standards of the position.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree from an accredited athletic training curriculum (based on Massachusetts license requirements)
• Athletic training experience at a Division I institution.

Responsibilities

• Provide prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries for football student athletes or other sports as assigned.
• Provide assistance to other staff members with the prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries for all student athletes.
• Utilize standing orders under the supervision of the team physicians in the care of student athletes.
• Prepare and maintain appropriate athletic injury care records and reports as required utilizing the present computer programs for such purposes following all NCAA and NATA guidelines; comply with all federal, state, and university laws and policies including FERPA and HIPPA; maintain the highest level of confidence in regards to the various confidential information that the sports medicine staff is exposed to in regards to student-athletes and coaches.
• Travel with athletic teams as assigned and provide athletic injury care coverage during practice and games.
• Provide supervision of undergraduate athletic training interns from the Kinesiology Department.
• Perform operational duties assigned by the Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine and/or the Head Football Athletic Trainer, including but not limited to, ordering and inventory of medical supplies, scheduling staff, updating policy and procedure manual, etc.
• Serve on department, school and university committees.
• Attend conventions, conferences, clinics, etc., consistent with department policy as approved by the Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine and Director of Athletics.
• Responsible for strict adherence to NCAA, conference, and University rules and regulations.
• Schedule and oversee athletic clearance physical examinations process performed by physicians at the University Health Service for applicable sports programs.
• As part of clearance physicals, perform baseline concussion testing for each student athlete assigned.
• Communicate to student athletes and coaches the department's health insurance policies.
• Understand responsibilities with respect to conflicts of interest and behave in ways consistent both with law and with University policy.
• Contribute toward creating a positive and respectful workplace defined by personal and professional competence, integrity, and collaboration.
• Understand and contribute to implementation of departmental and institutional goals for achieving non-discrimination and creating a respectful, inclusive environment that is supportive of diversity.
• Use access to sensitive and/or not yet public university related information only in the performance of the responsibilities of position and exercises care to prevent unnecessary disclosure to others.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required to meet Department, Executive Area/Division, and University goals and objectives.
• Understand responsibilities with respect to Title IX, Clery, and other compliance requirements.
• Demonstrate capacity, skill and willingness to engage students and contribute to student success.

Benefits

• Pay Grade: PSSAP Grade 27

What This Job Offers

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