Athletic Trainer II

The University of Kansas Health System•Lawrence, KS

About The Position

Under the direction of the Head Team Physicians and the Senior Director of Kansas Team Health, the Athletic Trainer II is responsible for the athletic training needs of student athletes in Volleyball and Softball. The role works closely with sport coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, other health care providers, and athletic administrators on student-athlete health and wellness. The position provides athletic training services and supervision under a Team Physician. Clinical work includes communicating illness and injury concerns, maintaining complete medical records, educating patients, coordinating referrals and diagnostic testing, and working with sports dietitians, sport psychologists, and counseling services. The Athletic Trainer performs medical and sport science testing, helps determine participation status with Team Physicians, and evaluates, treats, and rehabilitates injuries using current evidence-based techniques. The role also provides acute injury and emergency care at practices and events, including home and away events, and may travel with at least one sport. It includes regular weekend work and service before or after traditional hours. The Athletic Trainer manages ongoing patient conditions under physician direction, executes facility emergency action plans, and coordinates injury-prevention and rehabilitation programming. Additional duties include wellness education, clinical supervision of athletic training students or aides as assigned, continuing education planning, and administrative support for strategic planning, program analysis, staffing, injury trends, sport science programming, and scholarly activities. The position also requires maintaining professional conduct, positive working relationships, and familiarity with health system and departmental activities, schedules, and procedures.

Requirements

Master's degree in Athletic Training, Physical Education, Health, or a related field from an accredited college or university within 90 days of hire.
At least 2 years of experience as an athletic trainer.
Licensed Athletic Trainer (AT) from the State Board of Healing Arts within 90 days.
Certified Athletic Trainer (BOC ATC) upon hire.
Ability to perform the professional, clinical, and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

Nice To Haves

Less than 1 year of experience working with collegiate or national-level athletes.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
Experience with Manual Therapy.
Licensed Physical Therapist (PT) from the State Board of Healing Arts.

Responsibilities

Provide athletic training services and/or supervision under the direction of a Team Physician.
Communicate patient illness and injury complaints and problems to Team Physicians.
Create and maintain complete medical records and provide patient educational programming.
Refer patients to physicians and subspecialists, and manage physician clinic activities including injury and illness histories and pre-exam testing data.
Coordinate diagnostic testing, including X-rays, MRI, MRI-arthrograms, CT scans, echocardiograms, and laboratory tests.
Coordinate patient care with sports dietitians, sport psychologists, and KTH Counseling and Psychological Service.
Communicate pertinent injury and illness information related to participation status to coaching and sport performance staff.
Coordinate group and individualized injury-prevention programming with sports performance staff and maintain knowledge of strength and conditioning programs.
Perform medical testing, including vital signs, EKG, neurocognitive evaluations, and motor control evaluations.
Perform sport science testing as directed, including movement pattern analysis, Y-balance, and body composition testing.
Work with Team Physicians to determine participation status and remove patients from or return them to participation.
Provide acute injury and emergency medical management at practices and home and away events; travel with at least one sport may be required.
Manage ongoing patient conditions under Team Physician direction, including asthma, hypertension, sickle cell trait, ADHD, and depression or anxiety.
Execute university athletic facility emergency action plans, including communication, EMS activation, AED/CPR delivery, and post-event reporting.
Evaluate, treat, and rehabilitate injuries using current evidence-based techniques and modalities.
Apply policies relating to lightning, heat and cold stress, physicals, alcohol and other drugs, nutritional supplements, learning disabilities, medications, concussion, MRSA, asthma, sickle cell, and disordered eating.
Create or co-create rehabilitation programs with periodic goals and outcome measures.
Provide formal and informal wellness education to patients, coaches, support staff, administrators, and parents.
Supervise athletic training students in clinical rotations and/or athletic training aides as assigned.
Create and execute an annual continuing education plan.
Assist with annual strategic planning, goal creation and execution, staffing model analysis, and analysis of injury rates and trends.
Analyze sport science programming and its effectiveness, and participate in scholarly activities through personal initiative or as assigned.
Maintain knowledge of health system and departmental activities, sports schedules, and procedures.
Foster cooperative working relationships, maintain a positive attitude, and exhibit professional decorum.