Athletic Trainer

Amherst College•Amherst, NY

67d•Onsite

About The Position

Amherst College invites applications for the Athletic Trainer position. The Athletic Trainer is a full-time, academic-year (43-week per year) position. Amherst College Athletic Trainers are highly qualified, multi-skilled health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions. Athletic Trainers work under the direction of a physician as prescribed by state licensure statutes. The Athletic Trainer collaborates with Health Center Providers to provide quality athletic training services to all students involved in intercollegiate, intramural, club sports, and recreational activities. In accordance with that charge is the responsibility to provide appropriate sports medicine coverage at assigned intercollegiate practices and athletic events in a medically prudent and gender equitable fashion, as well as offering all students the opportunity for rehabilitation services within the confines of the Sports Medicine Department. Our work is central to the students involved in athletic activities and their needs occur at a variety of times throughout the day, week, and year and in such, a flexible schedule is required. The work schedule varies and corresponds to the athletic activities and involves traveling with teams to events and NCAA tournament championships. Attendance at specified intercollegiate practices and events is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Current NATA certification
Eligibility for MA State Licensure
3-5 years of relevant experience
Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and time-management skills
Demonstrated ability to take initiative, work independently and collaboratively
Successful completion of pre-employment physical and lift test
Mobility to quickly respond to an injury across a field; walking, sprinting, and running long distances, carrying medical equipment
Successful completion of required reference and background checks
An acceptable criminal offender records information (CORI) check

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree
Experience with collision sports at the college level
Athletic training experience

Responsibilities

Prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports injuries incurred by students involved in intercollegiate, intramural, and club sports, as well as those involved in physical education classes and recreational sports activities
Evaluation, treatment, and management of concussions, along with Health Center providers
Provide counseling and education to student-athletes
Administer modality treatments, and create and supervise rehabilitation regimens
Application, fitting, and adjustment of protective equipment
Bandaging, taping, and wrapping of sports injuries
Assist students of various weights and heights
Understand and assume the risk of physical harm at practices and events from equipment (pucks, sticks, bats, balls, etc.) and/or collisions with student-athletes, coaches, and/or referees
Abide by Massachusetts Licensure Laws regarding the scope of practice and patient confidentiality parameters
Adhere to policies and procedures as outlined in the Policy & Procedure manual
Create and maintain medical records for all students treated in the sports medicine facilities
Process athletics insurance claims
Communicate with Physicians, Physical Therapists, Various Health Care Professionals, Faculty, Deans, Counselors, Coaches, Administrators, and Students as needed and appropriate
Comply with NATA Board of Certification “Standards of Professional Practice”
Maintain National certification and State licensure by complying with professional continuing education requirements as set forth by the National Athletic Trainers Association