Bridgeport, Ca - Athletic Trainer Nf4

U.S. Marine Corps•Bridgeport, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as an Athletic Trainer for the Semper Fit, Warrior Athlete Readiness and Resilience (WARR) program. The role supports readiness, lethality, and resilience across the domains of fitness and the foundational building blocks of Marine Corps Total Fitness (MCTF). The incumbent provides athletic training services to active-duty personnel, families, and other authorized users aboard the base in support of military readiness and musculoskeletal injury (MSKI) reduction. The Athletic Trainer applies athletic training principles to health, wellness, performance, and injury prevention. Services include injury prevention, assessment, treatment, emergency care, and reconditioning for military- and sports-related injuries. Work is performed within applicable professional standards and under the direction of an assigned supervisor and a Navy Medical physician serving as clinical supervisor. The role also supports Marine Corps sports programs, including installation sports and All-Marine sports teams, and may involve travel to related training camps and events. The incumbent provides programming and education for MCTF and WARR initiatives; participates in physical training and strength and conditioning sessions; and supports unit training events in the field and at unit locations, including land-, water-, and crossover-based training. The position requires maintaining athletic trainer certification and meeting applicable credentialing and background-investigation requirements.

Requirements

At least one year of applicable experience demonstrating knowledge of medical-based comprehensive preventative services across prevention, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, immediate care, treatment, reconditioning, administration, and professional responsibility.
Maintain certification as an athletic trainer from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification, as required for credentialing.
Be eligible for an Access National Agency Check and Inquiries (ANACI/Tier 3) background investigation and receive favorable adjudication.
Knowledge of physical therapeutic concepts and methods for secondary and tertiary intervention for clients with or at risk of physical disabilities, neuromuscular dysfunction, or psychosocial dysfunction.
Working knowledge of Marine Corps directives and policies related to physical performance and operational readiness.
Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, and kinesiology.
Knowledge and ability to conduct immediate clinical evaluations of athletic injuries and illnesses and provide first aid and emergency care.
Knowledge of athletic trainer competencies, including prevention, referral processes, emergency care, rehabilitation and reconditioning, and counseling and guidance for sports participants.
Knowledge and skill in assessing and gathering medical information and health history.
Knowledge of procedures for situations requiring physician guidance or additional medical intervention.
Ability to build interpersonal relationships and demonstrate social sensitivity when working with military populations in a diverse environment.

Nice To Haves

Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach credential from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association (SCCC) or National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS).
Collegiate and/or high school athletic playing experience.

Responsibilities

Apply athletic training knowledge and practice to enhance health, wellness, performance, and primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
Implement applicable policies, practices, and accreditation standards for physical agents, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), therapeutic exercise, reconditioning, and recovery through structured interventions, protocols, and education.
Deliver clinical and non-clinical programming modalities for MCTF and WARR programs.
Support Marine Corps sports programs, including installation sports and All-Marine sports teams; travel to related training camps and events as needed.
Prevent, assess, treat, and recondition injuries sustained by active-duty service members in military and sports settings, within professional guidelines and under supervisory and physician oversight.
Provide MSKI prevention and secondary and tertiary interventions, including exercise, manual therapy, joint mobilization, hydrotherapy, cryotherapy, ultrasound, phonophoresis, iontophoresis, and muscle stimulation techniques.
Provide emergency first aid, evaluate and treat injuries, recognize injury severity, render initial treatment, perform initial examinations, and assist with preliminary diagnosis.
Provide standardized injury-prevention instruction and education in collaboration with embedded athletic trainers and command staff.
Train and educate personnel in the evaluation and emergency treatment and care of MSKI.
Participate in Marine physical training and strength and conditioning sessions, and provide services during land-, water-, and crossover-based training as needed.
Support unit training events in the field and at unit locations by providing injury and illness care within the scope of athletic training.