Athletic Trainer

Saint Mary's College

About The Position

The Athletic Trainer is responsible for the development, coordination, evaluation, and delivering a system to provide health care to all students in the intercollegiate athletic program. The Athletic Trainer, in consultation with the college physician, will develop and implement protocols for the delivery of healthcare to sick and injured student-athletes. This includes maintaining certification and accurate records for all athletic staff in AED, CPR, First Aid, and Bloodborne Pathogen training. The Athletic Trainer will coordinate, in collaboration with the Director of Women’s Health and the college physician, pre-participation physical examinations and screenings in compliance with NCAA regulations, as well as spring physicals for returning student-athletes prior to the end of the academic year. The Athletic Trainer will also evaluate all student-athlete injuries and illnesses. The Athletic Trainer will ensure compliance with all regulations related to the care, maintenance, and upkeep of departmental AEDs, serve as the department liaison to the Office of Safety and Security, and communicate student-athlete participation status to athletic staff in a timely manner while maintaining confidentiality of health records. Additionally, this role includes developing and updating sports medicine handbooks and materials, and coordinating with the Sports Information Director (SID) to ensure all appropriate sports medicine forms are available on the website. The Athletic Trainer will refer injured or ill student-athletes to the college physician, health services, or other appropriate medical providers when necessary. They will provide treatment and rehabilitation for athletic injuries in accordance with established protocols or medical prescriptions, with severe injury rehabilitation outsourced as needed. The Athletic Trainer will supervise, schedule, and evaluate student trainers employed as student workers, as well as complete and monitor their timecards. The role also includes developing and implementing budget requests to support the short- and long-term needs of the sports medicine program, and overseeing the operation of the College’s sports medicine facilities in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations. The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities and requirements.

Requirements

A minimum of a Master’s degree in athletic training or a closely allied discipline.
NATABOC certification.
CPR, First Aid and AED Instructor Certification.
State Licensure
Strong interpersonal skills and desire and ability to work with college-level student-athletes.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and must not require visa sponsorship from the College, either now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Previous related experience in a collegiate program.

Responsibilities

Develop, coordinate, evaluate, and deliver a system to provide health care to all students in the intercollegiate athletic program.
Develop and implement protocols for the delivery of healthcare to sick and injured student-athletes.
Maintain certification and accurate records for all athletic staff in AED, CPR, First Aid, and Bloodborne Pathogen training.
Coordinate pre-participation physical examinations and screenings in compliance with NCAA regulations, as well as spring physicals for returning student-athletes.
Evaluate all student-athlete injuries and illnesses.
Ensure compliance with all regulations related to the care, maintenance, and upkeep of departmental AEDs.
Serve as the department liaison to the Office of Safety and Security.
Communicate student-athlete participation status to athletic staff in a timely manner while maintaining confidentiality of health records.
Develop and update sports medicine handbooks and materials.
Coordinate with the Sports Information Director (SID) to ensure all appropriate sports medicine forms are available on the website.
Refer injured or ill student-athletes to the college physician, health services, or other appropriate medical providers when necessary.
Provide treatment and rehabilitation for athletic injuries in accordance with established protocols or medical prescriptions.
Supervise, schedule, and evaluate student trainers employed as student workers, as well as complete and monitor their timecards.
Develop and implement budget requests to support the short- and long-term needs of the sports medicine program.
Oversee the operation of the College’s sports medicine facilities in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations.