Instructor – Certified Athletic Trainer, Professional Sports Partnerships

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

10d•$60,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Colorado Anschutz Department of Orthopedics is hiring an experienced Certified Athletic Trainer to serve as the central clinical and operational liaison between CU Sports Medicine, UCHealth, and professional sports partners, including Kroenke Sports & Entertainment franchises (Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Mammoth, and Colorado Rapids, including Rapids Academy) and the Colorado Rockies. The role is the primary point of contact for coordinating care and connecting players, coaches, team personnel, and affiliates with orthopedic and primary care sports medicine physicians, subspecialty providers, and UCHealth Executive Health. The position emphasizes relationship management, clinical care coordination, event planning, and operational workflow development rather than sideline coverage. The successful candidate will proactively anticipate team needs, coordinate large-scale events such as team physicals, and help establish workflows for a growing professional sports medicine program. This is not a traditional 9-to-5 position and requires flexibility to respond to urgent needs outside regular business hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. The role is hybrid eligible, with the number of in-person days to be determined as the role evolves. The hiring range is $60,000–$90,000. The University offers medical, dental, disability, life and vision insurance; retirement contributions; paid vacation, sick leave and holidays; tuition benefits; and a reduced-rate transit pass.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Sports Medicine, or a related field.
Certification by the Board of Certification (BOC) for Athletic Trainers.
Colorado Athletic Trainer licensure or eligibility for licensure.
Current CPR/BLS certification.
Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
Knowledge of sports medicine conditions sufficient to triage requests to the appropriate provider.
Proven ability to build trusted relationships with athletic trainers, physicians, and coaches.
Excellent organization, communication, and problem-solving skills across multidisciplinary teams.
Ability to independently manage competing, time-sensitive priorities.
Professionalism and discretion when working with high-profile athletes.
A process-improvement mindset and flexibility as the program evolves.

Nice To Haves

Experience in professional, elite, or collegiate sports medicine settings.
Familiarity with the Epic electronic health record.
Experience with workers’ compensation, billing, or team physicals.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary operational contact for each team's athletic trainers and medical staff; learn their workflows, check in proactively, anticipate needs, and resolve concerns.
Build close relationships with team physicians, athletic trainers, and clinic personnel to streamline communication and care.
Coordinate appointments, imaging, consultations, and testing for players, coaches, staff, and affiliates, with timely follow-through on urgent requests.
Coordinate with CU and UCHealth subspecialty providers, including Cardiology, ENT, and OB/GYN, to facilitate timely and appropriate care.
Use Epic to pend orders that expedite care; the position does not have order sign-off authority.
Coordinate care for team-affiliated workers’ compensation cases, particularly for Colorado Mammoth players and Rapids Academy athletes.
Serve as the point of contact with UCHealth Executive Health for urgent needs of team-affiliated individuals and transition professional sports coordination into this role without disruption to service.
Plan and run preseason physicals, medical testing, and other large-scale team events, including scheduling, staffing, logistics, and communication.
Coordinate billing, documentation, and administrative processes with Executive Health, physician practices, and finance.
Identify inefficiencies and develop standardized workflows to improve service and team satisfaction.
Respond to urgent team needs during evenings, weekends, and holidays, and take on new initiatives and responsibilities as team partnerships and the program grow.