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• Assist in the coordination of athletic training programs and assists in program development, including coordinating athletic training room operations. Prevent, recognize, and assess athletic injuries. Provide prompt, accurate triage on the field, court, and in the athletic training room. Implement preventive and rehabilitation programs to treat athletic injuries using the appropriate health professionals on injuries and treatment plans, and coordinate with the coaching staff. Inform coaching staff and other health professionals regarding the status of injuries and treatment plans. Use a variety of therapeutic modalities in accordance with physician orders including, but not limited to, head, cold, sound, electricity, rehabilitation and exercise equipment, and apply bandages, tapes, and braces to prevent and treat injuries. Advise students on how to prevent injuries and maintain their physical condition. Attend practices and athletic events, and travel with assigned sport teams.
• Assist in developing and administering rehabilitation programs for athletic injuries.
• Maintain equipment and cleanliness of athletic training and rehabilitation facilities.
• Assist in drug prevention programs, drug testing, program budget and maintaining insurance records.

Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge:

• General knowledge of the principles and practices of athletic training including conditioning, injury prevention, injury assessment and rehabilitation; full range of therapeutic modalities and their practical use and physiological basis; other therapeutic preventions and treatments such as taping, bracing, and massage; effective use of rehabilitation and exercise equipment; rules, regulations, and guidelines established by the campuses’ governing national collegiate athletic associations (e.g., National Collegiate Athletics Association or National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) pertaining to student athletes, their training, sports medicine care, and health and safety; Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) standards for handling blood borne pathogens; maintaining medical records, including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards; and following insurance procedures.

Abilities:

• Ability to demonstrate full-to-advanced proficiency in the skills and abilities of the Athletic Trainer I, including the following: effectively assess and evaluate injuries and their severity; develop conditioning and rehabilitation programs and manage and treat injuries; use the full range of appropriate therapeutic modalities and treatments and rehabilitation and exercise equipment to treat and prevent injuries; determine the appropriate referrals for athletes to other health care professionals; recognize life threatening situations and administer the appropriate emergency aid; use a computer to perform medical, insurance and other recordkeeping functions; and work in an environment with competing priorities. Incumbents must possess strong interpersonal and communications skills to develop effective working relationships with athletes and serve as a liaison among athletes, coaching staff, parents, physicians and other health professionals. Ability to demonstrate the leadership, organizational, and administrative skills involved in coordinating an athletic training and sports medicine program.

Education:

• Equivalent to bachelor’s degree in athletic training, physical education, kinesiology or related field of study, or combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge and abilities.

Experience:

• Equivalent to two years of experience as a certified Athletic Trainer in a high school or college environment.