Assistant Athletic Trainer (10 Month)

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• Upon hire, employer-paid tuition benefits for bachelor’s (employee, spouse, and dependent) and master’s degree programs (employee and spouse only).
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Job Title:  Assistant Athletic Trainer (10 Month)

Division:  Intercollegiate Athletics

Evaluation Group:  Staff

FLSA Status:  Exempt   

Reports To:  Assistant Athletic Director, Sports Medicine/ Head Athletic Trainer

Positions Supervised:  N/A

The assistant athletic trainer is responsible for providing athletic training services to Lindenwood University intercollegiate athletic programs. This position collaborates with the athletic training program coordinator to provide supervision, instruction, and evaluation of athletic training students.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Job Responsibilities and Execution

• Assists with the overall administration of the athletic training program
• Evaluates, treats, and rehabs athletic injuries and instructs athletes on injury prevention
• Maintains accurate medical records and appropriate communication with the sports medicine team and physicians
• Provides practice and game coverage
• Conducts pre-participation evaluations
• Coordinates medical insurance claims

• Oversees student employees, maintains their schedules, and assists in assigning their seasonal sports rotations
• Oversees athletic training students, evaluates their clinical performance, and assists with their clinical testing, including clinical exit exams
• Assists with administrative responsibilities including secondary insurance for student athletes, inventory of athletic training supplies, and coordination of pre-season physicals for athletes
• Teaches courses as assigned
• Attends all preceptor training events/instructional seminars
• Fosters student adherence to the athletic training program’s code of conduct
• Provides athletic services during athletic events, including pre-event preparation of participants, on-the-field injury assessment, first aid when appropriate, and arranges for transportation to a medical facility as necessary
• Maintains accurate records of athletic injuries, physical modalities, rehabilitation programs, physician visits, and release of records
• Maintains proper and current licensure and practices in accordance with the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Code of Ethics
• Directs equipment purchase/maintenance for all athletic training facilities
• Attends professional development seminars, reads professional journals and texts, and shares information with other staff professionals, athletes, and physicians

Service Excellence

• Supports the mission of the University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
• Models, supports, and holds others accountable to the University’s values – integrit