Job description
Qualifications:
Minimum of Bachelor’s degree from an accredited Athletic Training Program
Massachusetts certification
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
Reports to: Principal
Job Goal: To apply the principles, methods, and procedures of evaluation and treatment of athletic injuries, preconditioning, condition, and re-conditioning of athletes through the use of appropriate preventive and supportive means.
While the domains of athletic training dictate the professional standards of the position, the Athletic Trainer has numerous responsibilities, including the primary responsibility of caring for the physical needs of student-athletes.
Additional responsibilities (if applicable) may include:
Minimum of Bachelor’s degree from an accredited Athletic Training Program
Massachusetts certification
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
Reports to: Principal
Job Goal: To apply the principles, methods, and procedures of evaluation and treatment of athletic injuries, preconditioning, condition, and re-conditioning of athletes through the use of appropriate preventive and supportive means.
While the domains of athletic training dictate the professional standards of the position, the Athletic Trainer has numerous responsibilities, including the primary responsibility of caring for the physical needs of student-athletes.
Additional responsibilities (if applicable) may include:
- To prevent athletic injuries through the following procedures: orthopedic screening, individual exercise programs for athletes with pre-existing conditions, and through participation with equipment fitting for football and ice hockey.
- To provide medical coverage for home contests and daily practices, to coordinate emergency medical procedures for all teams at all locations, to coordinate emergency medical services as needed, to follow the prescribed treatment of the team physician/or licensed physician.
- To provide for the management, treatment, and disposition of athletic injuries by providing injury evaluations before and after practices and referring athletes to the appropriate health care professional.
- To provide rehabilitation of athletic injuries when appropriate, such as rehabilitation for mild to moderate injuries as prescribed by the team/or licensed physician and provide strength and range of motions and functional testing for injured athletes to insure readiness to return to their sport.
- To maintain data and documentation including: all physical forms, injury and progress reports; necessary insurance forms for athletes with medical referrals; daily injury report list with appropriate recommendations; and supply and equipment inventories.
- To keep parents, coaches, and the athletic director informed of injuries, concerns and athletes’ progress in rehabilitation.
- Work with the Director of Athletics and School Nurse to collect GHS Athletic Clearance Forms, physicals, ImPACT baseline tests, and other related clearance paperwork.
- To provide for appropriate educational programs for athletes, coaching staff, parents, and others as may be required.
- Possibly serve as a preceptor/mentor to clinical athletic training students.
- Work closely with the Director of Athletics in developing coverage schedules, athletic training room policies and procedures, and revising existing policies and procedures.
- Work closely with the Director of Athletics in maintaining all athletic training supplies and assist with re-orders when necessary.
- Issue, maintain, collect, and clean first aid kits, water bottles, and water coolers for all sports teams.
- Work closely with the Director of Athletics in maintaining CPR/AED, concussion education, and emergency action plan acknowledgment logs for all coaches.
- Enforce, utilize, and facilitate the established GHS concussion return to play protocol for any and all student-athletes who sustain a concussion.
offroadmanagementgroup.com is the go-to platform for job seekers looking for the best job postings from around the web. With a focus on quality, the platform guarantees that all job postings are from reliable sources and are up-to-date. It also offers a variety of tools to help users find the perfect job for them, such as searching by location and filtering by industry. Furthermore, offroadmanagementgroup.com provides helpful resources like resume tips and career advice to give job seekers an edge in their search. With its commitment to quality and user-friendliness, offroadmanagementgroup.com is the ideal place to find your next job.