Summary: This full-time position assists with Sports Medicine Training for all of Queens’ NCAA Division II Athletics programs under the direction of the Head Athletic Trainer. This is a 10-month position paid over 12 months.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:
•    Assist the Head Athletic Trainer with daily operations of the athletic training room
•    Provide proper injury evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries
•    Uphold the standard operating procedures of the athletic training room and ensure proper use of equipment by athletic training students and student-athletes
•    Provide daily coverage of sport practices and events as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer
•    Travel with assigned teams
•    Weekend coverage and some overnight travel to be expected
•    Maintain proper documentation on all injuries for evaluation and treatment
•    Assist with injury claim filing procedures, maintenance of inventory and supply ordering
•    Must attain NC Athletic Training License (annually) and maintain CEU requirements
•    Approved Clinical Instructor (ACI) for athletic training students

Non-Essential Duties
•    Special projects and other duties may be assigned to achieve Sports Medicine / Athletics / University goals.

Experience, Knowledge and Skills Required

• Current NATABOC certification
• Eligible for NC Athletic Training Licensure
• First Aid, CPR and AED certified
• Experience in managing multiple athletic teams
• Must be able to provide proper injury evaluation, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for athletic injuries
• Willingness and ability to regularly work early morning, evening and weekend hours and travel with athletic teams/athletes, usually by provided transportation and or private vehicle.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
• Flexibility, confidence, and ability to work independently as well as contributing to team efforts and objectives
• Attention to detail and proven ability to manage competing priorities effectively
• Proven ability to plan, organize and control projects through to completion within given timeframes
• Strong follow-up and follow-through skills, including accurate documentation skills, particularly relating to treatment plans for student athletes
• Valid North Carolina driver’s license with no serious infractions
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Physical Requirements (with or without reasonable accommodation)

• Visual Abilities: Read reports, create presentations, and use a computer systems
• Hearing: Hear well enough to communicate with co-workers, vendors, and students
• Dexterity, Grasping, Feeling: Write, type, and use the telephone, copier, and computer systems
• Mobility: Open files and operate office machines; move between departments and attend meetings across campus
• Talking: Frequently convey detailed or important instructions and ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Lifting, Pulling, Pushing: Exert up to 50 pounds for force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects

Work Conditions

§  Work in office and training center environments, contact with students, faculty, staff, parents, providers and vendors.

§  Work has deadlines, multiple interruptions, high volume and may be stressful at times.

§  Work has regular evening and weekend hours and requires regular travel with athletic teams/athletes, usually by provided transportation and or private vehicle.

The position will be removed from the website once an offer is extended and accepted, or when a sufficient candidate pool is identified. Only candidates who best match requirements of job will be contacted. Due to limited staff resources, phone calls cannot be accepted or returned.

Benefits

Queens offers comprehensive benefits to eligible employees, including: medical, dental and vision insurance, domestic partner benefits, defined contribution (matching) and supplemental 403(b) retirement plans, vacation and generous paid holidays, tuition remission and tuition exchange, Queens-paid life insurance, supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care, Health Savings Account), sick leave and long-term disability leave, paid parental leave, FMLA leave when eligible, reduced cost meals at Morrison Dining Hall, employee assistance program (EAP), wellness programs. In addition, employees may choose benefits such as pet insurance, critical care insurance and legal assistance.

About Queens

Queens University of Charlotte is a private, co-educational, Presbyterian-affiliated comprehensive university located in the heart of Myers Park in Charlotte, NC, and is consistently ranked in the top tier of Southern Regional Masters Universities. The university has over 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students in programs offered six colleges/schools. Additional information about may be found at www.queens.edu.

Queens values campus diversity and demonstrates this in campus initiatives; we particularly encourage members of historically under-represented groups to apply.

Queens University of Charlotte is an equal opportunity employer and is firmly committed to supporting and celebrating all forms of diversity. Queens does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sex (including pregnancy, child birth and conditions related to pregnancy or child birth), gender orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, national origin, disability, political beliefs, veteran status, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law in the administration of its educational and admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic programs, employment and hiring policies, or other university-administered programs. Any applicant for employment who needs any reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the Director of Human Resources at 704.337.2297.