Athletic Trainer Certified (ATC)

  • Full-time

Company Description

Looking to fill the following role or our client within the Hospital and Healthcare Industry

Job Description

Certified Athletic Trainer for local University

 

Athletic Trainer shall manage the prevention,
evaluation, management, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries
within the sports medicine program.

Essential Functions:
• Assists in program development, including coordinating athletic
training facility operations, coordinates or assigns other athletic
trainers, and provides direction and training to the team of
athletic trainers, interns, or students;
• Screening, prevention, and care of sports-related injuries and
conditions
• Provides direct athletic training coverage of athletic
practices and contests, including evening and weekend assignments
as assigned.
• Supervises safety factors of athletic competition by ensuring
the elimination of undue hazards.
• May assist injured athletes in completing and submitting
insurance claims.
• Participate in recruitment, as appropriate to the area of
operation.
• Ability to manage, prioritize, and complete multiple
projects.
• Display behavior consistent with professional ethics and the
faculty and staff handbook.
• Performs miscellaneous and other job-related duties as
assigned.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Ability to review, understand, and apply concepts presented in
training programs, conferences, and/or professional
literature.
• Moderate physical activity. Requires handling of average-weight
objects up to fifty (50) pounds or standing and/or walking for more
than four (4) hours per day.
• Work may involve moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as
extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors,
and/or loud noises.
• Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering and
inventory control.
• Ability to evaluate therapeutic requirements for
student-athletes, and to fit and modify therapeutic and/or
protective equipment.
• CPR and AED Certified.
• Must maintain State of Florida Licensure with the Florida Board
of Athletic Trainers.
• Moderate physical activity. Requires handling objects of
average weight up to fifty (50) pounds or standing and/or walking
for more than four (4) hours per day.
• Note: In compliance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA),
those functions of the job which are identified as essential are
required to be performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
Requests to facilitate the performance of essential functions will
be given careful consideration.

Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Athletic Training with three (3) plus
years of experience directly related to the duties and
responsibilities specified. Master's degree preferred.
• Compliance with all National Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics (NAIA) governing rules.
• Certified Athletic Trainer. National Athletic Trainers'
Association Board of Certification (NATABOC).
• Must be able to work well with students, faculty, staff, and
the community.
• Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule that may include
working nights and weekends.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills. Proofreading
skills required.
• Attention to detail and adaptability to a changing environment
is extremely important as well as dependability. Proficiency in MS
Office Suite, as well as knowledge and understanding of the
organizational structure, workflow, and operating procedures.
• Flexibility to work outside of normal business hours.
• Pre-Employment screening is required: criminal background check
and drug testing.

Qualified applicants are asked to upload a cover letter of
interest, resume/curriculum vitae, and/or certifications, if
applicable.

Additional Information

If this sounds like the right job for you, then use the button below to submit your resume. We look forward to receiving your application. Or you can call 954-344-4993 for more information.