Asst. Athletic Trainer (A)

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The Assistant Athletic Trainer provides physical therapy to and aids in the care and rehabilitation of student athletes. Assists in the organization and administration of health care services and provides for the education and counseling of athletes. The incumbent attends athletic events to provide trainer care, offers advice on preventing injuries, and co­aches athletic training classes.  

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS                                                                                                     

• Directs and provides athletic training coverage and supervision of intercollegiate athletic teams, during practices, games, and strength and conditioning sessions.
• Evaluates, prevents, and treats athletic injuries and illnesses.
• Provides counseling and education to student athletes and takes on related administrative duties.
• Assists with the coordination and scheduling of medical coverage for home and away competitions.
• Supervises education and recruitment of student and graduate assistant athletic trainers.
• Assists in pre-season physicals for student athletes, and coordinates completion of and compliance with medical requirements.
• Provides detailed daily injury reports of all encounters for review by senior staff and maintains all medical records on assigned student athletes.
• Preserves the confidentiality of student athletes’ medical charts.
• Works with doctors and other allied health professionals to deliver care to student athletes.

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Current Employees:

If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this tip sheet.

The Assistant Athletic Trainer provides physical therapy to and aids in the care and rehabilitation of student athletes. Assists in the organization and administration of health care services and provides for the education and counseling of athletes. The incumbent attends athletic events to provide trainer care, offers advice on preventing injuries, and co­aches athletic training classes.  

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS                                                                                                     

• Directs and provides athletic training coverage and supervision of intercollegiate athletic teams, during practices, games, and strength and conditioning sessions.
• Evaluates, prevents, and treats athletic injuries and illnesses.
• Provides counseling and education to student athletes and takes on related administrative duties.
• Assists with the coordination and scheduling of medical coverage for home and away competitions.
• Supervises education and recruitment of student and graduate assistant athletic trainers.
• Assists in pre-season physicals for student athletes, and coordinates completion of and compliance with medical requirements.
• Provides detailed daily injury reports of all encounters for review by senior staff and maintains all medical records on assigned student athletes.
• Preserves the confidentiality of student athletes’ medical charts.
• Works with doctors and other allied health professionals to deliver care to student athletes.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets. 

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS                                                                                                    

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field

Certification and Licensing:

Athletic Trainer Certification

Experience:

Minimum 2 years of relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form
• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure
• Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships
• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems
• Commitment to the University’s core values.

DEPARTMENT ADDENDUM

Department Specific Function                                

The position will provide for the care and prevention of athletic injuries, rehabilitation of injuries, management and care of injuries. Assist in the organization & administration of health care services, provide for the education & counseling of athletes and students to all sports assigned. This role may support a specific University of Miami team, subject to change based on department needs. This under the written protocol and supervised by the Team Physician as directed by the State of Florida Athletic Trainers Act. Additionally, assist in the Education of Students within the Athletic Training Undergraduate Major.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Arrange a pre-season visit with the head coach of your assigned sport and the Head Athletic Trainer to discuss procedures, schedules and expectations.

Provide the Head Athletic Trainer with an updated roster and schedule for competition and practices.

Arrange pre-season physicals for your assigned sports and have all athlete files in proper order.

Direct coverage of all practices and games including travel where applicable.

Arrange a student trainer assistant for each sport through the Head Athletic Trainer.

Recognition and evaluation of injuries, injury management – treatment, injury prevention rehabilitation, organization and administration, education and counseling of all athlete on your assigned teams.

Maintain a daily injury report. Communicate this with the head coach and Strength & Conditioning Head Coach every day. Provide the Head Athletic with a copy of this report. An injury as defined as a condition that limits the athlete in any way and has been written up on the injury report form.

Provide the Head Athletic Trainer with written documentation of all physician referrals.

Assist in the institutional and NCAA drug testing of athletes on your teams.

Be available to members of the coaching staff to assist in the recruiting process.

Provide the Head Athletic Trainer written procedures for emergency transport of an injured athlete from our various practice and game facilities.

Provide Assistant with other sports as the need arises.

All Duties described below are supervised by the Team Physician as developed in a written protocol as dictated by the State of Florida Athletic Trainers Act.

21% Recognition and Evaluation of injuries and illness

21% Injury Management / Treatment and Disposition

19% Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries

18% Prevention of Athletic Injuries

12% Organization and Administration of Health Care Services

9% Education and Counseling of Athletes and Athletic Training Students

Department Specific Qualifications                                                                                

Minimum qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Athletic Training or related field and two years of experience. Required to have NATA-BOC Certification Eligible for Florida Licensure as an Athletic Trainer.

OTHER CREDENTIAL preferred

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Physical Therapist must be eligible for Florida Licensure

Bachelors degree required with two years of experience working with collegiate athletes. Must be BOC Certified. Must be eligible for Florida Licensure as an Athletic Trainer under the written protocol and supervised by the Team Physician as directed by the State of Florida Athletic Trainers Act.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here for additional information.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

Pay Grade:

A7

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