Assistant Athletic Trainer (10 Month)
- Employer
- Lindenwood University
- Location
- Missouri, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- May 25, 2022
View more
- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Health & Medicine, Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology & Physical Education, Administrative, Student Affairs, Athletics
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
Benefits of Being a Lindenwood Employee:
- Upon hire, employer-paid tuition benefits for bachelor’s (employee, spouse, and dependent) and master’s degree programs (employee and spouse only).
- Tuition discounts for doctoral programs (employee only).
- Comprehensive benefits plan: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement options.
- Paid holidays: MLK Jr. day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving break (Wednesday – Friday), and winter break (Dec. 23 – Jan. 1).
- Free lunch Fridays: LU employees are eligible for a free meal on Fridays at the Evans Commons Dining Hall or Spellman Dining Hall; Chick-fil-A and Qdoba included.
- Professional development opportunities through the Lindenwood Learning Academy .
Job Title: Assistant Athletic Trainer (10 Months)
Annual Work Period: August 1 - May 31
Division: Athletics
Evaluation Group: Staff
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports To: Head Athletic Trainer
Positions Supervised: Student Employees
Job Summary
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.
Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators
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
- 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 – integrity, dedication, excellence, creativity, and teamwork
- Maintains open communication with administration, faculty, physicians, coaches, parents, and athletes, within limits of existing law
- Acts as a clinical preceptor for athletic training program students and communicates regularly with the clinical education coordinator
- Sits on various committees as needed (interviews, student employee search, etc.)
- Presents to students, faculty, and staff as well as community groups/organizations on topics such as injury prevention, conditioning, nutrition, and drug awareness
Required Qualifications – An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered. Additional requirements may be designated by position.
- Master’s degree
- Certification by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification (BOC)
- Licensed or eligible for licensure as an Athletic Trainer in Missouri
- Minimum of five years’ experience either as a graduate assistant or as an assistant athletic trainer at a college/university preferred
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures
- Ability to understand and use a variety of modalities to provide athletic training services
- Familiar with governing rules
- General computer skills
- General office setting
- Position involves working with athletes
- Evening and weekend work
- Travel for practice and game coverage
- Ability to work effectively at a computer for up to eight hours daily
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time
- Ability to lift, squat, bend, stand, and run
- Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function
Lindenwood University is an Equal Opportunity employer. The University complies with appropriate federal, state, and local laws and provides equal employment opportunities and access to educational programs without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status to all qualified applicants and employees. Lindenwood University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to providing a positive discrimination-free educational work environment.
Company
Founded in 1832, Lindenwood is a dynamic four-year institution dedicated to excellence in higher education. Our historic campus is situated in the heart of Saint Charles, Mo., a growing community of more than 65,000 just west of St. Louis.
Lindenwood University is known nationally and internationally for innovation, entrepreneurship, and extraordinary dedication to students. We believe that education is the way to personal freedom and responsibility, which are the keystones of any democracy. We have a heritage that dates back nearly 200 years. In that time, we have learned how to educate in a way that helps each student become an enlightened, principled citizen of a global community.
Lindenwood is an independent institution firmly rooted in Judeo-Christian values. Those values include belief in an ordered, purposeful universe, the dignity of work, the worth and integrity of the individual, the obligations and privileges of citizenship, and the primacy of truth.
Lindenwood is a great place to work, and we would love for you to join us as we strive daily to accomplish our University mission: REAL EXPERIENCE. REAL SUCCESS. Enhancing lives through quality education and professional preparatory experiences.
Lindenwood University is home to over 800 full- and part-time faculty and over 400 staff members that work together to provide more than 100 degree programs to students from every state and over 70 countries through values-centered education that lead to development of the whole person.
Our faculty, staff, and administration are committed to an integrative curriculum that focuses on the talents, interests, and future of our students.
Lindenwood values its employees and provides MANY employee perks including great tuition benefits!
Get job alerts
Create a job alert and receive personalized job recommendations straight to your inbox.
Create alert