Assistant Athletic Trainer

3 weeks ago

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States UMass Amherst Full time
About UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. Our campus is situated on nearly 1,450 acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, providing a rich cultural environment in a bucolic setting close to major urban centers.

We are part of the Five Colleges, which includes Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College, adding to the intellectual energy of the region.

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine, the Assistant Athletic Trainer provides quality care to all student athletes, including prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries incurred in practice and games.

Essential Functions
  1. Provides prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries for student athletes of sports as assigned, including men's and women's cross country and track and field.
  2. Assists other staff members with the prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries for all student athletes, utilizing standing orders under the supervision of the team physicians.
  3. Prepares and maintains comprehensive athletic injury care records and reports using current computer programs, adhering to NCAA and NATA guidelines.
  4. Ensures compliance with federal, state, and university laws, including FERPA and HIPAA, maintaining the highest level of confidentiality regarding sensitive information related to student-athletes and coaches.
  5. Travels with athletic teams as assigned, providing athletic injury care coverage during practice and games.
  6. Provides functional supervision to undergraduate athletic training interns from the Kinesiology Department.
  7. Performs operational duties assigned by the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine, including ordering and inventory of medical supplies, staff scheduling, updating policy and procedure manuals, etc.
  8. Serves on Department, School, and University committees.
  9. Attends conventions, conferences, clinics, etc., consistent with Department policy as approved by the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine and Director of Athletics.
  10. Responsible for strict adherence to NCAA, conference, and University rules and regulations.
  11. Schedules and oversees athletic clearance physical examinations process performed by physicians at the University Health Service for applicable sports programs.
  12. Performs baseline concussion testing for each student athlete assigned, communicating with student athletes and coaches regarding the Department's health insurance policies.
Other Functions
  1. Performs other duties as assigned, including providing home event coverage of other sports in high-demand periods of time.
Minimum Qualifications
  1. Bachelor's Degree from an accredited athletic training curriculum (based on Massachusetts license requirements).
  2. Previous rehabilitative experience.
  3. Physical ability to get to an injured student athlete on the field of play in a timely fashion.
  4. Physical ability to get in a position to assess the student athlete's injury in an acute situation (i.e., squatting, kneeling, bending, ability to lift 25-50 lbs., etc.).
  5. Ability to perform emergency protocols, provide appropriate hydration, and monitor the safety of the environment in which the practice or game is taking place.
  6. Ability to foster and maintain working relationships with various University departments.
  7. Ability to improve working knowledge of athletic injury care.
  8. Ability to successfully complete the administrative tasks of the position.
  9. Ability to work long hours, weekends, and holidays as game and practice schedules dictate.
  10. Must have and maintain N.A.T.A. (National Athletic Trainers Association) certification.
  11. Must have and maintain Professional Rescuer C.P.R. (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation) certification.
  12. Must meet requirements to obtain and maintain a Massachusetts State license for athletic trainers.
Preferred Qualifications
  1. Master's Degree from an accredited athletic training curriculum (based on Massachusetts license requirements).
  2. 1 year of intercollegiate athletic training experience.
  3. Previous athletic training experience at a Division I institution.
Physical Demands/Working Conditions

Meets physical, health, and emotional stability standards of the position.

Extended periods of standing.

Carrying, lifting, pulling, pushing, repetitive movements, bending, travel to other campuses, reaching, sitting, twisting, and lifting.

Must be able to lift 25-50 pounds.

Additional Details

This position is designated as essential personnel.

Work Schedule: Flexible and variable hours depending on the demands of the position. Nights, weekends, and holidays required. Attendance at all sport-assigned practice and games required. This is a 43-week-per-year position.

Salary Information

Level 27

PSU Hiring Ranges: 43-week position hiring range: $47, $71,152.17

Special Instructions to Applicants: Along with the application, please submit a resume. References will be checked at the finalist stage. Please be prepared to provide contact information for three (3) professional references.

UMass Amherst is committed to a policy of equal opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, caste, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, political belief or affiliation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related condition(s), veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, natural and protective hairstyle, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination in employment, admission to and participation in academic programs, activities, and services, and the selection of vendors who provide services or products to the University.

To fulfill that policy, UMass Amherst is further committed to a program of affirmative action to eliminate or mitigate artificial barriers and to increase opportunities for the recruitment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and covered veterans.

It is the policy of UMass Amherst to comply with the applicable federal and state statutes, rules, and regulations concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action.

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