Certified Athletic Trainer

Job Description

Job Description

1. Provide day-to-day athletic training services to local school districts and businesses.

• Develop plans for providing athletic training coverage at all interscholastic athletic coverage for practices and events .
• Establish and maintain a budget for athletic training supplies / equipment.
• Establish daily hours of operation for the athletic training program (at schools and in the Wellness Center).
• Develop comprehensive venue and condition specific emergency action plans.
• Initiate and administer an athletic training student-aid program in accordance with the school’s teams and activities guidelines and state law.
• Establish a working relationship with a designated team physician and community physicians.
• Establish a working relationship with school nursing staff.
• Complete (school systems) policies training to include : Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan training and comply with the regulations therein.
• Maintain adequate medical records on all injuries and rehabilitation procedures.
• Comply with any and all policies regarding health care delivery as indicated by the school systems regulations.
• Develop coach’s professional development for CPR / AED, Concussion, Heat Illness, Sudden Cardiac Death, etc.

2. Provides day-to-day supervision, orientation and programming for the wellness center.

3. Implements safe and effective exercise programs by utilizing established policy / procedures to assure achievement of goals for improved functional ability and prevention of deleterious effects, and weight loss.

4. Develops and provides for patient / family education by utilizing established policy / procedures and modeling a healthy lifestyle to facilitate achievement of goals for clients enhanced psychosocial functioning, improved lifestyle modifications, and improved independence.

5. Performs other duties as assigned.