Athletic Trainer
- Employer
- Towson University
- Location
- Towson, MD
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Athletics
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Responsibilities for the Athletic Trainer position include, but are not limited to the following:
- In consultation with the Associate Director of Athletic Training and Team Physicians, facilitates all health care for student athletes associated with volleyball teams which includes formulating effective therapeutic treatment plans, implementing treatments, monitoring progress, and returning student athletes to play; must possess technical and practical expertise in the appropriate application and supervision of a wide range of rehabilitative exercises/therapy and diagnostic equipment
- Applies evaluative skills and techniques for orthopedic and medical problems associated with intercollegiate athletics as well as participates in the medical clearance and evaluation of incoming and returning student-athletes
- Records, analyzes, and maintains medical records for daily treatments/rehabilitation, practice and game limitations, medical services, and referrals; produces end-of-year reports for injury trends and produces value-based reporting on services to teams
- Positively communicates and interacts on a daily basis with the athletic department’s multidisciplinary performance team including medical professionals, coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, dietitian, and administrative staff
- Coordinates plans of care and diagnostic tests set forth by team physicians; facilitates and secures test results and prepares information for physician clinics; gathers information needed for insurance claims and follows up as needed
- Delegated administrative tasks and facility management responsibilities, including but not limited to assisting with inventory management team and medication management
- Complies with policies, rules and regulations governing the NCAA, CAA conference, the state of Maryland, Towson University, the athletic department, and the sports medicine program; maintains continuing education to support and advance knowledge base
- Serves as a preceptor in the MSAT program; provides supervision of athletic training students during their clinical experience, if assigned
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Associate Director of Athletic Training and Sr. Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine and Performance
The work hours for this position will be based around sports participation and include nights, weekends, and holidays. Travel is required.
Qualifications and Skills
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Organization: Athletics Division
Primary Location: Main Campus
Job Posting: Jul 1, 2024
Organization
Towson University (TU; www.towson.edu) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U. S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, and is Baltimore’s largest comprehensive university, and the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls over 18,000 undergraduates and nearly 4,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has over 865 full-time faculty, and offers more than 65 bachelor’s, 45 master’s, and 5 doctoral programs. Towson University offers many cultural, educational and athletics programs and events that are open to the public ranging from concerts and lecturers to Division I college sports.
Our centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia. The town of Towson, MD. has a population of approximately 52,000, with tree-lined streets, shops, restaurants, movies, bookstores, a county library branch, live music venues, and is in walking distance of the TU campus. Towson was established in 1750 and is the seat of Baltimore County government.
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