Assistant Director, Athletic Training - Football

About the Opportunity

This position will assist with the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic-related injuries for football and/or other sports as assigned.

What You'll Do

• Administer emergency care and make medical referrals.
• Maintain a system of injury records on appropriate student-athletes.
• Assist with the control and maintain therapeutic equipment in the athletic training room.
• Assist with a line of communication among parent, physician, student-athlete, and coach.
• Maintain the status of an Athletic Training Approved Clinical Instructor (ACI). Following are the requirements: a) become a Clinical Instructor Educator/Approved Clinical Instructor through the NATA Education Council and maintain this certification. Both CIE's and ACI's must be re-educated once during a three-year period, b) assist students in mastering the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) athletic training educational and clinical competencies, c) clinically supervise all athletic training students assigned to your respective athletic training room/clinical site, d) the CIE and ACI should have a full working knowledge of all programs' policies and procedures as outlined by the West Virginia University undergraduate athletic training curriculum, e) the ACI must re-evaluate the athletic training students' application learned skills over a period of time, f) educate athletic training students in their preparation to take the Board of Certification (BOC) exam, and g) help students identify and possess the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to become an entry-level certified athletic trainer.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned by the Head Football Athletic Trainer.
• Report directly to the Head Football Athletic Trainer; must also work closely with all others involved with carrying out the philosophy and objectives of the intercollegiate athletic program.
• Maintain knowledge of and comply with all rules, regulations, policies and guidelines of West Virginia University, the Big 12 Conference and the NCAA; must adhere to NCAA Bylaw 11.1 Conduct of Athletic Personnel. Failure to adhere to these policies will result in appropriate disciplinary action including possible suspension and termination.
• Exhibit a level of expertise in professional field; must comply with the NATA Code of Ethics.
• Represent the University on the highest professional level with dignity, integrity, and strength of character and will exhibit ethical behavior; must respect the rights and dignity of individuals with sensitivity to problems that may arise from racial, ethnical and sexual orientation differences.
• Demonstrate a cooperative attitude towards all sports within the intercollegiate athletic program.
• Possess the ability to adapt to any situation, make decisions and work independently; position must have the ability to build and maintain relationships with student-athletes, coaches, staff members and constituencies; required to use creative abilities to develop new techniques and approaches in dealing with many issues controlled by this position; responsibilities of the position are ever-changing and require constant research and education; requires the ability to adapt to any situation and make decisions.
• Manage sensitive and confidential information related to student-athletes, coaches and staff utilizing discretion and correct decisions. Failure to use proper discretion at required level could result in major and significant embarrassment to the University and/or have a significant impact on image, revenues and eligibility of student-athletes.
• Manage professional and personal time to be handle time sensitive-issues, tight deadlines, extended hours beyond the normal workday, weekend work, regular travel in-season and on-call availability.
• Faithfully and diligently execute duties of the department, as requested or assigned by the Head Football Athletic Trainer and/or Coordinator of Athletic Medical Services.