"Associate Athletic Trainer, Baseball"

Associate Athletic Trainer, Baseball

Company: University of Oklahoma

Job Location: Oklahoma-Norman-Norman Campus

Category: Athletics - Athletic Trainers

Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 252686

Organization: Athletic Department

Job Location: Oklahoma-Norman-Norman Campus

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm; frequent evenings and weekends as required

Work Type: Onsite

Salary Range: Negotiable based on experience

Benefits Provided: Yes

Required Attachments: Resume, Cover Letter

Job Description

The Associate Athletic Trainer, Baseball, under the medical-legal supervision of the head team physician and the head athletic trainer/AHCA with direct primary responsibility to baseball, is responsible for the prevention, evaluation, management and rehabilitation of injury and illness within the University's comprehensive athletic medicine program; empowered with the unchallengeable authority to determine management and return to play of any ill or injured athlete, as the athletic trainer deems appropriate; empowered with unchallengeable authority to cancel or modify any workout for health and safety reasons, as they deems appropriate.

Essential Functions:

• Primary medical care provider with dedicated responsibility to the men's baseball program.
• Emergency medicine preparedness.
• Develop and implement comprehensive emergency action plans.
• Coordinate the medical preparation of the baseball program.
• Ensure supply and equipment preparedness.
• Preventing, recognizing, diagnosing, referring, treating, and rehabilitating injuries.
• Establishing criteria for safe return to practice and play, and implementing the return-to-play process.
• Establishing and operating treatment facilities for both practice and game situations that follow national and local standards.
• Determining venue and activity settings requiring the on-site presence of the athletic trainer and team physician, and which require that they be available.
• Maintaining accurate medical records for athletes.
• Supervision, education, and recruitment of undergraduate student aides.
• Specific oversight and supervision of Certified Athletic Trainer(s) assigned to the sport.
• Work with the Head Athletic Trainer, physicians, and other allied health care professionals to deliver quality healthcare to athletes.
• Other duties as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer.

Duties:

• Injury Prevention - athlete-focused and program-focused with coaches.
• Injury/Illness Evaluation - assess acute conditions and determine plan.
• Injury/Illness Management - implement care & treatment plan.
• Rehabilitation - operative & non-operative rehabilitation.
• Documentation - maintain athlete personal medical record.
• Administration - as warranted tasks with professional medical staff, coaches, compliance, etc.
• Athlete workout - present for organized/supervised practices and strength & conditioning.
• Sport Competition - attend all home and away competitions.

Job Requirements

Required Education and Experience: Master's Degree AND 3 years of related experience.

Certifications or Licenses:

• Certified Athletic Trainer by the Board of Certification (BOC) and/or Licensed Physical Therapist.
• Licensed per the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision or able to obtain licensure within 30 days of start date.
• Current CPR/AED certification.

Knowledge and skills:

• Knowledge of athletic training techniques and their appropriate application.
• Skill set of manual and therapeutic modalities and evaluation of injury.
• Experience and abilities with a range of injury and illness.
• Proven record of implementing athlete treatment plans, safely and effectively.
• Experience developing preventive management and return-to-play progressions.

Working Conditions and Environmental Details:

• Ability to engage in repetitive motions and communicate effectively
• Exposure to extreme temperature changes
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions including in the heat and cold

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to climb, crouch, pull, push, reach, stand, engage in repetitive motions, communicate, hear, and see.

Preferred Qualifications: 5 years of professional experience

Positions Directly Supervised: Full-time athletic trainer(s) and undergraduate staff assigned to baseball.

Special Instructions: If you are selected as a final candidate for this position, you will be subject to The University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Tuberculosis Testing policy. To view the policy, visit https://hr.ou.edu/Policies-Handbooks/TB-Testing.

Hiring contingent upon a Background Check?: Yes

Special Indications: Hiring contingent upon police records check

Job Posting: Dec 8, 2025

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