Hiring Department

Intercollegiate Athletics

Job Description

The University of Missouri Department of Athletics is seeking a Certified Athletic Trainer to work with our Baseball program. This position requires an individual skilled in illness and injury prevention, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and care encountered by student-athletes in competitive athletics.

Key Responsibilities

1. Injury Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation (65%)

• Collecting all medical paperwork including assistance with pre-participation examinations.
• Performing any baseline testing, including corrective exercise screenings, movement profiles, as well as development of individual protocols and maintenance programs for injury prevention or movement deficiencies.
• Coordinating medical care for all in-season and official team practices/workouts including home hosting duties and traveling to away contests.
• Staying on top of all medical maintenance needs and EAP’s for home and away contests including prior communication to the other team’s ATC’s.
• Acting as liaison to the team physicians and other medical providers to ensure proper care is received.
• Following all prescribed rehabilitation and treatment protocols of team physicians (including if/when a student athlete is referred to formalized rehab.)
• Performing all treatments, rehabilitations, taping/bracing, and casting as needed.
• Properly document all injuries/illnesses including mental health into the E.M.R. platform.
• Assisting with medical coverage of other teams as needed or assigned.

2. Student-athlete and Coaching Staff Communication (20%)

• Preparing timely and accurate documents such as injury/illness reports, care and reconditioning updates, daily athletic training records, injury/illness and communicate summaries for sport coaches (including Strength & Conditioning Coach), medical and other correspondence.
• Communicating effectively with strength and conditioning coaches regarding the injured student-athletes strength and conditioning parameters and limitations associated with injury rehabilitation.
• Consulting with coaching staff on conditioning programs, safety of proper athletic activities, equipment safety, and safety of facilities and grounds at competitive venues.

3. Athletic Training Room Operations (10%)

• Participating in our mentorship program with your assigned AT.
• Providing supervision, instruction, delegation, evaluation, and assistance with students including volunteer, internships, clinical immersion, and federal work study.
• Aiding in the advancement of the athletic training facility including maintenance and upkeep of your assigned facility.
• Aiding in the advancement of your assigned facilities including maintenance, upkeep, inventory and ordering.
• Performing other duties as assigned or pro-actively added by the Director, Senior Associate Director, and/or Associate Director of Sports Medicine.

4. Administration, Documentation, and Compliance (5%)

• Maintain B.O.C. certification and Missouri licensure with accumulation of CEU’s.
• Maintain medical malpractice liability insurance.
• Collaborate with other staff members to help develop in the areas of rehab, treatment, movement profiles, and readiness score/testing.
• Participate in opportunities that help with research collaboration.

Shift

Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm; Nights, Weekends, and Travel as required.

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree in related/relevant area and at least 2 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior athletic training experience working with Division I Baseball is preferred.

Anticipated Hiring Range

Salary Range: $54,000.00 - $69,500.00 per year
Grade: GGS 9E
University Title: Certified Athletic Trainer