Athletic Trainer (Flexible-Hour/Seasonal)

State Center Community College District; Reedley (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

State Center Community College District seeks an experienced athletic trainer to lead a comprehensive sports medicine program, focusing on prevention, care and rehabilitation for intercollegiate athletes. The role includes coordinating with team physicians, designing conditioning plans, applying protective devices, and maintaining HIPAA-compliant medical records.

The position requires clinical evaluation of injuries, first aid, and effective communication with coaches, student athletes and

Qualifications

• Knowledge of athletic injury prevention, management and rehabilitation.
• Ability to educate athletes and coaching staff on injury prevention and conditioning.
• Familiarity with HIPAA guidelines and healthcare privacy requirements.
• Experience in documentation and athlete medical recordkeeping.

Responsibilities

• Serve as athletic trainer for intercollegiate athletics and attend practices and games.
• Coordinate injury prevention, evaluations and referrals with team physicians.
• Develop conditioning programs for multiple sports and implement tape and protective equipment procedures.
• Evaluate injuries, determine need for further care and refer to medical personnel.
• Oversee rehabilitation programs and communicate athlete status to coaches.
• Maintain medical records and ensure safety and sanitation in the athletic training room.

Skills

Athletic injury prevention

Injury assessment & rehabilitation

First aid & CPR

HIPAA compliance

Documentation & recordkeeping

Tools

Goniometer

Electrical stimulation machine

Ultrasound

Casting/Splinting materials

Job description

General Purpose

Under direction, develops, coordinates and administers a comprehensive sports medicine program focused on prevention and care of athletic injuries related to intercollegiate sports; educates student athletes on injury prevention; administers treatment and rehabilitation to injured athletes; and performs related duties as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class.

• Serves as the athletic trainer for a competitive intercollegiate community college athletics program; provides athletic training services to the District's athletic department, including attendance at scheduled team practices and home and away competitions; may act as acting onsite college administrator.
• Participates in athletic injury prevention, including assisting team physicians to coordinate and conduct physical examinations and medical referrals for athletes to determine their ability to compete; develops and implements pre-season, in-season and post-season conditioning programs with each sport and coaching staff; designs, fabricates, fits and applies appropriate taping, wrapping and protective devices; fits and issues protective athletic equipment and checks equipment.
• Recognizes and evaluates athletes' injuries and illnesses; identifies causes of injuries and extent of pain; inspects injured areas and performs proper/accepted techniques and tests; recognizes the severity of traumas and the athlete's functional status; makes injury referrals to appropriate medical personnel; when necessary, administers appropriate first aid using emergency care equipment.
• Oversees and administers rehabilitation programs for injured athletes; works to restore athletes to normal function through therapeutic modalities and exercise; evaluates the use of rehabilitation equipment and techniques to determine their appropriate use; informs coaches regularly of the status of injured athletes.
• Documents and maintains records of all athletic training treatments and services provided by all healthcare professionals; inspects regularly all athletic training physical agents and therapeutic devices and ensures compliance with mandated safety and sanitation standards.
• Oversees, directs and instructs multiple athletic trainer students; oversees the effective operations of the athletic training room; contributes to the development of the sports medical program budget and controls supplies for sanctioned sports within the allocated budget.
• Facilitates communication between athletes, coaches, parents, administration and the community concerning the health, mental and physical status of athletes within HIPAA guidelines.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to and understanding of historically minoritized groups and participates in professional development activities to increase cultural competency to enhance equity-minded practices within the District.

Other Duties

• Develops policies and procedures in collaboration with team physicians regarding emergency management, injury treatment and reconditioning of injured athletes.
• May provide first aid or basic life support functions as indicated.
• Maintains a safe, clean and hygienic environment in the athletic training room to ensure the health and safety of student athletes.
• Provides day-to-day lead work guidance and direction to student aides; monitors work for completeness, accuracy and conformance with District, department and legal/regulatory requirements and standards; provides information and training on work procedures and technical, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Employment Standards / Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge Of

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Principles, modern practices and techniques of athletic injury prevention, recognition, management/treatment and rehabilitation, including necessary knowledge of health education, anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, kinematics, biology, nutrition, heat and hydration protocols, concussion protocols and health principles.
• Activities and techniques involved, and physical conditioning needed, in multiple team and individual sports and inherent dangers and potential injuries.
• Diagnostic signs and symptoms related to various physical injuries and changes in mental health.

• The human body's response to injuries.
• Principles and methods of educating, training, advising and counseling coaches, student athletes and athletic trainer students.
• Federal and state regulations, rules and laws governing intercollegiate sports and therapy for athletic injuries.
• Principles and practices of public administration for budgeting, purchasing and recordkeeping.
• Research methods and data analysis techniques.
• Sports injury recordkeeping and privacy laws.
• Mathematics as applied to kinesiology and sports medicine.
• The District's insurance policy covering athletes.

Skills And Abilities To

• Organize and oversee the day-to-day operations, activities and services of a community college sports medical program and its athletic training room.
• Clinically evaluate and diagnose athletic-related injuries.
• Prevent, identify and rehabilitate athletic injuries across multiple sports.
• Operate and utilize preventative diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and devices, including tape, wraps, bandages, braces, support orthotics, protective gear, casting/splinting materials, goniometer, electrical stimulation machine, ultrasound and more.
• Immobilize injuries; administer first aid and CPR; utilize AED machine.
• Counsel and advise student athletes regarding injury prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and therapeutic exercise.