Athletic Trainer – Flight Injury Prevention (Full-Time)

Fidelity Partners; Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

The Vermont Air National Guard seeks an Athletic Trainer to provide preventive and therapeutic care for fighter aircrew before and after flight. Duties include evaluations, treatment, education on injury prevention, and maintaining records and equipment integrity.

The role requires active Athletic Trainer licensure, CPR/AED, and neck/back injury training, with full-time hours and a roughly 40-hour workweek at the Vermont Air National Guard Base in South Burlington, VT.

Qualifications

• All personnel must be fully trained, licensed/certified, and qualified under Vermont and industry requirements.
• Must maintain Athletic Trainer certifications/licensure.
• Must hold and maintain active CPR/AED certification.
• Must demonstrate enhanced neck/back injury training such as McKenzie Method or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and treat a wide range of ocular diseases and assist in the management of related systemic conditions.
• Conduct baseline and follow-up musculoskeletal evaluations.
• Provide preventive and therapeutic care before and after flight operations.
• Perform soft-tissue mobilization, joint mobilization, stretching, and traction techniques.
• Assess injury risk and develop individualized injury prevention strategies.
• Educate personnel on injury prevention, recovery, and safe movement techniques.
• Maintain accurate treatment records and program documentation.
• Ensure proper use and maintenance of athletic training equipment.
• Support multidisciplinary human performance and rehabilitation initiatives.

Skills

Athletic Trainer

CPR/AED

Injury prevention

Licensure

Job description

The Vermont Air National Guard seeks an Athletic Trainer to provide preventive and therapeutic care for fighter aircrew before and after flight. Duties include evaluations, treatment, education on injury prevention, and maintaining records and equipment integrity.

The role requires active Athletic Trainer licensure, CPR/AED, and neck/back injury training, with full-time hours and a roughly 40-hour workweek at the Vermont Air National Guard Base in South Burlington, VT.