Athletic Trainer - Football (Vanderbilt University)

College Athletic Trainers; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization for college athletic trainers seeks an Athletic Trainer for the Football team at Vanderbilt University. Responsibilities include providing healthcare services to athletes, collaborating with the healthcare team, and ensuring safe participation in sports. The role requires strong analytical skills and a commitment to athlete health.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of patient care processes and rehabilitation goals.
• Ability to collaborate with a healthcare team.
• Skills in delivering sports medicine services.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a staff Athletic Trainer for the Football team.
• Analyze patient care information and evaluate functional capabilities.
• Collaborate in establishing athletic training services and coordinate care.

Job description

Athletic Trainer - Football (Vanderbilt University)

Provides services to intercollegiate athletes who have impairments, functional limitations, or changes in physical function and health status resulting from injury, illness, or other causes, with occasional guidance. Collaborates actively with the healthcare/educational team, including the Director of Sports Medicine, team physicians, Vanderbilt University Medical Center specialists, and athletic trainers, to meet patient care, outcomes, and system treatment and rehabilitation goals. Serves as a liaison for VUMC to the university by providing education, awareness, and sports medicine services.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a staff Athletic Trainer assigned to the Football team.
• Collaborate in establishing athletic training and sports medicine services, develop plans of care, and coordinate care delivery while anticipating the needs of patients/athletes across the continuum.
• Analyze comprehensive information related to patient/athlete care to determine functional capabilities within defined activity levels.
• Utilize athletic training skills and resources to evaluate functional capabilities, promote safe participation, and apply interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
• Employ strategies to promote health and maintain a safe environment.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support program development and implementation.
• Operate motor vehicles to provide on-site support at various locations.

If interested in applying, please follow the link below:

Founded for college and university athletic trainers and healthcare professionals dedicated to delivering quality healthcare and ensuring the health and safety of student-athletes.

Address: P.O. Box 20437, Knoxville, TN 37940