Transition to Practice- Certified Athletic Trainer

National Collegiate Athletic Association; Lewiston (ME); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bates Sports Medicine Department seeks a Certified Athletic Trainer for an 11-month Transition to Practice program. This role involves injury prevention, assessment, rehabilitation, and collaboration with healthcare professionals to support student-athletes' wellbeing. The ideal candidate is credentialed and has a strong commitment to the athletic philosophy of both Bates and NCAA.

Qualifications

• Preferred clinical experience at the college level.
• Familiarity with academic environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with health services for injury prevention.
• Evaluate athletic injuries and formulate treatment plans.
• Document injury reports and maintain confidentiality.

Skills

Injury prevention

Assessment

Rehabilitation

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training

Master’s degree in Athletic Training

NATA Certification

Maine Licensure

First Aid and CPR Certification

AED Training

Job description

The Bates Sports Medicine Department and Central Maine Healthcare have designed a unique eleven- month Transition to Practice program to offer newly credentialed athletic training professionals an opportunity to broaden and enhance their clinical and professional skills as they continue to develop their practice. The program will allow the newly certified athletic trainer to meet these goals through various responsibilities.

Prevention of Athletic Injuries: - Work collaboratively with Bates Health Services to review pre-participation sport physicals to screen for orthopedic problems or issues that could/may affect the student–athletes safe participation. - Provide injury prevention measures such as appliances, braces and devices for control of joint motion and limb protections. - Ensure proper equipment use and fitting such as helmets, shoulder pads, braces, mouth pieces. The use of tape or wraps. May also assist in the selection and fitting of protective equipment.

Evaluation: - Evaluate athletic injuries through a subjective history, objective findings through observation, palpation, special tests, manual muscle testing and range of motion tests. - Formulate assessments and execute plans of action that best aid/fit student–athletes’ health needs and determines student-athletes’ safe return to sport participation. - Collaborate with the team physician to utilize concussion assessment tool(s) in determining the safe return of a concussed student-athlete.

Treatment/Rehabilitation: - Use discretion in designing and developing treatment or reconditioning/rehab plans of athletic injuries. - Use treatment modalities such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, hydrotherapy and therapeutic exercise. - Recognize and manipulates conditions which require special taping, bracing, padding, either preventative or rehabilitative. - Refer student-athletes to external medical care based on student-athletes’ needs following the evaluation and assessment of the ATC. - Provide regular injury reports and reports status and progress of injured athletes to team physician and coaches.

Documentation: - Compile with policies and rules of Bates Athletics, NESCAC and the NCAA related to medical care for student-athletes. - Maintain confidential documentation and record keeping of injury reports and progress notes on all active student-athletes. - Ensure that all files are up-to-date to facilitate insurance billing and payments and for any future medical or legal claims. - Adhere to HIPPA standards in protecting student-athletes’ medical privacy.

The Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) supports intercollegiate athletics and is responsible for the care and wellbeing of student-athletes through the provision of athletic training services including testing, evaluation, assignment of training regimens, and treatment of injuries, rehabilitation and medical referrals. The ATC works directly with student-athletes to provide care, education, counseling, evaluation, treatment and rehab of athletic injuries and illnesses both on campus and at game venues. The ATC must follow the athletic philosophy consistent with that of the Bates Athletic Department, NESCAC and NCAA. The Office of Athletic Performance celebrates and honors difference, engages students of all backgrounds and strives to ensure accessible services for all student-athletes.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training or other health related field (biology, nutrition, physical education).
• Master’s degree in Athletic Training or other health related field preferred.
• National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) Certification.
• Maine Licensure or must be able to apply for Maine Licensure within 90 days of employment.
• First Aid and CPR Certification per NATABOC guidelines.
• Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Training.
• Participation in NATA continuing education programs to maintain certification(s).

Experience

• Clinical experience at the college level is preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with the academic environment and higher education, preferably the liberal arts.