Position: Assistant Athletic Trainer
Position Reports to: Head Athletic Trainer
Job Summary: Responsible for performing injury evaluations, appropriate medical treatment, and rehabilitation care for student-athletes for the respective varsity team.
Sport Assignment: TBD
Salary: $58,500
Application Link: https://careers.fordham.edu/postings/3295
Essential Functions:
· Performs injury evaluations of varsity student-athletes.
· Provides appropriate medical treatment to injured or ill student-athletes.
· Responsible for rehabilitation on athletic related injuries.
· Provides first aid and emergency care when necessary.
· Refers Student-Athletes to appropriate medical facilities including scheduling student-athletes for medical appointments
· Attends home and away games for selected intercollegiate teams, as well as practices for assigned teams.
· Work evening and weekend hours as assigned.
· Needs to be flexible with schedule changes while following the given clinic and sports coverage schedule
· Communicates with team physicians regarding treatment and follow-up care of student-athletes.
· Documents injury reports, progress notes, and team physician doctor’s clinics in Fordham Sports Medicine’s injury tracking software.
· Files and coordinates medical insurance claims for assigned student-athletes.
· Coordinates preseason physicals with coaches, student-athletes and team physicians.
· Communicates on a daily basis with coaches regarding the status of their student-athletes.
· Coordinates preventative injury programs while working with the strength and conditioning specialist.
· Assists with University drug testing program and coordinates in conjunction with the NCAA and the Center for Drug Free Sport.
· Notifies and educates student-athletes regarding NCAA banned drugs and supplements.
· Assists with the supervision of student workers.
· Administrative duties as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer.
· Work with summer camps/clinics as assigned.
· Maintains all certifications (NATA, CPR, First Aid) and licenses (New York State).
· Collects and files all student-athlete’s medical forms
· Compliance with all NCAA, Atlantic 10, Patriot League, and University rules and regulations.
· Demonstrated understanding of customer service to the student-athletes and coaches.
· Follows and enforces all Athletic Training Room rules.
· Maintains the cleanliness and organization of the Athletic Training Room.
Qualifications:
· Current BOC Certification
· Able to obtain or currently obtain Certification as an Athletic Trainer (ATC) in the state of New York
· Master’s Degree in Athletic Training or related field preferred
· 1-3+ years’ experience working for an intercollegiate athletic program preferred
· Current First Aid and CPR/AED certifications
· Experience as a Certified Athletic Trainer at the collegiate level with men’s and women’s sports preferred.
· Must be extremely well organized and highly motivated with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
About Fordham:
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.
The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off.
Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.
Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.
Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories