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For more information, please contact Wake Forest Director of Olympic Sports Athletic Training Jeff Strahm (strahmjg@wfu.edu) or Rachel Bowden (bowdenr@wfu.edu).
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Job Description Summary:
This position is a 12 month internship with Wake Forest University Department of Athletics: Sports Medicine. It is designed to provide mentorship to the certified athletic training intern while meeting the needs of our student-athletes. The intern will have an opportunity to learn from healthcare professionals with decades of experience while participating in our WFU Division I Sports PT Fellowship activities –both clinical and didactic. The intern will perform a variety of functions in the care, prevention, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries to student-athletes through an existing Sports Medicine program. Specific responsibilities include coordination of medical care for the assigned sport.
Job Description
Essential Functions:
- Provides comprehensive evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletically injured student-athletes, in conjunction with appropriate medical personnel.
- Manages concussion care plan for student-athletes.
- Primary sports responsibilities include practices, games, travel, and emergency preparation.
- Assists in the daily supervision and educational instruction of student assistants.
- Maintains liaison between AHWFB, WFUSHS and WFU Athletic Department concerning office appointments, daily treatments, rehabilitation/exercise programs, medical records, and daily restrictions and modifications for athletes.
- Assists with the maintenance of all OSHA requirements for department.
- Assists with drug testing collections for student-athletes.
- Maintains accurate documentation in the EPIC medical records system for injuries and care of student-athletes.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Bachelor’s Degree in athletic training or similar field. Master’s degree preferred. Experience working with intercollegiate athletics preferred.
- NATA certification, licensure (eligible for NC), and CPR certification required.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Strong interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering and inventory control.
- Ability to evaluate therapeutic requirements for student-athletes, and to fit and modify therapeutic and/or protective equipment.
- Demonstrated knowledge of concussion protocol
- Skill in the use of first aid procedures.
- Knowledge of CPR and emergency medical procedures.
- Ability to design and implement fitness, nutrition, and conditioning programs.
- Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
- Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures.
Accountabilities:
Clinically supervises student athletic trainers as related to performance, academics, schedules, practice, and event coverage. Assists in the daily supervision of the athletic training room.
Note:
This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor