Assistant Athletic Trainer

Position Summary

Location:

Elon University Campus, Elon, NC.

The Assistant Athletic Trainer is responsible for the administration of injury/illness prevention, recognition, evaluation, management, treatment, and rehabilitation for student-athletes participating in the intercollegiate athletics program. In this role, they will enforce health care policies and procedures regarding medical insurance, complete physical examinations, and engage in related activities for student-athletes. The Assistant Athletic Trainer follows risk management processes and communicates with parents, coaches, health care professionals, administrators, faculty, staff, and student-athletes.

The Assistant Athletic Trainer provides health care services specifically to designated sports and in general to all student athletes. This position will specifically work with the women's lacrosse program.

As an Elon University employee, you'll join an internationally acclaimed university with a commitment to fostering a thriving community. Ranked among the most innovative, creative and best-run universities in the nation, Elon's personal approach to education extends to employees, whose growth, professional development and success is a hallmark of our training and advancement opportunities. Elon University's home is the charming town of Elon, North Carolina, a small, friendly community located a short distance from the beach and the mountains, and among the vibrant cities of Greensboro, Raleigh and Durham.

In addition to the beautiful canopy of historic oak trees iconic to our campus, you'll find boundless opportunities for family-friendly recreation, cultural events and outdoor activities. Hiking, water sports, fine dining and entertainment are just a few of the many happenings in the Elon area, making the region one of the nation's premier travel destinations. Employees at Elon enjoy a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes 28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.

Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses. Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment. Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university. Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic. Free use of campus fitness facilities. Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.

Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities. Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences and perspectives of our community members.

As an equal opportunity employer, Elon's principles of diversity extend to race and gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of one's identity. At Elon, our employees respect human differences, passion for lifelong learning, emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service.

• Provide healthcare for assigned teams to student-athletes within the Elon Department of Athletics by attending competitions and practices, including traveling with teams to away competitions, through injury/illness prevention and immediate care, examination, assessment, diagnosis, and therapeutic intervention of all athletic related injuries.
• Rehabilitation of student-athletes athletic-related injuries to return to sport participation. This includes assessing the nature of their injuries (range of motion, strength, etc.) and making referrals to physicians as appropriate. Enforcing the prescribed treatment protocols of physicians and using all appropriate therapeutic modalities and exercises to evaluate rehabilitative progress.
• Administrative responsibilities for assigned sports teams including but not limited to; collection of insurance, demographic information, medical histories, sickle cell trait status and scheduling pre-participation physicals prior to the start of any athletic activity, documentation of athletic injuries and rehabilitation session, healthcare referrals including scheduling appointments with primary care, orthopedic team physicians or other healthcare provider, scheduling diagnostic images such as X-rays, MRI's, etc.
  
  when ordered by team physicians, communication on student-athletes participation and health status to athletic coaches, administrators, team physicians, academic support, strength and conditioning staff and parent(s) when appropriate.
• Administrative responsibility for the sports medicine department that may include ordering supplies,…