(Class Code: 0279) (PSA)

University of Rhode Island
Position Description

THIS POSITION IS LIMITED TO 6/30/2010 WITH EXTENSION CONTINGENT ON FUNDING

TITLE:                                         Associate Athletic Therapist

DIVISION:                         Student Affairs

REPORTS TO:                Athletic Therapist; Team Physician; Director of Athletics

GRADE:                              9

SUPERVISES:                 Assistant Athletic Trainers

BASIC FUNCTION:

Responsible for the prevention, care and rehabilitation of athletic injuries to those athletes involved in intercollegiate athletics at the University of Rhode Island.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manage the athletic injuries under the direct supervision of the team physician and Athletic Trainer.

Assist with the supervision and management of the co-educational athletic treatment center and field house training room.

Provide athletic training coverage for those events sanctioned by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.  Travel with assigned teams.  Assist with inventory and ordering of supplies for the sports      medicine department.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Initiate and complete insurance claims filed through the sports medicine department.

Possible instructional responsibilities in undergraduate athletic training classes.

Perform additional duties as assigned by the Athletic Trainer.

LICENSES, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT:

Certification by the National Athletic Trainer’s Association; eligibility for RI State Athletic Training License.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

This position is subject to both inside and outside work, and extreme cold and hot temperatures can be encountered in this position.  This position involves traveling throughout the University and could on occasion demand physical activities such as bending, reaching, ascending and descending stairs, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required: Master's degree in athletic training, physical education or a related field and certification by the National Athletic Trainers' Association; eligibility for Rhode Island Athletic Trainers’ Licensure; minimum of two years of professional athletic training experience at the collegiate level; ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing; ability to prepare and present detailed studies and reports, including recommendations concerning the substance of the studies, and to deliver oral presentations before various sized groups; strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to organize, coordinate and supervise support staff.  Preferred: three years of professional athletic training experience at the collegiate level; athletic training experience working with Division I basketball and/or professional basketball teams; additional supplemental credentialing (e.g., EMT, CSCS, etc.). Additional preferred experience includes, but is not limited to: A) administrative experience with all aspects of athletic insurance claims and processing procedures; B) computer skills, and knowledge of athletic training-related software including IMPACT, SIMS, or other athletic training-related software; C) budgetary process including bids, ordering, purchasing, repair requisitions, etc.; D) experience with general drug testing policies and procedures, including NCAA annual testing program.

TO APPLY:

Submit (no emails or faxes, please) a resume and cover letter postmarked by 06-26-09 to:

Kim A. Bissonnette, Search Chair
Requisition # 011518
University of Rhode Island
PO Box G
Kingston, RI 02881

Salary Range: $43,855 - $54,390

An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE MODIFICATION TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.  The University of Rhode Island if an E-Verify employer.