Class Code:.................0279
Position#:.(PSA)................
Developed by:...................
Reviewed by:................KB
Approved by:…………….
Date:.9/87;10/05;9/06;4/07
UNIVERSITY OF
Position
Description
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
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.
ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE MODIFICATION TO
REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.