Assistant Athletic Trainer

About the role

Cornell College is a selective liberal arts college distinguished by its Ingenuity curriculum and One Course At A Time schedule. It attracts an ambitious student body from across the U.S. and worldwide, offering academic immersion, Division III NCAA athletic teams, and unparalleled flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Prevention of athletic injuries/illnesses.
• Evaluation of athletic injuries/illnesses and medical referral.
• First aid and emergency care of athletic injuries/illnesses.
• Rehabilitation and reconditioning of athletic injuries/illnesses.
• Counseling and guidance of athletes.
• Teaching courses in the department of kinesiology, as needed and as assigned by the chair of the kinesiology department and the director of athletics.
• Coverage of athletic practices and athletic events as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer.
• Coverage of athletic practices and athletic events as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer.
• Travel with athletic teams as assigned by Head Athletic Trainer.
• Coverage of athletic practices and athletic events as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer.
• Coverage of athletic practices and athletic events as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer.
• Coverage of athletic practices and athletic events as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer.
• Coverage of athletic practices and athletic events as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer.
• Assist in coordinating proper medical forms and injury reports.
• Assist with record keeping of all athletic injuries and treatments.
• Assist in scheduling of doctor’s appointments for injured athletes.
• Assist with daily inventory of training room supplies.
• Assist with ordering of training room supplies.
• Assist in maintaining the departmental emergency plan and equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree and commitment to the values, standards, and expectations of NCAA Division III athletics and a liberal arts college.
• National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification is required.
• Must be eligible for a license in the state of Iowa.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPR and First Aid Instructor Certified.
• Master’s degree and previous experience as a certified athletic trainer.

Skills

• Knowledge and skills in preventing athletic injuries, providing physical examinations, developing training and conditioning programs, selecting protective equipment, creating a safe athletic environment, and evaluating athletic injuries.
• Ability to make appropriate medical referrals, providing first aid and emergency care, rehabilitation and reconditioning of athletic injuries, counseling and guidance of athletes, and educating sports medicine assistants.
• Knowledge of ordering equipment and supplies, record keeping, supervising sports medicine assistants and ability to work collaboratively with student health care providers.
• Ability to construct orthotic and protective devices, proficient use of all training room modalities, and to develop and maintain professional medical contacts.
• Self-directed, well organized, and capable of assuming varied responsibilities.
• Administration, management and supervision of employees are key components for the success of this position.
• Computer knowledge is preferred.

Working Conditions

• Travel is required.
• Frequent weekend and evening hours is required.
• Working environment includes both indoors and outdoors, exposure to various weather conditions, including temperature extremes.
• Must have the physical ability to walk, lift up to 50 pounds, run, bend, twist, climb, see, hear, and communicate both verbally and in writing.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, HSA & FSA accounts.
• TIAA 403(b) retirement account.
• Tuition remission and exchange for employees and dependents.
• Life insurance, disability insurance, travel insurance, and accident insurance.