Athletic Trainer/Assistant Director, Sports Medicine
About the Role
Nevada Athletics is recruiting for an Athletic Trainer or an Assistant Director, Sports Medicine to support the Softball program. The Athletic Trainer serves as a certified athletic trainer for student-athletes for assigned sports programs, administering athletic training services including screenings, injury assessment and treatment, and individual case management of injured athletes undergoing rehabilitation. The position coordinates summer camps and maintains a safe environment for staff and student-athletes. The Sports Medicine department medical decisions and actions are under the supervision of the team physicians.
In addition to the above duties, the Assistant Director diagnoses and treats injuries, staffs practices and events, maintains a safe environment, maintains electronic medical records, manages primary insurance for each athlete, coordinates medical coverage, assists with operation of the University's main and satellite athletic training facilities, administers drug testing, mentors graduate and undergraduate student athletic trainers, and maintains athletic training equipment.
Responsibilities
- Administer athletic training services: screenings, injury assessment, treatment, and individual case management of injured athletes undergoing rehabilitation
- Coordinate summer camps
- Maintain a safe environment for staff and student-athletes
- (Assistant Director) Diagnose and treat injuries
- (Assistant Director) Staff practices and events
- (Assistant Director) Maintain electronic medical records and primary insurance for each athlete
- (Assistant Director) Coordinate medical coverage
- (Assistant Director) Assist with operation of main and satellite athletic training facilities
- (Assistant Director) Administer drug testing
- (Assistant Director) Mentor graduate and undergraduate student athletic trainers
- (Assistant Director) Maintain athletic training equipment
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree and two years of related work experience; OR a Master's Degree and one year of related work experience
- Related Experience: Managing or assisting with management of athletic training facilities at the collegiate or professional level working with men's or women's sports programs
Candidates will be hired at the level comparable to their experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.
Schedule & Travel
- Frequent travel with teams
- Variable work schedule
Compensation
- Athletic Trainer: Grade B1
- Assistant Director, Sports Medicine: Grade B2
- Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience. See the Administrative Faculty salary schedule (select Administrative Faculty by Grade) for details.