Athletic Trainer

About the Role

League One Volleyball (LOVB) is reimagining women's sports and championing the sport of volleyball in unprecedented ways. Kicking off its inaugural professional season in early 2025, LOVB is building a team of professionals to develop a strong and complete health and wellness program based in high performance and player welfare.

The Head Athletic Trainer will manage day-to-day sports medicine operations for the LOVB team, providing injury prevention strategies, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation for players' medical problems and injuries. This role works under the direction of the team's Lead Team Physician and LOVB's Head Pro of Health and Wellness.

Responsibilities

• Manage player healthcare including first aid/emergency care, on-site injury evaluation, application of appropriate modalities, development and implementation of rehabilitation and prevention programs (in coordination with strength and conditioning), and scheduling medical referrals
• Work in coordination with the strength and conditioning coach with Catapult athlete monitoring system and VALD testing use of ForceDecks, ForceFrame
• Monitor changes in mental, physical and psychological health of players through daily interactions and discuss with/refer to team medical staff as indicated
• Consult with players regarding dietary needs, nutritional supplements and have familiarity with WADA/USAD/FIVB banned substances and GlobalDro.com; refer as indicated
• Comply with OSHA blood borne pathogens standards
• Order, maintain and inventory supplies and equipment
• Maintain athletic training room and clinic areas ensuring they are safe, clean, and organized
• Maintain a complete and up-to-date roster of player health and participation records in the league's electronic medical record (EMR)
• Electronically document all injuries including first report, physician diagnosis, assessment treatments and return to play dates
• Initiate insurance and workers compensation claims for players
• Under direction of lead team physician, assist with the organization and maintenance of pharmaceutical inventory and records
• Organize and support physical examinations as required by league regulations
• Supervise assistant ATs, students, interns PRN
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills required to work effectively with players, team medical staff, coaches, team personnel and league staff
• Maintain professional liability insurance
• Abide by all local, state, and federal laws and regulations specific to their profession, codes and standards of their governing bodies and all applicable League rules and team policies
• Travel to all team matches and events
• Attend all activities/meetings/programs as required by the league
• Perform other duties as assigned or required by the league

Qualifications

Licenses or Certifications:

• Board of Certification (BOC) Certified Athletic Trainer
• Licensed or Registered (or eligible to be licensed) in the state in which the team calls home (if required by the state)
• CPR certification (BLS or better)
• Additional recommended certifications: Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Performance Enhancement Specialist (NASM-PES) and/or Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES)

Core Qualifications:

• Minimum four (4) year college/university bachelor's degree
• Preferred master's degree or higher in related healthcare field
• Minimum 3 years experience working as an athletic trainer since passing BOC
• Minimum 1 year caring for elite level athletes
• Experience working in a fast paced, high demand, collaborative environment with competitive athletes

Preferred Skills

• Volleyball experience preferred but not required
• Catapult athlete monitoring system
• VALD testing use of ForceDecks, ForceFrame
• Familiarity with Health Roster EMR system