Athletic Trainer Certified (ATC)

About the Role

Provides sports medicine services to optimize SOF readiness, longevity, and performance. Embedded in the human performance team, the role advises on injury mitigation and rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Provide injury mitigation, examination, treatment, and rehabilitation under a physician, PA, or PT.
• Act as bridge coordinator between rehabilitation and strength and conditioning services until the client has no medical restrictions.
• Provide services within the BOC/NATA scope of practice.
• Design and fabricate protective pads and braces; use taping techniques.
• Provide instruction and guidance within scope.
• Advise the POTFF/physical domain manager on injury mitigation, sports medicine, and rehabilitation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in athletic training (master's or clinical doctorate preferred)
• State license/registration and BOC certification
• Strength and conditioning, manual therapy, and dry needling experience strongly recommended

Required Minimum Experience

• Minimum 3 years as an ATC with NCAA Division I, Olympic, professional sports, USAF CRAFT/SWTW, or SOF operator populations
• Alternatively, 5+ years of paid full-time embedded staff experience at qualifying units

Additional Requirements

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Document all encounters in HPDMS per USSOCOM Directive 10-12
• For embedded field positions: meet SOF training physical demands (hiking rough terrain, austere environments, aircraft, and watercraft) and lift up to 25 kg
• Maintain 100% compliance with local mandatory command training
• Current, full, active, unrestricted U.S. license
• Current BCLS
• Meet DHA-PM 6025.13 credentialing; be eligible for privileges without a supervision plan
• Satisfy BOTH the Appendix 1 minimum experience and the credentialing authority's current-competency standard

Location: Fort Bragg, NC
Clearance required: TS/SCI