Athletic Trainer- Full Time- Tahoe Night Monsters (hockey)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a health-related field required.
• Masters of Science in Athletic Training preferred.
• One year experience as a Certified Athletic Trainer preferred.
• Strength & Conditioning and/or Fitness Coaching experience preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Prevention, recognition, evaluation and immediate care, rehabilitation and reconditioning of athletic injuries.
• Rendering of emergency care.
• Development of injury prevention programs.
• Providing appropriate rehabilitative interventions and devices for the physically active person.
• Athletic assessment and planning.
• Implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating patient care activities.
• Promoting athletic development through coaching and supervising clients in the Performance Athlete and Bridge programs.

Physical Demands

• Frequently walks, stands, sits, talks, hears.
• Frequently uses hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls.
• Frequently reaches with hands and arms.
• Frequently climbs or balances.
• Sometimes stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Sometimes lifts, positions, pushes, and/or transfers patients.

Working Conditions

• Routine Hospital/Healthcare, Athletic Training Room & Office/Administrative conditions.
• Contact with patients, athletes and guests under a wide variety of circumstances.
• Exposure to infections and contagious disease.
• Exposure to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and waste.
• Exposure to flammable and explosive gases.
• Exposure to varying and unpredictable situations, including the handling of emergency or crisis situations.
• Pressure due to irregular hours, frequent interruptions and stressful situations due to multiple demands.