Athletic Trainer - Tennis
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About the role
This position collaborates with physicians, coaches, and healthcare professionals to support athlete health and performance, maintains accurate medical documentation, and serves as a key liaison among athletes, parents, coaches, and medical staff while ensuring compliance with the Florida Athletic Training Practice Act. This position typically reports to a Head Athletic Trainer, Director, or appropriate higher-level administrator in the University.
Responsibilities
- Provides medical care to assigned patient populations, including daily evaluations, emergency care, treatments, rehabilitation sessions, and attending practices and games as assigned.
- Develop injury prevention programs, which may include use of modalities, therapeutic exercises, reconditioning exercises, along with other members of the healthcare and performance team.
- Utilize software to track and document patient medical records and coordinate insurance information.
- Acts as a liaison between patients, parents, coaches, physicians, administrators and others as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Master's degree from an accredited university.
- Certification by the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification (NATABOC).
- Eligible for Florida State Department of Health licensure.
- Compliance with Senate Bill 1310 employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.
Senate Bill 1310 allows substitution of work experience for postsecondary education requirements as follows (not to exceed):
- Two years of direct experience for an associate degree.
- Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree.
- Six years of direct experience for a master’s degree.
- Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree.
- Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree.
About Us
The University of South Florida (USF) is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area, with approximately 16,000 employees. USF is dedicated to cultivating a talented, engaged, and driven workforce that strives to be bold. Employees excel in USF’s rich academic environment, which fosters their development and advancement.
In 2025, Forbes recognized USF as one of Florida’s best large employers, ranked No. 1 among the state’s 12 public universities. USF offers a first-class benefits package including medical, dental, and life insurance plans, retirement plan options, employee and dependent tuition programs, generous leave, and hundreds of employee perks and discounts.
USF is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee, and USF Health. USF is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 50 public university and the best value in Florida. The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine is ranked the No. 1 medical school in Florida and in the highest tier nationwide. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group that includes only the top 3% of universities in the U.S.
With an all-time high of $738 million in research funding in 2024 and as a top 20 public university for producing U.S. patents, USF uses innovation to transform lives and shape a better future. The university generates an annual economic impact of more than $6 billion. USF’s Division I athletics teams compete in the American Athletic Conference.