Football Athletic Trainer

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Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

Athletic Trainer

Job Summary:

Under the general supervision of Team Physicians and Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine, provide athletic training services that lead to screening for preventative programs, treatment, rehabilitation, and referral of student-athletes to Team Physicians. Principally, the position provides athletic training services for Football in an integrated environment of all intercollegiate sports according to Departmental policy, Big Ten and NCAA rules. Key interactions are with the Head Football Athletic Trainer, the Team Physicians, the coaches, and the student-athletes in the performance of duties. An ability to work with diverse cultures and personalities is required as well as a desire to interact in a team approach with other staff members and medical professionals.
 

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.

Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

Athletic Trainer

Job Summary:

Under the general supervision of Team Physicians and Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine, provide athletic training services that lead to screening for preventative programs, treatment, rehabilitation, and referral of student-athletes to Team Physicians. Principally, the position provides athletic training services for Football in an integrated environment of all intercollegiate sports according to Departmental policy, Big Ten and NCAA rules. Key interactions are with the Head Football Athletic Trainer, the Team Physicians, the coaches, and the student-athletes in the performance of duties. An ability to work with diverse cultures and personalities is required as well as a desire to interact in a team approach with other staff members and medical professionals.
 

Specific tasks will include: Evaluating patients and screening for referral to orthopedic and primary care sports medicine clinics; Performing illness and post-injury evaluation of student-athletes according to physician protocol for referral to appropriate physicians' clinics; Following instructions for injury recovery by Team Physicians to make return to play decisions; Documenting patient interactions into electronic health record; Providing injury/illness updates to the coaching staff on the activity status of each player to assure safety in practice and competition; Preparing practice and competition sites for emergency treatment and safety measures; Working with Athletic Training Education Program students and serving as a clinical preceptor; Being familiar with Departmental Emergency Plan for practice and competition and be prepared to initiate during practice and competition as well as provide CPR/AED and on field extrication; Monitoring environmental conditions to insure safety of student-athletes during practice and competition; Attending and serving as an athletic trainer in a physician clinic as assigned; Communicating all pertinent information regarding student athlete injury or illness status to team physicians for determination of safety in practice and competition; and performing other duties as assigned by the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinates patient care, makes referrals to various medical resources, and provides information based on injury/illness evaluations in collaboration with medical professionals

• Evaluates, provides treatment and rehabilitation, and documents injuries/illnesses in consultation with health care professionals and in accordance with established practices, guidelines, and protocols

• Advises, develops, and implements plans for injury and illness prevention, emergencies, and environmental monitoring to ensure safety of participants during practices, recreational play, events, and competitions

• Serves as an onsite health care provider for assigned teams during practices, competitions, recreational play, or special events to ensure adequate treatment of injuries/illness and appropriate response to emergency and non-emergency situations

Department:

Wisconsin Athletics, Sports Medicine

Compensation:

The starting salary is commensurate with experience.
 

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as:
-  Generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off;
- Competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits;
- Badger gear & season tickets for Badger football, men's basketball and men's hockey, and/or the varsity sports pass.

More Benefits information can be found here.

Required Qualifications:

 - Athletic Training Certification from the BOC AT

• Wisconsin Athletic Trainer License

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Athletic Training or a similar field, is required. Master’s degree is preferred.

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• A cover letter detailing how your qualifications and experiences align with the responsibilities of the position.
• Resume
   

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Conditions of Appointment: This is a 100% Academic Staff appointment. Salary will be assigned within the appropriate range, commensurate with the candidate's qualifications and experience. An excellent benefits package is also included. Successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Contact Information:

Kayla Weisensel at kw4@athletics.wisc.edu

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