What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Athletic Trainer position at Inside Higher Ed?
Responsibilities and Duties
In consultation with the Director of Athletic Training and Team Physicians, the Associate Athletic Trainer will facilitate all health care for student-athletes associated with women’s soccer, which includes formulating effective therapeutic treatment plans, implementing treatments, monitoring progress, and returning student-athletes to play. This incumbent must possess technical and practical expertise in the appropriate application and supervision of a wide range of rehabilitative exercises/therapy and diagnostic equipment.
Additional Responsibilities Include The Following
Qualifications And Skills
Required Qualifications:
Primary Location: Main Campus
Job Posting: Dec 10, 2025
In consultation with the Director of Athletic Training and Team Physicians, the Associate Athletic Trainer will facilitate all health care for student-athletes associated with women’s soccer, which includes formulating effective therapeutic treatment plans, implementing treatments, monitoring progress, and returning student-athletes to play. This incumbent must possess technical and practical expertise in the appropriate application and supervision of a wide range of rehabilitative exercises/therapy and diagnostic equipment.
Additional Responsibilities Include The Following
- Applying evaluative skills and techniques for orthopedic and medical problems associated with intercollegiate athletics, as well as participating in the medical clearance and evaluation of incoming and returning student-athletes
- Recording, analyzing, and maintaining medical records for daily treatments/rehabilitation, practice and game limitations, medical services, and referrals; producing end-of-year reports for injury trends; and producing value-based reporting on services to teams
- Positively communicating and interacting on a daily basis with the athletic department’s multidisciplinary performance team, including medical professionals, coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, dietitian, and administrative staff; coordinating plans of care and diagnostic tests set forth by team physicians
- Facilitating and securing test results and preparing information for physician clinics; gathering information needed for insurance claims and following up as needed
- Delegating administrative tasks and facility management responsibilities including, but not limited to managing emergency medical policies, procedures and equipment, as well as assisting with inventory management team
- Overseeing insurance and working with providers and secondary insurance company to ensure claims are being managed
- Complying with policies, rules and regulations governing the NCAA, CAA conference, the state of Maryland, Towson University, the athletic department, and the sports medicine program; maintaining continuing education to support and advance knowledge base
- Managing and supervising no more than two members of the athletic training staff. This includes, but is not limited to coordinating regular meetings, completing annual evaluations, and delegating appropriate tasks
- Serving as a preceptor in the MSAT program and providing supervision of athletic training students during their clinical experience, if assigned
- Completing other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletic Training and Sr. Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine and Performance
Qualifications And Skills
Required Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in athletic training or a related field
- Three years of experience as a certified athletic trainer
- BOC certification (please include on application)
- State of Maryland Athletic Trainers License eligible
- Ability to evaluate medical condition of student-athletes prior to and during their participation in intercollegiate athletics
- Under the direction of the Director of Athletic Training, ability to implement treatments and rehabilitation services
- Ability to work and understand human performance in relation to workload management
- Ability to effectively manage and supervise other staff members
- Ability to collaborate in data management for performance monitoring and collaborative decision making
- FMS, SFMA, PES, CES, or CSCS credentials or equivalent
- At least five years of working experience in a NCAA D1 environment
- At least one year of supervisory experience
- Clinical experience in athletic training working with college or Professional Soccer
- Evidence of strong clinical skills in a team environment
Primary Location: Main Campus
Job Posting: Dec 10, 2025