What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Athletic Trainer position at LAKE ERIE COLLEGE?
REPORTS TO: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS FOR SPORTS MEDICINE
STATUS: FULL-TIME, EXEMPT, SALARIED
Lake Erie College, a small, co-educational, four-year, independent liberal arts college located in Painesville, OH, 30 miles east of Cleveland, invites applications for the full-time position of Assistant Athletic Trainer. Lake Erie College is an NCAA Division II program that competes in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC).
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assists with the day-to-day operations of the athletic training room.
- Travels with assigned team(s).
- Participates in inventory management and ordering of supplies.
- Assists with secondary insurance claims.
- Documents and maintains student-athlete PHI (i.e. physicals, injury reports, rehabilitation, etc.).
- Maintains appropriate communications with student-athletes, sports medicine staff, athletics administrative staff, coaches, physicians and insurance companies.
- Maintains appropriate communications and attends meetings within the department of athletics.
- Helps plan and coordinate physical examinations for all student-athletes.
- Helps develop, communicate and enforce Lake Erie College’s Athletic Training Policies & Procedures for athletes, coaches and insurance companies.
- May include many weekends (including Sundays), nights and holidays.
- Assists with managing the budget and makes purchases for the sports medicine department.
- Projects and promotes an inclusive education with the highest standards, where student-athletes are empowered to leave lives of personal significance and professional success as global citizens.
- Acts as an ambassador of the College and conducts oneself in a positive manner to heighten the awareness of the institution to all of its constituents.
- Operates within the mission of the College and athletics department to ensure a full NCAA DII student-athlete experience.
- Follows all institutional, GMAC and NCAA regulations and policies.
- Acts as a visible person to represent the College in a positive manner and to heighten the awareness of the institution to all of its constituents.
- Other duties as assigned Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine or Director of Athletics.
Qualifications:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & KEY COMPETENCIES:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Must have strong team-building and management skills.
- Growth and “doer” mindset and institutional teamwork ethic.
- Creative, strategic, thoughtful, and has a sense of humor.
- Must have ability to work across academic and administrative departments in a cooperative manner.
- Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to supervise respective staff, as well as understand the student-athletes' commitment to academics, is a must.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with students, faculty, staff and the community.
- Ability to work effectively with a diverse student population.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Certified and in good standing with Board of Certification (BOC).
American Heart Association BLC Certification or American Red Cross CPRO Certification
Licensed in the state of Ohio or eligible to be licensed by the Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Athletic Training Board (OTPTAT)
Qualified applicants will have the availability to work evenings and weekends, possess a valid driver’s license for transportation of team in vans or bus and have the ability to travel for team practices, competition and scouting.
Under the NCAA Bylaw 11.1.6 Sports-Safety Training, each head coach and all other coaches who are employed full time at an institution shall maintain current certification in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) use.
All members of the department of athletics are responsible for knowing and following all institutional, Conference and NCAA regulations regarding recruiting and operations of the program. If regulations are not followed and result in a violation, employees are expected to self-report the violation to the compliance office or to the director of athletics. Additionally, employees must understand that those who knowingly violate, conceal, or attempt to cover up violations of NCAA rules shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.