What are the responsibilities and job description for the Athletic Trainer - Men's Ice Hockey position at Lake Superior State University?
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinate pre-participation, annual and exit physical exams
- In collaboration with Sports Performance professionals, develop and implement injury prevention strategies
- In collaboration with campus health services and team physicians, develop and implement student athlete health and performance enhancement education
- Evaluate and treat injuries, illness at practices and competitions
- Design and implement rehabilitation programs
- Coordinate pre-practice/game preparation of teams
- Revise and implement emergency action plans including collaboration with local EMS/Fire/Paramedics
- Maintain and communicate injury/availability reports
- Prepare insurance claims in collaboration with the University secondary insurance provider and third-party administrator
- Perform duties in cooperation with the University's medical director and team physician(s)
- Responsible for all medical equipment and protective equipment, including fabrication of custom protective equipment
- Includes travel with Men’s NCAA D1 Ice Hockey and other teams as coordinated with the Athletics Director
- Responsible for developing and maintaining departmental policies including student-athlete well-being, including achieving and maintaining compliance with the healthcare requirements in the NCAA Student Athlete Core Guarantees
- Provide state of the art prevention and recovery strategies
- In collaboration with the Director of Hockey Sports Performance, maintain athlete management system (AMS) as it relates to sports science data, load management and other sophisticated analytics.
- In collaboration with team physicians and licensed mental health providers, assist in the management of student-athlete mental health
- Develop and manage an annual sports medicine budget
- Communicate effectively with student-athletes and coaches in the evenings and weekends, as needed
- Prepare and maintain appropriate athletic injury care records and reports as required following national standard of care
- Prepare and maintain appropriate athletic injury care records and reports as required following all NCAA, CCHA and GLIAC guidelines
- Other duties as assigned