Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Medicine

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r**Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Medicine**

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rNorthern Arizona University

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r****Special Information****

• NAU is currently engaged in transitioning to a new employment
  
  

category called **University Staff**, which aligns the current

• Classified Staff**, **Service Professional**, and
• Administrator** classifications into a single, unified employment
  
  

group. As a result, while this position is currently classified as

• Service Professional**, effective **July 1, 2026**, this position
  
  

will be automatically transitioned to the **University Staff**

category.

• This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to
  
  

complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility

with or without accommodation. Opportunities for remote work are

rare.

• This position is posted as Associate Athletic Director for Athletic
  
  

Medicine, which is a working title. The NAU system title for this

position is Associate Athletic Director.

• Driving a vehicle on behalf of the university is anticipated to be a
  
  

regular part of this position. Arizona Administrative Code Fleet

Safety Policy requires all employees who drive on university

business become authorized by submitting Driver\'s license

information for driving record monitoring, and completion of

training appropriate to the level of driving performed. The law

applies to all faculty, staff, and students who drive personal or

university-owned motorized vehicles for any business purpose. More

information on the NAU Authorized Driver Policy can be found on the

NAU website.

****About the Department/College****

The Northern Arizona University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

sponsors 15 men\'s and women\'s NCAA Division-I programs with more than

350 student-athlete participants. The university is a member of the Big

Sky Conference for all sports with the exception of women\'s swimming

and diving, which competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation

(MPSF).

**About the Position**

The Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Medicine is responsible for

the health care of all the student-athletes involved in the

Intercollegiate Athletic Program. Plans, administers, and directs

individual contributors, Assistant Directors, and Managers within

assigned areas for the Athletics Department. In partnership with the

Vice President/Athletic Director, develops and implements organizational

goals and objectives and ensures that operational procedures are

compliant with university standards and NCAA and conference rules and

regulations to promote an effective workplace.

**Responsibilities Include**

70% - Administrative Support

• Responsible for the health care of all the student athletes involved
  
  

in the Intercollegiate Athletic Program.

• Primary responsibilities involve providing the highest quality and
  
  

most current health care for the student athletes, communication

between the Team Physician, coaches, student athletes and staff;

management, supervision, and evaluation of sports medicine staff;

administrative oversight of all sports medicine program

responsibilities.

• Assigns sports supervision to the other sports medicine staff.
• Provides prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of student
  
  

athletes\' injuries in a manner that best reflects the mission and

goals of the department and University.

• Serves as the primary liaison to all service providers working with
  
  

the student athletes.

• Specific and deliberate collaboration with the strength and
  
  

conditioning staff to enhance programming and develop injury

prevention strategies.

• Maintain an acc rate supply inventory, manage departmental budget,
  
  

purchasing and ordering authority.

• Provide athletic training primary care for 1-2 sport programs.
• Serves as primary liaison with academic programs as they integrate
  
  

with Sports Medicine.

• Partner with Director of Athletics and designees to develop student
  
  

care enhancing and budget relieving partnerships.

• Senior level participation in Executive Leadership Team.
  
  

15% - Compliance

• Service on committees and work groups as assigned.
• Serve as Chair of Michael E. Nesbitt Athletic Training Endowment
  
  

committee.

• Supervise all alcohol, banned substance, and illegal substances
  
  

education and testing programs.

• Facilities standards management and standard training of all staff
  
  

(OSHA, Bloodborne Pathogen Training, Clery Act, Title IX, etc.).

• Education of staff, professional development, and continuing
  
  

education management.

• Main point of collaboration with all support services, specifically
  
  

on health and wellbeing education for student athletes.

• Develops and maintains emergency action plans for all practice and
  
  

competition venues in accordance with university risk management

guidelines and state regulations.

• Maintain appropriate certifications to perform job responsibilities.
  
  

10% - Supervision

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