Please contact the district or school with any questions regarding this position.
- Qualifications
- Required
- Bachelor’s degree
- Valid license from Texas Advisory Board of Athletic Trainers
- CPR/AED certification
- Preferred
- Master’s degree
- Valid Certification from the Board of Certification
- Duties and Responsibilities:
- Attend practice sessions and athletic contests for the high school and sometimes middle school.
- Provide emergency or continued care and refer athletes to physicians for definitive diagnosis and treatment.
- Detect and resolve risks to athletes and determine continued participation in athletic events.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with students, parents, medical and paramedical personnel, coaches, and other staff.
- Assist in planning and implementing a comprehensive rehabilitation and reconditioning program for injuries and illnesses sustained by student athletes.
- Assist in determining therapeutic goals and objectives for individual athletes, apply therapeutic modalities, and instruct athletes on proper use of exercise equipment.
- Follow and enforce professional, ethical, and legal parameters regarding use of medications and therapeutic agents for treatment and rehabilitation of injured athletes.
- Assist in coordination of scheduling and planning athletic physical examinations and screenings.
- Assist in selection, education, training, and supervision of student assistants in the high school.
- Assist in maintaining an inventory of training supplies and equipment.
- Maintain personal CPR certification and Texas Athletic Training Licensure.
- Maintain current and accurate emergency action plans for athletic facilities.
- Maintain professional continuing education as required by the Advisory Board of Athletic Trainers
- Working conditions
- Tools/Equipment used
- Exercise equipment and devices including stationary bike, weights, whirlpool, and cold/hot packs; automated external defibrillator (AED); Vacuum splints
- Prolonged standing; frequent kneeling/squatting, bending, pushing/pulling, and twisting; continual walking; moderate reaching; must be able to lift/carry 15-50 lbs.; work outside (exposure to sun, heat, cold, and inclement weather) and inside; exposure to noise; exposure to biological hazards, bacteria, and communicable diseases; frequent district-wide travel; Must maintain emotional control under stress; frequent prolonged and irregular hours
