Cross Country/Distance - Assistant/Associate Athletic Trainer

University of Tennessee Position Description:

Assistant/Associate Athletic Trainer

General Description:

This position will provide and coordinate all required medical care and coverage for the assigned sport(s) including but not limited to; emergency medical planning and care, acute injury evaluation and treatment, short and long term rehabilitation program creation and implementation, physician medical referrals, injury prevention screening, and physiological recovery strategies. This position will oversee undergraduate student assistants for the assigned sport(s) and fulfill administrative duties assigned by the Assoc Director of Sports Medicine/East Athletic Training Room Manager, or Sr Assoc AD of Sports Medicine & Sports Performance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of daily medical needs of the assigned sports team(s), including coverage of strength and conditioning sessions, practices, home and away competitions, and attendance at rehabilitation and treatment sessions and medical appointments of student-athletes as required.

• Communicate directly with coaches for assigned sports team(s) regarding all injuries and illnesses of student-athletes, as well as status of ongoing rehabilitation and treatments, medical appointments, and participation status for workouts/practices/competitions.

• Communicate directly with Strength and Conditioning coach(es) of assigned sport team(s) regarding all physical restrictions due to injury or illness of student-athletes.

• Communicate to Sr Assoc AD of Sports Medicine & Sports Performance, Assoc Director of Sports Medicine/East Athletic Training Room Manager, and Head Team Physician major medical issues of student-athletes such as Emergency Department transportation, hospitalizations, surgeries, and other significant issues.

• Train and supervise all graduate assistant and/or Intern athletic trainers, and athletic training student assistants assigned to work with the sport team(s) program.

• Administrative duties: Duties as assigned by the East Athletic Training Room Manager/Assoc Director of Sports Medicine and/or the Sr Associate AD of Sports Medicine & Sports Performance.