Assistant Athletics Director of Sports Medicine

Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Medicine provides leadership and direction for the healthcare, prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries to student-athletes and oversees the procurement and management of the University’s student athlete insurance plan. This administrative role assures compliance with all pertinent NAIA health and safety legislation that impact student-athlete health and well-being.

Essential Job Functions:

Student Athlete Medical Records and Documentation-

• EnsureHIPAA[HealthInsurance Portability and Accountability Act] compliance.

• Maintenance of injury reports, rehabilitation protocols, and student-athletes medical files.

• Create and submit statistics for Concussion incidents and recovery.

Student Athlete Health Care Administration-

• Supervise Head Athletic Trainers.

• Oversee Sports Medicine and Athletic Training budget.

• Communicate with athletic administration, coaches, student-athletes and medical providers.

• Manages medical coverage and staffing.

• Establishes, builds and maintains partnerships with local medical community and team physicians.

• Schedules and supervisor for pre-participation physicals exam for al l sports.

• Establishes vision and other type specific screening for student-athletes including follow up care.

Student Athlete Health Care Services-

• Ability to make independent decisions regarding the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, immediate care, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic related injury/illnesses, screening of pathologies , and referral of student-athletes to appropriate medical providers.

• Develop and regulate policies, procedures and protocols for athletic training services based on NATA professional standards, NAIA recommendations, and team physicians’ advice.

• Provide sport coverage including attendance at scheduled team practices, home and away competitions as necessary.

• Plan and coordinate all physician referrals and follow ups.

• Oversee all acute injury and post-operative rehabilitation.

Insurance and Reimbursement Tracking-

• Serve as coordinator and liaison betweeninsurance carrier, medicalprovider and studentathlete in regard to athletic relatedinjuries.

• Procure yearly renewal of university’s Mandatory Student Accidental insurance plan, Athletics insurance plan, and Catastrophic insurance plan.

• Track, monitor, and review annual insurance proposals,bids, and renewal negotiations with an emphasis on quality and cost savings.

• Manage all open student-athlete insurance claims will all providers, team physicians, and insurance companies.

Risk Management Oversight-

• Develop and implement policy and procedures to aid in risk management.

• Develop and implement mental health recognition & referral plan in accordance with University standards.

• Emergency Action Plan [EAP] – Regularly update and inform coaches, athletic staff, and students.

• Monitoring environmental conditions using appropriate methods and guidelines to facilitate the safety of athletic teams. 

• Work with on campus environmental staff to ensure safe conditions for staff & student athletes including air quality, drinking water, ice, and other environmental conditions.

•  Coordinate and ensures the CPR, AED, and First Aid certification and Concussion education for all full-time coaches and staff.

Leadership and Management Skills-

• Engage in professional development activities in order to stay abreast of current trends and continuing educational units [CEU] for maintaining credentials.

• Constantly monitoring the actions and status of medical facility to be compliant with OSHA regulations.

Other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics

• A Master's Degree in Athletic Training is helpful.