WORK SCHEDULE:

18.5 hours per week Mon-Fri hours will vary from 9am-9pm

DUTIES:                   

1.   Prevention of athletic injuries through the following procedures: orthopedic screening,

      individual exercise programs for athletes with pre-exiting conditions, participate in

      equipment fitting for football and ice hockey, and assist coaches in developing year

      round conditioning programs.

2.   Recognize and evaluate athletic injuries.

3.   Provide medical coverage for home contests and daily practices, coordinate emergency

      medical procedures for all teams at all locations, coordinate emergency medical

      services as needed, follow the prescribed treatment of the team physician/or licensed

      physician.

4.   Provide for the management, treatment and disposition of athletic injuries through

      providing injury evaluations before and after practices and referring athletes to the

      appropriate health care professional.

5.   Provide rehabilitation of athletic injuries when appropriate, such as rehabilitation for

      mild to moderate injuries as prescribed by the team/or licensed physician and provide

      strength and range of motions and functional testing for injured athletes to insure

      readiness to return to their sport.

 6.  Maintain data and complete necessary reports as is required including: all physical

      forms, injury and progress reports, necessary insurance forms for athletes with

      medical referrals; daily injury report list with appropriate recommendations, and

      supply and equipment inventories.

 7.  Organize pre-season physicals for all prospective candidates.

 8.  Keep parents, coaches and the athletic director informed of the athlete’s progress in

      rehabilitation.

 9.  Provide for appropriate education for athletes, coaching staff, parents and others as

       may be required.

 10. Other related duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

1.  Bachelors Degree

2.  Massachusetts Licensed Athletic Trainer

3.  NATA Certified Athletic Trainer

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