APU is seeking employees who desire to engage in our thriving culture by cultivating community through professional interactions, demonstrating a posture of lifelong learning, and modeling Christ-like character. Working together, employees at APU commit to establishing a university atmosphere that is pleasing to God and edifying to one another.

The Athletic Trainer is responsible for coverage, travel and healthcare of intercollegiate athletic teams; care, prevention, evaluation, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries, as well as record keeping, administrative duties and operation and maintenance of athletic training facilities.   Supervision of graduate athletic training students and undergraduate applied exercise science/kinesiology students.  Specific assignments to be determined.  Azusa Pacific University is an NCAA school with 16 intercollegiate sports. The position is a 10-month position with benefits. 

REQUIRED EDUCATION

• Master’s Degree in a related field. Certification through the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• One year clinical athletic training experience at the university level through education program. Eligible for Athletic Training Program Preceptor Status.

PRIMARY DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Athletic Care and Coverage

• Participate in an athletic training program that meets the health care needs of all student-athletes (approximately 375 athletes on 16 teams) including the prevention, assessment, care, management, rehabilitation, healthcare administration, and education and guidance of the injuries sustained in Azusa Pacific University (APU) intercollegiate athletics.
• Responsible for the coverage of specific athletic teams. Communicate with coaches regarding practice and game coverage.
• Travel with above-mentioned teams whenever coverage on campus permits. Travel with teams when traveling out of state, to playoffs and to National Tournaments.
• Responsible for the coverage of open rehabilitation times in the morning and afternoon as determined by the Head Athletic Trainer.

Determining Medical Clearance

• Participate in team physicals in consultation with the APU Student Health Center and Team Physicians. Duties include performing orthopedic exams, seeking physician referrals for athletes with significant pre- existing injuries, and notifying coaches of student-athlete clearance or non-clearance of physical exam.
• Assist student-athletes with health care needs and concerns and make appropriate referrals as needed. Stay in communication with attending physicians regarding prognosis and orders for injured student- athletes.
• Communicate with the Student Health Center and Team Physicians and coordinate patient referrals as needed for outside medical service.
• Assist student-athletes in scheduling physician appointments per individual insurance requirements.
• Communicate with coaches regarding the health status of the student-athletes.
• Evaluate the readiness of student-athletes to return to physical activity in coordination with physician and other health care professionals when necessary.

Administration

• Assist the Head Athletic Trainer in maintaining, and annually updating policies and procedures for the Sports Medicine Clinic (SMC) in the Sports Medicine Manual of Policies and Procedures.
• Assist the Head Athletic Trainer in maintaining an Emergency Action Plan for all sporting venues, and in reviewing policies and procedures with all sports medicine staff.
• Participate in weekly meetings with the sports medicine staff to coordinate coverage and other pertinent information.
• Assist the Head Athletic Trainer in writing an annual end of year athletic training injury report.
• Attend athletic department staff meetings.
• Attend annual continuing education and educate the sports medicine staff on the education program.
• Assist the Head Athletic Trainer with implementing a workable budget for the needs of the sports medicine program. This includes annual inventory, bidding, budgeting, and ordering.
• Supervise the service and repairs of the equipment through facilities management and institute procedures for the repairs of the equipment as needed.
• Supervise Graduate Intern athletic trainers as assigned. This includes, but is not limited to, injured student-athlete chart reviews, weekly coaches’ report reviews, and supervision of student athletic trainers assigned under graduate assistants.
• Meet with assigned teams regarding athletic insurance policies, SMC rules and procedures, collection of emergency and physical information, and answer questions regarding health care at APU.
• Participate in and help coordinate drug testing of student-athletes in conjunction with the Athletic Director.
• Take part in a confidential system that maintains medical records and accurate injury/illness reports of all injuries. Maintain an individual chart of records for each student-athlete.  Such charts will include physical paperwork, insurance and emergency contact information, injury reports, treatment records, physician reports and clearances.  This also includes the use of injury tracking software for the purpose of injury recording, maintaining progress notes, coaches reports, compiling statistics and producing year end reports.
• Coordinate coverage for home events and tournaments of assigned sports including Certified Athletic Trainers, athletic training students and physicians and EMS when necessary.
• Assist the Head Athletic Trainer in administrative duties as assigned.
• Responsible for administrative duties and assignments as assigned.

Clinical Instruction

• Serve as a Preceptor to student athletic trainers in the Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) Program. This includes the motor hands-on instruction of care, prevention, evaluation, treatment, management, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries as well as teaching and modeling administrative duties such as record keeping and communication with physicians and coaches.
• Supervise kinesiology students as assigned.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of students every two weeks in a clinical experience evaluation.
• Evaluate the students at the end of the semester in a detailed form as established by MSAT and/or Kinesiology Program.
• Educate and evaluate students bi-weekly on proficiencies for their educational level.
• Meet regularly with the faculty in the MSAT/Kinesiology Program to be informed of new standards, student progress and related information.
• Attend required training by the MSAT Program Faculty

SKILLS

• Ability to communicate effectively with the public, staff, faculty and students with proper English usage.
• Good organizational and planning skills.
• First Aid and CPR, as well as skills in the following areas: injury assessment, care, treatment, rehabilitation, manual therapy techniques.
• Administrative skills in record keeping, charting, computer skills with basic programs as well as athletic training software.
• People skills are also necessary in working with a diverse variety of people.

 MENTAL DEMANDS

• Ability to work under pressure, exuding a mature demeanor while multi-tasking in a deadline oriented environment with accuracy and consistency.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a team, as well as an independent contributor.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and discretionary skills in determining when to act independently and when to consult management prior to taking action.
• Self-starter with a positive attitude.
• In agreement with the purpose and goals of Azusa Pacific University in providing a Christian-based higher education for its students.
• Ability to handle emergency situations with a calm demeanor.
• Ability to learn procedures and retain information.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Requires repetitive motions and sitting at a computer.
• Hearing and speaking on the telephone.
• Able to conduct business at other offices on campus.
• Able to lift, bend, grasp, reach, lift up to 50 lbs. regularly.
• Be able to manually assist ambulation of injured athletes.
• Be able to perform the manual tasks associated with manual therapy for both evaluation and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.

VISUAL DEMANDS

• Reading, writing notes, and computer monitor.
• Visual acuity necessary for evaluations and wound debridement

ENVIRONMENT

• Pleasant office, comfortable temperature, as well as a variety of temperature differences from extreme heat to extreme cold

TECHNOLOGIES

• Proficient in Google Apps., Microsoft Office, Word and Excel.
• Sport Medicine software

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 COMPENSATION

• Grade 9: $4,087-$5,313/monthly
• Salary will be commensurate with qualifications, experience, and internal equity.

Required Skills Required Experience