Assistant Athletic Trainer

Position purpose: Prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of student-athletes at Belmont University. Provide coverage for practices and athletic events for assigned sports and team. Essential Functions: 1. Oversee all aspects of the physical care of Belmont student-athletes on assigned team(s). Act as a liaison between physicians, specialists, school, coaches, athletes and their parents under the direction of a physician and only treat within their scope of expertise; work with physicians for direction of care, when needed. 2. Assist Director of Sports Medicine with the coverage of daily practices, treatments and preventative care; athletic training services for all athletic contests (home and away) and on the holistic wellbeing of Belmont's student athletes (i.e. Mental Health, nutrition, etc.) 3. Assist the Director of Sports Medicine in the management of the athletic training rooms, including but not limited to: ordering of equipment and supplies, inventory and maintenance of medical devices used with patient care (e-stim/US, Normatec); maintain a clean work environment; fitting and ordering of protective equipment, including pads, braces, etc 4. Create a safe playing environment by monitoring and controlling environmental risks and abiding by NCAA Guidelines for the safe participation in sports. Certify that all critical incident management tools are up to date, reviewed and followed. 5. Foster an environment of collaboration by working closely with the Elite Sports Medicine team and Belmont coaches, staff, campus partners and student-athletes. 6. Ensure accurate records are filed and proper documentation of injuries, medical history, insurance coverage, etc. Including but not limited to: filing of primary and secondary insurance, timely injury reporting into appropriate databases, NCAA pre-participation and sports physicals, etc. 7. The above statements describe the job’s essential responsibilities and requirements. They are not an exhaustive list of the duties that may be assigned to job incumbents.