Assistant Athletic Trainer (Gymnastics)

Essential Functions:

● Act as the primary athletic trainer for the Women’s Gymnastics program.
● Provide emergency medical coverage and athletic training services including injury prevention, management, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation strategies for assigned athletic teams for all home and away competitions and practices for designated teams.
● Maintain adequate records concerning athletic injuries, their etiology, treatment, and follow up treatment along with outside referrals as necessary.
● Coordinate physician and medical staff referrals, appointments and surgeries for injured athletes with Idaho Sports Medicine Institute and outside vendors.
● Coordinate claims, payments and coverage of insurance benefits for athletes who have received medical care outside of the university setting medical facilities by working directly with the Athletic Student Insurance Coordinator on all insurance paperwork necessary for athletic injuries.
● Participate in coaches meetings to help provide injury updates.
● Maintain current certification and licensure as required for all staff.
● Act as the facility maintenance coordinator for the Extra Mile Arena athletic training room.
● Maintain medical equipment, and modalities.
● Fulfill the preceptor role and provide high quality clinical experience and education for the Master of Athletic Training Students.
● Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

● Some knowledge and understanding of NCAA rules and regulations regarding compliance issues.
● Communication skills and ability to work well with staff, student-athletes, physicians and parents.
● Ability to perform adequate and competent evaluations in regard to health status of student-athletes.

Minimum Qualifications:

● Master’s Degree.
● Certification by the NATABOC & must meet standards for State of Idaho Licensure.
● CPR and First Aid certifications (must be completed within one month of hire).

Preferred Qualifications:

● One (1) or more years of certified athletic trainer experience in a full-time role at the collegiate or professional sports level.
● One (1) or more years of experience working in a gymnastics or performing arts setting.

Salary and Benefits:

Salary starts at $50,000/annually and is commensurate with experience. Boise State University provides a best-in-class benefits package, including (but not limited to):

• 12 paid holidays AND the University is closed between Christmas and New Year's

• Between 12-24 annual paid vacation days for full-time Professional and Classified staff depending on position type and years of service

• 9.27% University contribution to your ORP retirement fund (Professional and Faculty employees)

• Excellent medical, dental and other health-related insurance coverages

• Tuition fee waiver benefits for employees, spouses and their dependents

• See our full benefits page for more information!

Required Application Materials:

• Resume with 3 references
• Cover Letter one (1) page, including answers to the four (4) questions below, one (1) page, and upload to your application:
1. Describe what collaboration looks like to you between Sports Medicine, Sports Performance, Sports Nutrition, and Mental Health.
2. List three (3) character traits that you think define you as a professional and as a person.
3. Outline your goals to improve yourself as an Athletic Trainer in the next 5
years.
4. Briefly describe how you feel success can best be defined in the athletic training field.