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Job overview

Area of Responsibility
Sports Medicine
Type
Full-Time
Location
Bowling Green, Ohio

Athletic Trainer

Bowling Green State UniversityFull-TimeBowling Green, OH

Position Summary 

The general purpose of this position is to provide medical care, preventions and screening, and rehabilitation for athletic injuries. This position must establish an initial clinical impression concerning the athletic injury; and, a proper course of action regarding action and treatment and/or referral to a qualified physician. This position must uphold, and maintain, the mission of the department and the institution.

  

Essential Duties, Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries

  • Coordinating physician appointments for student athletes

  • Sports team travel for competition

  • Supervision, teaching, and mentoring of MAT students and Intern ATs

  • Processing insurance claims

  • Administrative duties including professional development and department meetings

  • Injury Reports for coaching staff

  • Medical reports for coaches/administrators/athletic support staff

  • Maintenance and management of athletic training facilities

  • Communication of medical injuries/illnesses with student athlete’s parent(s)/guardian(s)

  • Pre/Post practice preparation

  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Must have the ability to work in the collegiate setting with collegiate athletes, coaches and other athletic department staff

  • Knowledgeable in aquatic therapy

  • Knowledgeable in EMRs

  • Knowledge of human anatomy, exercise physiology, evaluation/rehabilitation techniques

Minimum Qualifications

The following Degree is required:

  • Bachelor’s Degree. Degree must be conferred at time of application

    • Master’s Degree preferred

    • One Degree must be in Athletic Training

The following Experience is required:

  • 6 months of athletic training experience (preference with experience at the Division 1 level) 

    • 2 years of Graduate Assistantship in athletic training will count as 1 year of full-time experience

The following Certifications and Licensure is required:

  • Current Board of Certification (BOC)

  • Current Ohio Athletic Training Licensure or other state Licensure: Ohio licensure shall be obtained in the first month of employment

  • Current CPR, First Aid, and AED Certification (examples include: CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer – American Red Cross/BLS Healthcare Provider – American Red Cross/BLS Healthcare Provider – American Heart Association)

 

Benefits

Bowling Green State University provides a comprehensive benefit program as part of a total compensation package.  This includes medical, prescription, dental, vision, health accounts (medical & dependent), life & disability insurance, retirement plans, employee assistance program and tuition fee waivers for employees and their eligible dependents as well as paid time off, holidays and parental leave. 

 

Deadline to apply:  The search committee will review applications until the position is filled; however, for best consideration, applications should be provided by July 15, 2024.   

 

To Apply

For a complete job description & to apply for this position visit  https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/bgsu or contact the Office of Human Resources at (419) 372-8421.