Athletic Trainer

Join Kansas Team Health, a collaborative team of approximately 40 sports medicine staff – including physicians, athletic trainers, nutritionists, wellness coordinators and strength and conditioning coaches – who work directly with Kansas Athletics and as part of The University of Kansas Health System.

The Athletic Trainer is responsible for providing care to student-athletes under the direction of the team physician or by written referral from a physician, and in accordance with the Kansas State Athletic Training Act.  The Athletic Trainer must be able to work alone, but within a medical team.  The Athletic Trainer is part of an actively engaged healing team committed to providing the highest medical care for the injured student-athletes.  This position provides first aid services, injury evaluation, injury treatment, rehabilitation and makes appropriate physician referrals. The Athletic Trainer must make accurate calls for student-athletes to return to play following appropriate medical recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary athletic trainer for KU Women's Soccer.

• Assist with the organization and supervision of health care delivery to student-athletes under the supervision of Head Team Physicians.

• Prepare timely and accurate documents, e.g., injury/illness reports, care and reconditioning updates, daily athletic training records, injury/illness summaries for coaches, medical and other correspondence.

• Properly document injuries as well as treatment and rehabilitation sessions of injured athletes.

• Utilize evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation techniques when providing health care for student-athletes.

• Follow prescribed rehabilitation and treatment protocols of team physicians when providing health care for injured or sick athletes.

• Communicate effectively with team physicians, coaches regarding injured or sick athletes.

• Communicate effectively with strength and conditioning coaches regarding the injured student-athletes strength and conditioning parameters and limitations associated with injury rehabilitation.

• Coordinate student-athletes evaluations and treatment follow-ups to physicians.

• Coordinate athletic training services for athletic summer camps.

• Maintain NATA-BOC certification and the State of Kansas licensure.

• When requested, supervise students in the Athletic Training program.