Head Athletic Trainer

Job TitleHead Athletic Trainer Agency Texas A&M University

• Victoria Department Athletics Proposed Minimum SalaryCommensurate Job LocationVictoria, Texas Job TypeStaff Job Description This position is responsible for overseeing the Athletic Training program, which promotes and protects student-athlete health, wellness, and safety.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all athletic training room operations including purchasing, insurance, and medical claims.
• Coordinate and deliver athletic training services to varsity student-athletes, under the direction of the team physician, including: prevention, recognition, evaluation and treatment of athletic injuries; acute care and emergency response to athletic injuries.
• Maintain comprehensive medical records for individual student-athletes, daily injury reports for all athletes, and annual injury report summarizing injuries, treatments, and follow up care.
• Schedule sports medicine staff, develop, implement, and maintain emergency action plans and standard operating procedures for all varsity athletic sites.
• Serve as primary trainer for assigned sports and travel with squad.
• Serve as Liaison to: team physician, NAIA drug testing, all used medical clinics, hospitals, and the Student Health Center.

Education and Experience:

• Master's degree in athletic training, sports administration, or related field.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of NAIA rules and sports medicine standards of care.

Excellent organizational skills. Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Registrations, Certifications, and Licenses:

Certified in the Board of Certification (BOC). Texas athletic trainer license or temporary permit by date of hire.

Salary range for this position:

$50,162

• $76,321 annually All positions are security-sensitive.

Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check. Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer. The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a statewide network of twelve universities, eight state agencies, a comprehensive health science center, Texas A&M-Fort Worth and Texas

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