High School Athletic Trainer Substitute

TITLE: High School Athletic Trainer Substitute

HOURS: Full-time, 40 hours per week

SALARY: $25 per hour

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Licensed by NC Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners, Required

• Professional practice agreement with North Carolina-licensed healthcare provider

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work with students and others in a Sports Medicine Program.

• Licensed as a teacher, preferred.

• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO: Principal and Athletic Director

JOB GOAL: To work with student athletes in the prevention, recognition, assessment, management, treatment, disposition and reconditioning of acute athletic injuries; providing immediate care for athletes at practices and contests.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Has primary responsibility for all aspects of the sports medicine program at the respective high school, including the authority to withhold play and approve return to play after injury.

• Is on campus and available for the duration of all on-site practices and games/events and for away varsity football games.

• Maintains student athletic files, which may include physicals, injury reports, treatment logs, and additional medical documentation.

• Facilitates the proper arrangements for scheduling athletic physicals for student athletes.

• Reviews pre-participation physical exams and verifies clearance by healthcare provider for athletic participation.

• Consults with the school nurse to obtain available health plans for identified health problems noted on pre-participation physical exams.

• Provides basic instruction to athletic staff members in the prevention and care of injuries.

• Assists and advises athletic staff regarding conditioning programs and the selection, care and fitting of protective equipment.

• Schedules, trains and supervises sports medicine student assistants.

• Maintains the care and cleanliness of the athletic training room.

• Maintains the organization, inventory and requisition of all training room supplies with the advisement and approval of the athletic director and professional practice agreement provider.

• Assumes responsibility for the treatment and supervision of treatment for all athletic injuries and conditions.

• Refers athletic injuries to licensed healthcare providers for diagnosis and/or treatment.

• Implements appropriate instructions for treatment as directed by the licensed healthcare provider.

• Develops and supervises appropriate rehabilitation programs for athletes under the direction of the licensed healthcare provider.

• Makes a determination if a player is capable of continued participation in a game and/or practice if the player is injured.

• Treats students for minor athletic injuries during after-school site-based clinic.

• Communicates with School Nurse about athletic injuries that may have an impact on student's school day.

• Abides by all established local Board policies and procedures, including Athletics Emergency Action Plan and Prevention of Weather-Related Illness and Injury

• Performs other duties as assigned by the school principal in keeping with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education Policy and North Carolina Administrative Code and Statutes.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 10-months, August 1st - May 30th

Extended Day Schedule, with split-days during August.

EVALUATION: Current professional practice agreement Annual performance evaluation by Athletic Director and Principal.