SUBSTITUTE, ATHLETIC TRAINER

JOB STATUS:
OPEN

EFFECTIVE:
2024-25

POSTING DATE:
05/08/2024

CLOSING DATE:
06/28/2025 04:30 PM

POSTING NUMBER:
00051118

SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT:
Student Activities and Athletics

LOCATION:
Manassas,VA

POSITION TITLE:
SUBSTITUTE, ATHLETIC TRAINER

REPORTS TO:

Licensed athletic trainer from the Virginia Board of Medicine and a certified athletic trainer in good standing from the NATA Board of Certification.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

STATE REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

DIMENSIONS:

An essential function of this position is the ability to work in person and physically report for work at the school.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES/ILLUSTRATIVE EX OF WORK:

• Supervises students as they practice athletic training services during selected team practices and/or sports contests as permitted by laws, regulations, and policies
• Specializes in the prevention, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries and sudden illnesses that occur in student-athletes
• Provides management and care of injuries to student-athletes as defined in the state practice acts, and in accordance with other state organizations and county regulations and policies
• Conducts an initial assessment of a student-athlete's injury or illness in order to provide emergency or continued care and determine whether the student-athlete should be referred to a physician for definitive diagnosis and treatment
• Provides care for athletic-related injuries using treatment modalities and rehabilitation equipment and techniques
• Evaluates student-athletes' readiness to play, or return to participation and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted
• Applies protective or re-injury preventative devices such as padding, wraps, bandages, and tape
• Maintains appropriate general treatment orders to be reviewed annually and approved by team physician
• Administers the VHSL Wrestling Weight Control Program and ImPACT concussion testing
• Acts as a liaison between family physicians and specialists, school administrators, athletic director, coaches, student-athletes, and their parents
• Maintains accurate records of injuries and care or treatments provided to student-athletes
• Develops inventory control and order supplies and equipment used in providing athletic training services
• Provides the coaches and athletic director with a list of student-athletes medically eligible to compete under county, district, and state rules and regulations
• Provides director of student activities and coaches a list of injured student-athletes and their participation status in a timely manner
• Maintains accurate records regarding environmental conditions that may influence the health and wellbeing of student-athletes during participation under such conditions, i.e., heat, humidity, cold, or other inclement weather
• Demonstrated ability to interact and communicate with others in a continued, cooperative effort to ensure the student-athlete's best health and wellness needs are being met

SALARY:

$46.50 p/h