Job description
Full-Time and Permanent; Exempt; 7.33 Hours/Day; 220 Days/Year; 11 Months/Year
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s Preferred)
- Experience as a certified/licensed Athletic Trainer.
- Cerified through the Board of Certification (BOC)
- Virginia License/Board of Medicine in Virginia
- CPR/AED Certified (Instructor Preferred)
- Virginia Teaching License or Eligible for Provisional License
- Tuberculin Skin Test certifying that the individual is free of contagious tuberculosis.
Nature of Position
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- The athletic trainer works under the direction of the school principal and athletic director.
- The athletic trainer will report directly to the Senior Coordinator, Athletics and Teacher Specialist, Athletics.
- The athletic trainer will:
- Provide injury prevention, diagnosis and treatment services during practices/games
- Determine the status of all athletes including, but not limited to:
- Rehabilitation
- Participation
- Return to Activity post-injury/illness
- Follow physician’s orders when treating athletic injuries
- Maintain communication with parents/guardians regarding injury/illness and plan of care, as appropriate
- Maintain communication with the athletic director, coach, Senior Coordinator, Athletics, and Teacher Specialist, Athletics regarding student-athlete status, environmental conditions, and injury return to play.
- Maintain communication with other professionals such as team physician, school nurse, school psychologist/counselor, and community partners to ensure continuity of care
- Aid in referral to outside medical providers, as appropriate
- Be expected to implement and follow the athletic emergency action plan for all athletic venues
- Maintain comprehensive and timely documentation for all athletic injuries using electronic medical records (Sportsware)
- Assist in the implementation of insurance claims for injured athletes and communication between stakeholders
- Follow Norfolk Public Schools’ Athletic Health policies/procedures including, but not limited to:
- Concussion
- COVID-19
- Mental Health
- Environmental Stress
- Serve as the school’s Student-Athlete Mental Health Team Lead
- Be expected to follow the practice/game plan procedures
- Be expected to follow the scheduled hours that have been developed. If conflict arises the athletic trainer should notify the Teacher Specialist, Athletics, Senior Coordinator, Athletics, athletic director and affected coach.
- Be expected to maintain a professional attitude and appearance at all times.
- Maintain a neat and clean athletic training clinic at all times which will include supervision of ice machine and whirlpools.
- Offer his/her first aid skills to visiting teams if requested.
- Serve as a mentor and monitor all interested high school student athletic trainers (with the Athletic Director’s approval)
- Inventory and monitor all supplies throughout the school year. Assist with developing the athletic training budget with the school athletic director.
- Be responsible for all athletic training kits. This will include stocking and making sure each team has an athletic training kit.
- Adhere to the Norfolk Public Schools weight room supervision policy.
- Become familiar with the Norfolk Public Schools’ blood borne pathogen guidelines.
- Teach Sports Medicine I/II course, one block each day during the academic year
Primary Location
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HIGH
Salary Range
$54,450.00 - $93,401.00 / Per Year
Shift Type
Full-Time
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