Athletic Trainer
$61,214–$94,411 year
On-siteLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Job Summary
Provide medical coverage for injured athletes during practices, events, and in the training room, including on-the-field assessment and first aid administration. Manage rehabilitation protocols, coordinate care navigation, and ensure compliance with NCAA or Professional League regulations while maintaining accurate documentation of treatments and insurance information. Support two team practices weekly and oversee training room operations, including supply maintenance and professional atmosphere standards. Communicate injury reporting status to coaches, administration, and medical staff, and organize educational opportunities such as in-services and seasonal physicals. This part-time role involves approximately 12 hours per week with variable schedules, including travel, weekends, and late nights, located in Las Vegas.
Required Qualifications
- Two years' experience working in school/community setting as an Athletic Trainer
- Current Athletic Trainer license in the states where you work
- Credentialed as an Athletic Trainer through the Board of Certification (BOC)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers
- Understands and complies with NCAA or Professional League regulations/guidelines related to medical care, and to state and federal regulations
- Keeps accurate documentation of insurance information of student athletes, evaluations, referrals and treatments administered
- Carries out rehabilitation program and protocols independently after athlete or patient has been evaluated and treatment plan has been established
- Accountable for all care coordination, medical & rehabilitation navigation for team assignment, until full return to sport
- Assesses and administers first-aide to injured athletes during practices and sporting events, making appropriate physician referral when needed
- Oversees the operation of the training room ensuring that appropriate levels of supplies are maintained, maximal coverage is provided, and that the training room maintains a professional atmosphere
- Communicates effectively with coaches, school administration, parents, athletes, patients, physicians and therapists as well as other sports medicine team members meeting all requirements for daily injury reporting status in compliance with NCAA or Professional League guidelines
- Ensures that proper return to play criteria is met before allowing participation by athlete or patient, ensuring that the best interest of the athlete or patient is always the priority
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Works well with team
- Process Improvement
- Familiar with computers – Microsoft, excel, other
- Patient Engagement
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Care Planning
- Must be available for multiple days traveling, weekends, and late nights
- Must be available for weekend shifts
- Must be available for variable working hours
- Must be available for unpredictable schedules
- Must be able to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients
- Must be able to bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
- Must be able to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment
- Must be able to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time
- Must be able to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies
- Must be able to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations
- Must have manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
- Must be able to push/pull gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items
- Must be able to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
- Must be able to access needed information, medication preparation, etc.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience as an Athletic Trainer at a college, university or with a professional team
- Master's degree in Athletic Training or related field
- Four years of experience working in school/community setting as an Athletic Trainer
- Working knowledge of NCAA Independent or Professional League Medical Practice, NATA position statements, EAP for venues
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