241941 - University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
About the Job
Resume, Cover Letter
The Athletic Trainer, Olympic Sports, under the medical-legal supervision of the head team physician and the head athletic trainer, with primary responsibility to assigned Olympic Sport(s). Responsibilities include prevention, evaluation, management and rehabilitation of injuries within the Universityrsquo;s comprehensive athletic medicine program. The Athletic Trainer is empowered with the unchallengeable authority to determine management and return to play of any ill or injured athlete, as the athletic trainer deems appropriate, and authorized with unchallengeable authority to cancel or modify any workout for health and safety reasons, as deemed appropriate.
Essential Functions:
- Primary medical care provider with dedicated responsibility to assigned Olympic Sport athletes
- Emergency medicine preparedness
- Developing and implementing comprehensive emergency action plans
- Assigned Olympic Sport medical staff preparedness
- Supply and equipment preparedness
- Preventing, recognizing, diagnosing, referring, treating, and rehabilitating injuries
- Establishing criteria for safe return to practice and play and implementing the return-to-play process
- Establishing and operating treatment facilities for both practice and competition situations that follow national and local standards
- Determining venue and activity settings requiring the on-site presence of the athletic trainer and team physician and which require that they be available
- Maintaining accurate medical records for athletes
- Supervision, education and recruitment of undergraduate and graduate assistant athletic trainers
- Specific supervision of certified athletic trainer(s) as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer
- Work with physicians and other allied health care professionals to deliver healthcare to athletes
- Other duties as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer
Duties:
- Injury Prevention - athlete focused and program focused with coaches
- Injury/Illness Evaluation - assess acute conditions and determine plan
- Injury/Illness Management - implement care & treatment plan
- Rehabilitation - operative & non-operative rehabilitation
- Documentation - maintain athlete personal medical record
- Administration - as warranted tasks with professional medical staff, coaches, compliance, etc.
- Athlete workout - present for organized/supervised practices and strength & conditioning
- Sport Competition - attend all home and away competitions