Athletic Trainer

10 ½ month position

Blacksburg High School

2023-2024 School Year

The Montgomery County School Board, Virginia, is now accepting applications for an Athletic Trainer position that is available at Blacksburg High School for the 2023-2024 school year.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

This position functions as an integral member of the athletic health care team in the high school. This position works with individuals engaged in physical activity in the prevention of injuries and illnesses, the recognition, evaluation, and immediate care of injuries and illnesses, the rehabilitation and reconditioning of injuries and illnesses, and the administration of the healthcare program. This position supports student-athletes’ ability to participate in practices and competition following a sports-related injury. Additionally, this position is responsible for coordinating and completing all administrative functions supporting student athletes’ injury prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning, as well as communicating with school administrators, coaches, and parents regarding a student-athletes' participation status. This position will assist in developing formal educational or instruction on subject matter related to athletic training or sports medicine for high school.

Essential Functions:

• Attends athletic games and practices
• Provides and applies medical protective gear and prophylactic devices
• Advises athletes on proper use of equipment
• Provides education on athletic injuries, conditions, and athletes on nutritional aspects of performance
• Conducts on-field assessment of acute athletic injuries; provide immediate care as needed and assists in the management of chronic athletic injuries or conditions
• Applies appropriate modalities to treat sports injuries as well as acute first aid for all injuries and conditions
• Collects correspondence with treating physician; routinely communicates with parents or guardians, coaches, and treating therapists or physicians
• Refers athletes for more specialized care for injury management; documents all daily treatments, injuries, and referrals
• Coordinates outside care and treatments and supervises athletes' return to activity
• Assesses emergency conditions or situations and recognizes general medical conditions
• Coordinates/activates emergency medical care
• Provides instruction on rehabilitation exercises for athletic injuries and on methods of maintaining overall body conditioning while injured
• Maintains Athletic Training Room and inventory of all Athletic Training Room Supplies and resources
• Maintains a high level of professionalism at all times to positively impact the community
• Complies with all confidentiality and disclosure requirements
• Complies with all local, state, and federal rules, requirements, regulations, and laws related to Athletic Training
• Reports any suspected or known violation of a rule, requirement, or law to proper authorities

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Licensed by the Virginia Board of Medicine (must be certified by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification and hold the ATC credential in order to obtain this licensure)
• Successful completion of the American Sport Education Program (ASEP) course entitled “Basic Virginia High School League Course” accessible at http://www.asep.com/asep_content/org/VHSL.cfm  prior to being issued a contract with MCPS
• Successful completion of the NFHS Concussion in Sports course accessible at www.nfhs.org prior to being issued a contract with MCPS
• Ability to conduct electronic concussion baseline testing
• Knowledge of “return to play” protocol
• Ability to work with coaches in planning and conducting parent meetings and to conduct head injury education at these meetings
• Must be able to attend seasonal meetings conducted by MCPS administrators responsible for athletics
• Possess effective recordkeeping skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with parents, students, and school administrators
• Ability to motivate students
• Ability to be dependable and punctual

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience as an Athletic Trainer
• Current CPR certification

Salary:  $50,287.78 - $78,485.61 with benefits, commensurate with experience

FLSA:   Exempt

APPLY ONLINE AT https://montgomerycounty.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=2526