Athletic Trainer

POSITION SUMMARY:

Date application must be received for priority consideration by: October 21, 2024
Anticipated Appointment Begin Date: November 11, 2024
Closing Date or if blank, Open Until Filled:
Job Family Group: Administrative and Professional
Division/Department: President's Office/Athletics
Compensation: $4,005.16 monthly / $48,061.92 annually @ 1.0 FTE
FLSA Status: Exempt
Appointment Basis: 12-month
Time Type: Full-time
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Renewable/Non-renewable/Grants/Limited Duration: Renewable
This position must possess and maintain a current, valid Driver License: Yes
This position is designated as a critical, security-sensitive or safety-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal Background Check: Yes
Lead Work/Supervisory Responsibilities: No
Work Location Type: On-campus
Work Hours: Hours vary and may include weekends and evenings. Hours are subject to change with notice.
Worker Status: Must be able to legally work in the United States without visa sponsorship

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT:

• Each applicant is required to provide (as attachments to the online application) the following supplemental documents: (1) a letter providing some detail of the applicant’s qualifications and interest in the position; and (2) current resume/CV
• For inquiries and additional information, please contact Human Resource Services via email at hrs@sou.edu or by phone at (541)552-8553.
• To view SOU’s very generous benefits and pension programs available to eligible positions, please visit https://inside.sou.edu/assets/hrs/Benefits/Benefit_Flyer/2024_Prospective_Candidate_Benefit_Overview_012024.pdf
• Our benefits package is an important complement to the offered salary and our Total Compensation Calculator, https://inside.sou.edu/hrs/comp-calc.html, demonstrates our value and commitment to our employees.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Athletic Trainer provides clinical care, supervision, and medical coverage for competitions and practices for assigned teams, performs first aid and emergency medical care, assessment, evaluation, and treatment of athletic injury, evaluation and assessment of general illness, develops rehabilitation and reconditioning plans, monitor for mental health concerns, refers patients to specialists and other medical providers as indicated, and develops injury risk reduction programs and strength and conditioning programs in conjunction with coaches.

The Athletic Trainer is responsible for the documentation of injury and illness and the maintenance of injury reports and communication of training and competition status with coaches.

The Athletic Trainer is responsible for communicating with colleagues at other institutions and providing stocked medical travel bags and the communication of emergency information for assigned teams when not traveling.

The Athletic Trainer has oversight for instruction of undergraduate practicum and capstone students, as well as visiting graduate students, at their discretion and as assigned, in all aspects of the profession of athletic training.

The Athletic Trainer shall maintain the general upkeep of their clinical space and equipment in conjunction with facilities and custodial staff.

The Staff Athletic Trainer seeks to support all student athletes through the mission, vision, and values of Southern Oregon University and Southern Oregon University Raider Athletics.

Additional Opportunities Based on Interest, Qualifications, and Experience:

• Adjunct Instructor / Professor for Health and Exercise Science
• CPR & First Aid - American Heart Association Heart Saver
• Strength and Conditioning Coaching
• Consulting with Varsity Athletics
• Concussion Management and Home Event Coverage for Rec Sports Program

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Athletic Training/Related Field .
• NATA / BOC certification.
• Licensing or the ability to obtain licensure with the State of Oregon Health Licensing Board upon hire.
• CPR/AED certification.

Preferred Requirements

• Masters Degree in Athletic Training, Health and Physical Education, Kinesiology, or a related field.
• National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).
• CPR & First Aid Instructor.

Essential Functions

Duties - The following examples are typical work activities that are meant to illustrate the general range of work functions and are not meant to be all-inclusive or restrictive:

(50%) Duties Include

• The prevention, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
• Management of other health related conditions, including physical and mental conditions and referral of student-athletes to appropriate health care providers when necessary.
• Educate student-athletes about health-related issues such as physical conditioning, nutrition, and emotional health.
• Provide clinical hours and coverage for all practices, contests for assigned sports.
• Have the ability to communicate with coaches, physicians, allied health professionals, and fellow athletic training staff.
• Accurate record keeping of individual student-athlete medical history files.

(50%) Duties Include

• Documentation of all injuries, treatments, rehabilitation, and medication dispensed.
• Maintain relevant licensure and certifications via continuing education, preceptorship, self study, research, and regional and national conference attendance.
• Coordination of pre-participation physicals and return-to-activity clearance from physician referrals.
• First aid/ CPR/AED certified and certification maintenance.
• Other discretionary duties as assigned.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills; demonstrated ability to effectively communicate information in a clear and understandable manner, both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated customer service experience requiring a very high level of diplomacy and professionalism to effectively handle a broad range of sensitive interpersonal situations.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and consistently apply a wide variety of complex policies and procedures where specific guidelines may not always exist.
• Expressed ability to work with frequent changes in policies and procedures, under pressure of deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively assess work operations and anticipate potential problems; ability to develop and implement strategies for preventing/resolving problems.
• Great ability to effectively perform work of a highly sensitive and confidential nature that requires access to information. Must be able to exercise sound judgment and discretion, tact, and diplomacy.
• Takes initiative in independently planning, organizing, and performing work assignments within broadly defined parameters
• Demonstrated ability to work with a high level of productivity and accuracy/attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the demonstrated ability to set own priorities to coordinate multiple assignments with fluctuating and time-sensitive deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate, establish, and foster communication and teamwork by maintaining a positive, cooperative, productive work atmosphere in and outside the University with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within a diverse population and with those from various cultural backgrounds.
• Willingness to and work effectively in a heavily bureaucratic environment which requires regular interaction with a number of levels within the organization and multiple outside agencies.
• Working knowledge or ability to quickly learn, university infrastructure, policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrated skills in an institutional/educational environment utilizing a customer-oriented and service-centered attitude.
• Knowledge and practical experience of evaluating, advising, and treating athletes to assist recovery from injury, avoid injury, or maintain peak physical fitness.

Physical Demands

• Ability to move/transport medical equipment.

Special Conditions

• Must be willing to travel and attend training programs off-site for occasional professional development.
• Must be able to work additional hours and adjust working hours to meet special jobs. May be called back periodically to perform work as needed on an emergency basis.
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check.
• This position classification has been defined as exempt and is not subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
• The person holding this position is considered a mandatory reporter under the Oregon Revised Statutes and is required to comply with the requirements set forth by the Oregon Department of Human Services.
• Some Travel. Weekend and Evening work.

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SOU is an equal access AA/EOE committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Southern Oregon University will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of accommodation in order to provide access to the application, interviewing, and selection process. You are not required to note the presence of a disability on this application. If, however, you require a reasonable accommodation in the application and/or interview process due to disability, requests must be made in a timely manner to Human Resources.

Diversity Statement:
Southern Oregon University is a welcoming community committed to inclusive excellence and the celebration of diversity. Without diversity, our educational process is diminished. Working together in support of our commitment to diversity, we strengthen and enrich our role as learners, educators and members of a tightly connected global community. We encourage those who share in our commitment to diversity, to join our community and we expect all our employees to demonstrate an ability and desire to create an inclusive campus community.

SOU Land Acknowledgement
We want to take this moment to acknowledge that Southern Oregon University is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples who lived here since time immemorial. These Tribes were displaced during rapid Euro-American colonization, the Gold Rush, and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856. In the 1850s, discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of Euro-Americans to their lands, leading to warfare, epidemics, starvation, and villages being burned. In 1853 the first of several treaties were signed, confederating these Tribes and others together – who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe. These treaties ceded most of their homelands to the United States, and in return they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them. At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856, these Tribes and many other Tribes from western Oregon were removed to the Siletz Reservation and the Grand Ronde Reservation. Today, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (https://www.grandronde.org) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (https://www.ctsi.nsn.us/) are living descendants of the Takelma, Shasta, and Latgawa peoples of this area. We [you may say I or the name of a program/department] encourage YOU to learn about the land you reside on, and to join us in advocating for the inherent sovereignty of Indigenous people.

Notice to Prospective Employees
Section 485 of the Higher Education Act, and The Federal Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 (now referred to as the “Clery Act”), require that prospective employees be notified of the availability of SOU’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. The report provides the annual statistics and campus policies for the reporting of and responding to campus crimes and fires; access to campus facilities; conduct code and campus policies on the use, possession, and sale of drugs/alcohol; and educational/information programs to inform the campus community about campus security procedures and crime prevention.

An electronic copy of the Annual Security Report (ASR)can be accessed at the following link:
https://inside.sou.edu/security/statistics.html. A physical copy of the ASR is available at no charge upon request. To request a copy please visit the Campus Public Safety Office at 382 Wightman Street, Ashland OR 97520. For more information call 541-552-6258, or email clerycoordinator@sou.edu.

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