Certified Athletic Trainer | 40 hours per week | Rehab Services

Preventing, evaluating, diagnosing, treating, and rehabilitating injuries in athletes/patients, working closely with coaches, medical staff and physicians to ensure athletes/patients can safely return to competition/work by providing emergency care, developing injury prevention programs, and managing rehabilitation plans for injured athletes/patients.

What you will do

• Assess, evaluate and rehabilitate athletes/patients physical and mental abilities, review available medical record, and analyze medical data to determine realistic athletic training goals for athletes/patients.
• Plan, organize and conduct athletic training programs in hospital, outpatient clinic, institutional or community setting to rehabilitate athletes/patients impaired due to illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems.
• Select activities that will help athletes’/patients' skill, agility, function & readiness to play, and life-management skills within limits of their mental and physical capabilities.
• Evaluate athletes'/patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.
• Complete and maintain necessary records.
• Education and train caregivers how to provide for the needs of an athlete/patient during and after therapy.
• Recommend changes in athletes/patients practice, school, work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities.
• Develop and participate in health promotion programs, group activities, or discussions to promote health, facilitate social adjustment, alleviate stress, and prevent physical or mental disability.
• Consult with your team to select activity programs and coordinate athletic training program with other therapeutic activities or programs.
• Plan and implement programs and social activities to help athletes/patients learn work and school skills and adjust to impairments.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) bachelor’s degree in athletic training Required or
• Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) master's degree in athletic training preferred Preferred
• National License Athletic Trainer Board of Certification (BOC) (United States of America) Upon Hire Required
• License Athletic Trainer Iowa Dept of Public Health (IDPH) (United States of America) Upon Hire Required