Position: Assistant Athletic Trainer
Department: Athletics
Status: Full-time position
About Manhattanville
Manhattanville College is an independent, coeducational, liberal arts college located about 30 miles north of New York City on a picturesque campus of 100 acres. The College enrolls a nationally and internationally diverse student body of approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students with over 40% of our students coming from historically underrepresented populations. Building on its heritage of social justice and social activism, the College prepares students through rigorous academic and co-curricular programs, for ethical and socially responsible leadership in a global community. We achieve this through integrated learning that combines classroom rigor with experiential opportunities, leadership with service, intimate attention with global reach, progressive change with enduring values, and social commitment with ethical responsibility. The College is fully committed to an inclusive and culturally diverse faculty, staff, and student community. We seek to recruit qualified and diverse candidates who will help us achieve our goal of creating an inclusive community that is welcoming to all people. Manhattanville College is seeking a full time (12 month) assistant athletic trainer to grow its staff. This position involves assisting the Head Athletic Trainer in developing and implementing the sports medicine program for intercollegiate athletics at Manhattanville College. This position will be responsible for assisting in aspects of the sports medicine program including coordination of team doctor visits, game and practice coverage, rehabilitation, EMR records and data entries in the NCAA Surveillance System. The position reports to the Head Athletic Trainer and the Director of Athletics & Recreation.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- The individual in this position will provide preventative and rehabilitative health care to Manhattanville College student-athletes
- Coordinate with the Head Athletic Trainer in the prevention, evaluation, treatment, referral and rehabilitation of injuries/illnesses of student-athletes
- Daily healthcare of student athletes and athletic room operation
- Recording and maintaining appropriate medical records for treatment
- Daily practice coverage, game day assignments, and travel as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer
- Scheduling of appointments for treatment and the coordination of health insurance related processes
- Communicate frequently and accurately with team physicians, physical therapists, student athlete's coaches, and campus health services using approved technological resources
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer
Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis
- Evaluation of athletic injuries
- Serve as liaison between student-athletes and the team physician. This includes ensuring compliance with team physician instructions
- Assist Head Athletic Trainer in coordinating allied healthcare services (physician, cardiologists, dentist, physical therapist, neurologists etc.)
Immediate and Emergency Care
- Assist the Head Athletic Trainer to ensure all emergency action policies and protocols are up to date and all emergency medical equipment is certified/operational
Treatment and Rehabilitation
- Responsible for performing treatments within the scope of practice
- Responsible for creating rehabilitation programs
- Treat acute and chronic injuries to maintain student athlete performance
Organization and Professional Health and Well-Being
- Assist the Head Athletic Trainer in all aspects of the sports medicine program including coordination of team doctor visits, scheduling of game and practice coverage, data logins of the NCAA Surveillance System
- Maintain computerized health/injury records on supervised student-athletes
- Assist with maintaining athletic training facility and inventory of supplies and equipment
- Responsible for updating and distributing medical compliance paperwork for student athletes
- Assist Head Athletic Trainer in filing secondary insurance claims
Game Coverage
- Travel with teams as assigned by the Head Athletic Trainer
- Responsible for pregame set-up and postgame breakdown of all emergency/athletic training equipment
- Communicate/Coordinate with on-site administrator, game staff, opposing teams, and officials
Core Competencies/Skills
The successful candidate will demonstrate the following key competencies:
- Ability to work in a diverse work environment and to establish and maintain effective work relationships with school administrators, parents, students, and alums
- Ability to lead and work independently as well as within a team environment.
- Ability to effectively communicate with student-athletes, coaches, health care professionals as well as athletic and college administration.
Required:
- BOC certification
- NATA Membership and NYS certification eligible
- Red Cross CPR/AED/First Aid certification
- NPI number
Preferred:
- Master’s degree in related field
- 3-5 years’ experience
Physical Demands/Other Requirements
This position requires persons to:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends.
- Travel required for competitions
Anticipated Start Date:
Benefits:
Manhattanville offers an excellent benefits package, including:
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Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
- There are monthly employee contributions to these plans (amounts vary depending upon which option is chosen).
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account (with election of the high deductible health plan)
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Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Long-Term Disability
- This is fully paid for by the college. Supplemental Life Insurance is also available with an additional cost.
- Employer paid confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO), including vacation, personal days and sick time
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403(b) Plan through TIAA-CREF
- College contributes 3.5% of your salary when you contribute 2.5%.
- US Alliance Financial Credit Union Membership (optional)
- Paid Family Leave
- Tuition Remission (for classes at Manhattanville)
- Tuition Exchange Program (with other colleges/universities)
- Commuter Transit Benefit
For consideration, send cover letter and CV/resume to humanresources@mville.edu.
Manhattanville College is committed to equality of educational opportunity, and is an equal opportunity employer. The College does not discriminate against current or prospective students and employees on the basis of race, color, sex, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. If you are unable to complete this application process due to a disability, contact Manhattanville Human Resources at humanresources@mville.eduto ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.
Promoting the health and safety of all of Manhattanville’s students, faculty and staff is of the utmost importance. To that end, the College will be requiring that all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. Applications may be made for accommodations based on medical disability or sincerely held religious beliefs.