Head Athletic Trainer at NCAA

Details

Posted: 15-Jun-26

Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Type: Full-time

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Categories

Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine - Athletic Training

Sector

Collegiate Sports

Required Education

Masters

Additional Information

3 openings available.

SUMMARY Staff position to lead in the organization and implementation of the athletic health care delivery program for all Calvin University NCAA Division III varsity and junior varsity athletic teams and ACHA men’s ice hockey teams.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The following are representative duties/responsibilities of the position. Other duties may be assigned.

• Clinical Duties

• Assessment, management, rehabilitation, and prevention of athletic injuries for assigned teams.
• Medical documentation of injuries and illnesses in compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Provide medical coverage for practices and contests.
• Provides verbal and/or written information for student-athletes to assist in the prevention and/or treatment of injuries.
• Provide verbal and written information about injuries to coaching staff, strength and conditioning staff, and team physicians to manage injuries appropriately.
• Organizational/Management Duties
• Assists in maintaining the optimal health, safety, and welfare of all constituencies associated with Calvin Sports Medicine.
• Manage daily operations of the Sports Medicine Office including monitoring daily practice/game schedules, coordination of on-campus physician clinics, and managing inventory of medical supplies.
• Oversight and scheduling of student employees.
• Oversight of large events, medical planning and logistics.
• Assist with annual pre-participation exams and ensure compliance with all NCAA health and safety legislation.
• Personnel and Staff Development
• In conjunction with the Director of Sports Medicine, supervise, evaluate and develop professional development plans for athletic training staff.
• Assigning sport responsibilities and ongoing evaluation of medical coverage model.
• Mentor athletic training staff.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree Required
• BOC Certified Athletic Trainer
• MI-LARA licensed or eligible
• Minimum 7 years of collegiate athletic training experience
• Current and ongoing First aid and CPR for the Professional Rescuer certifications.

Communication Skills

The position requires the ability to draft and edit correspondence; train or instruct employees in the same department; or tasks requiring significant communication skills. Handles confidential information following HIPPA guidelines.

COMPLEXITY

The position requires the ability to carry out detailed written/oral/diagram form instructions. Deals with standardized situations involving several variables.

ACCOUNTABILITY

The position has the authority, if approved, to take action or make recommendations that will affect procedures, processes, and practices involving customers or employees within the same department.

DECISION MAKING/JUDGEMENT

This position regularly requires independent judgment in setting priorities and organizing work to accomplish results. Some of the responsibilities of this position are performed in accordance with existing procedures and instructions. Some of the responsibilities of this position will require making clinical decisions about the safety and wellbeing of student-athletes and their participation in Calvin University Athletics programs.

Other Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrates the ability to maintain good working relationships with a variety of constituencies including student athletes, athletic training students, insurance providers, parents/guardians, other health care providers, and colleagues.
• Ability to assist in creating a positive health care environment that encourages and supports Christian lifestyle values and choices by student athletes.
• Ability to tolerate and accommodate varied and/or extended working hours, including evenings and weekends as well as travel for some weekend and/or extended trips (e.g. regional and national tournaments, spring break, or holiday/public relations trips).

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

The position requires occasional participation with peers or customers, and deals with items of a routine nature with frequent supervision. Participants address common issues and present information beneficial and routine to resolving problems.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work in this position requires exposure to potentially hazardous or unpleasant conditions and/or physical effort of some duration.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Create a Job Match for Similar Jobs

About Calvin University

Calvin is a school with a big mission: equipping students to be agents of renewal, ready to step into the public square and renew all things for the glory of Christ. We believe that every student has something to offer the world; every student has something that God is calling him or her to do. Calvin’s job is to partner with each student to discover what that is and then help them develop the skills they'll need to gain that success. In order to achieve this, we’ve charted out a strategic plan that’s defined by three words: strengthen, support, and secure.

Connections working at Calvin University

https://ncaamarket.ncaa.org/jobs/22352840/head-athletic-trainer