Athletic Trainer

Athletic Trainer

Position will support Newaygo Public School District

Full Time, 40 hrs. a week – followsHigh School athletic season (approximately August-June)

Date Posted: August 29, 2024           Posting Deadline: Until Filled

Position Summary:

Under general supervision, provide Athletic Training services to student athletes under the direction of the team physician or by written referral from a physician and in accordance with State of Michigan Athletic Training Practice Act.

What the Licensed Athletic Trainer will need:

• Current State of MichiganAthletic Trainer License required.
• Analytical ability necessary to evaluate patient condition, design exercise and treatment plan, assess patient progress and make appropriate alterations to training plans.
• Interpersonal ability necessary to effectively interact with patients in sensitive situations explaining treatment purpose and procedure, function and purpose of equipment, and so forth.
• Ability to instruct patients and interact with allied health personnel. Ability to effectively represent clinic services to potential clients.
• Physical ability to lift, support, position and manually exercise patients.
• Ability to effectively write about Sports Medicine topics in hospital and community newspapers and high school newsletters.

What the Licensed Athletic Trainer will do:

• Evaluates patient’s functional abilities/disabilities, range of motion, strength, coordination, etc. through assessment and testing procedures. Establishes functional baseline to be used throughout treatment as a gauge of progress and physical improvements. Incorporates physicians' and (when appropriate) other healthcare professionals information and recommendations into evaluation.
• In accordance with assessment, establishes an individual exercise or physical enhancement plan which specifies a) treatment goals, and b) the treatment modalities that will assist the patient to regain function, increase strength, and increase coordination; modifies treatment plans in accordance with patient's response and condition changes.

Benefits: Health, Dental and Vision insurance and paid time off Medical Specialties: Sports Medicine

Schedule: Based on athleticschedule, includes eveningevents so hoursmay be flexed License/Certification: Certified Athletic Trainer (Required)

Interested candidates should contact Mr. Mike Fosburg, Athletic Director, Newaygo Public Schools.  mfosburg@newaygo.net.

Ben Gilpin, Superintendent

Newaygo Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristics in its education programs, activities, admissions, or employment policies, as required in Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments, Executive Order 11246, as amended, Section 799A and 845 of the Public Health Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Equal Pay Act.