Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Serves as a representative of the University, displaying courtesy, tact, consideration, and discretion in all interactions with other members of the HCU community and with the public.
• Serve as the primary Head Football Athletic Trainer.
• Act as supervisor for other full time, graduate assistant, and student trainers.
• Prevention of athletic injuries.
• Oversee sports nutritionist assigned to HCU by Memorial Hermann Health Care System
• Properly utilize physical therapy modalities in the recovery of student athletes.
• Maintain and coordinate athletic training care for athletes.
• Maintain medical records and work with insurance company to ensure payments.
• Advise coaches on training and conditioning programs.
• Establish and supervise non-surgical and surgical rehabilitation.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree Required. Master’s preferred.
• Current Texas licensure or eligibility required. NATA certification preferred.
• Secondary and/or collegiate full-time employment experience as an athletic trainer preferred.
• Must be able to travel nights and weekends.
• Must be able to work 40 plus hours per week as schedule demands.