Director of Sports Medicine for Football

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree and 5 years of related experience.
• Current CPR/AED certification. Certified Athletic Trainer through the Board of Certification for Athletic Training (BOC).
• Must have and maintain licensure as a Licensed Athletic Trainer in the State of Iowa.

Responsibilities:

• Supervises and oversees the daily activities for the football athletic training operations.
• Manages football sport medicine staff and program needs to ensure coverage for practices, events, and team travel.
• Develops and recommends program policies and procedures related to football to athletic administration.
• Monitors all injury reports and rehabilitation plans and progress to ensure top level care is provided to our student-athletes.
• Administers athletic training services to football student-athletes including prevention, testing, evaluation, treatment of injuries, rehabilitation and medical referrals.
• Effectively communicates and collaborates with physicians, athletic trainers, medical specialists, coaches, dieticians, mental health personnel, strength and conditioning staff, and authorized third-party agents of the athletes regarding the status of student-athletes’ injuries and recommendations.
• Works with physicians and other athletic health care personnel to maximize care and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses to student-athletes and distribute injury prevention measures such as appliances, braces, and devices for control of joint motion and limb protection.
• Monitors documentation of athletic health care activities with appropriate medical record keeping methods to meet State of Iowa Code.