JOB DUTIES:

• Provide day-to-day management of the athletic training room consisting of prevention, evaluation, treatment, case management, and rehabilitation of student-athlete injuries and illnesses
• Maintain complete and accurate medical records including pre-participation paperwork, physicals, insurance information, medical evaluations, referrals, and rehabilitation reports.
• Enforce department policy and procedure with guidance from team physicians regarding concussion and return-to-sport protocols
• Effectively communicate with coaches, sports medicine staff, team physician, and other professionals regarding injured student-athletes and medical policies and procedures, following NATA code of ethics
• Exercise independent judgement and discretion when acting in emergency situations
• Work in conjunction with sports medicine staff to attend practices and game events, traveling with teams as assigned
• Participate in various other areas of interest for the College, Student Life, and Athletics
• Accept additional duties assigned by the Director of Sports Medicine or the Athletics Director

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from a CAATE accredited institution of higher education (masters preferred)
• BOC Certification
• Mississippi Athletic Trainer License (or eligible to obtain license)
• Active CPR/First Aid Certification
• Previous Experience at a CAATE- Accredited Athletic Training Program
• Experience in collegiate setting preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to promote a positive team environment and cultivate good morale
• Highly organized, creative problem-solver who takes initiative;

Physical Requirements

• Able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds without assistance
• Must have a valid state-issued driver's license
• Regular and repetitive stooping, bending, lifting and reaching are required
• Manual dexterity needed for demonstrating proper form and technique, participating in team practices and other repetitive tasks

About Millsaps College

Millsaps College provides an ideal atmosphere for learning, with one teacher for every 10 students and an average class size of 15. Associated with the United Methodist Church, and located on 100 beautiful acres in the heart of Mississippi's capital city of Jackson - a progressive southern metropolitan city of nearly half a million population - Millsaps is home to nearly 1,000 students from 27 states and 24 countries. Our students have intellectual firepower, and know they will be taught by faculty who are as serious about learning as they are. Ranked by Forbes magazine as the best college in in Mississippi.The only national liberal arts college in Mississippi, Millsaps College has consistently been ranked a "Best Buy" among national liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges and is cited as one of Loren Pope's 40 Colleges That Change Lives. It was the first institution in Mississippi with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, and is the only institution in Mississippi ever to be listed in The Fiske Guide to Colleges. Millsaps is a member of the ACS and NITLE, has an AACSB accredited business school, and an NCATE accredited education program. Millsaps is locate...d in Jackson, the capital of the state. The Jackson area has a population of around 400,000 and offers low cost-of-living, excellent schools, pleasant climate, and many recreational opportunities.Millsaps College is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of Millsaps College to offer equal educational and employment opportunities to all persons without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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