Assistant Athletic Trainer (2 openings)

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Assistant Athletic Trainer (2 openings) The Sports Medicine Department at Milligan University invites applications for two(2) full-time positions of Assistant Athletic Trainer with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2024.
Reporting to the Head Athletic Trainer, this position requires a skilled allied health professional that specializes in education, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries.
This position effectively interacts with patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers while maintaining the standards of care and code of ethics as detailed by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA).
The 10-month position (salary provided over a 12-month pay period) provides medical coverage and injury evaluation with multiple NAIA intercollegiate sports programs for home competitions, practices, and local tournaments with a teamwork approach.
This position provides injury prevention, evaluation, management, treatment of athletic injuries, as well as short-term and long-term rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
Qualifications: Successful candidates must possess a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in the field of Athletic Trainer from an accredited CAATE program, First Aid/APR/AED certification, Tennessee licensure and/or eligibility to apply, BOC certification, and a minimum of 1-year collegiate experience preferred but not required.
The successful candidate must communicate effectively with all types of individuals and establish and maintain a strong working relationship with allied health care professionals, students, parents, faculty, staff, and other university personnel.
Administrative and organizational skills are also required to manage daily office responsibilities that can include COVID–19 related tasks, pre-participation physicals, and medical record keeping.
Some travel may be required for coverage at AAC tournaments and/or NAIA championships.
Successful candidates should also demonstrate a strong Christian faith and commitment to Milligan’s mission as a Christian liberal arts university.
Application Process: Applicants should submit a resume and three professional references via email to Head Athletic Trainer, Burena Edens at BJEdens@milligan.
edu.
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
Questions about the position or application may be directed via email to the email address above.
You can find more details on the position on our job posting on the National Athletic Trainers’ Association career portal.
Milligan is an EEO employer and considers applications for all positions without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability-if such disability may be accommodated without undue hardship-in provision of employment opportunities and benefits pursuant to federal requirements.
Employee Benefits Milligan University offers all full-time employees (those who work a minimum of 30 hours per week) the option of participating in group insurance plans for medical, dental, vision, and other voluntary insurance plans.
A portion of the medical insurance plan is funded by the University.
The University also provides a 100% employer paid group life insurance and long-term disability policy for each full-time employee.
See the current Milligan Benefits Guide for a summary of our insurance plans, options, and carriers.
In compliance with the Transparency in Coverage final rule, Milligan’s medical insurance carrier, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, provides Machine-Readable Files for commercial price information on their website, located here: https://www.
bcbst.
com/tcr.
Employees may join Milligan’s 403(b) Retirement Plan with either Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) or Pension Fund of the Christian Church (PFCC) at any time.
Employee contributions for retirement plans are made through payroll deduction.
The University matches employee contributions up to 7% of gross compensation for employees working more than 1,000 hours a year (excludes students and adjunct faculty).
Employees also receive the benefits of dining in the University’s cafeteria at reduced rates and using the Gilliam Wellness Center and swimming pool.
For Administrative and Staff Employees, the University provides paid time off for Holidays, Vacation Time, and Sick Time.
The paid time off policies are included below: Holidays The University observes the following paid holidays: New Year’s Day Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day Good Friday Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Day before Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day Day after Thanksgiving Christmas Eve Christmas Day Additional paid days off may be declared by the President.
Employees also receive 4 floating holidays per calendar year that may be used at any time.
Vacation Vacation time is accrued at the following rates: Exempt (salaried) Employees Non-Exempt (hourly) Employees 10 days after 1 year 10 days after 1 year 15 days after 2 years 15 days after 5 years 20 days after 4 years Sick Days Sick Day benefits are accrued from the date of employment for a total of 10 days per year, up to a maximum of 90 working days.