Assistant Athletic Trainer at Somerville High School

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain records of injuries, treatments, and provide insurance claim forms of sports injuries treated by physician
Develop and maintain inventory records for supplies and equipment
Continually reassess students for symptoms and progress in healing
Determine an individual’s readiness to participate in athletics
Implement comprehensive emergency action plans
Develop injury and illness prevention strategies
Provide for on-site recognition, evaluation and immediate treatment of illnesses and injuries – both acute and catastrophic;
Facilitate and perform rehabilitation and reconditioning;
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 athletic training practice act;
Maintain appropriate general treatment orders to be reviewed annually and approved by the team physician;
Provide athletic training services for all home athletic contests and away varsity football games. If a conflict arises between an away varsity football game and a home contest, the varsity football event will supersede;
Act as liaison between family’s physicians and specialists, the school district, athletes and their parents;
Schedule and be present for pre-participation sports physicals and preseason meetings;
Provide the coaches and athletic director with a list of athletes medically eligible to compete under district and state rules and regulations;
Act as liaison between students, families, teachers and school nurses;
Responsible for sharing of information with teachers, staff, nurses and parents;
Collaborate with PCPs and medical specialists;