Athletic Trainer

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Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow's healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

This position is a primary staff position in Orthopaedics- Sports Medicine. The Athletic Trainer is expected to assist with providing athletic training services for all students but will primarily work with campus recreation and provide coverage and care to club sports. This position will be responsible for assessment of injuries and proper treatment and referral. This position will also work with the head athletic trainer for sport clubs and campus recreation on deciding on field coverage for high-risk sports.

The Athletic Trainer will need to be trained in emergency care and be able to respond and make decisions following emergency action plans. The Athletic Trainer will participate actively in the teaching activities in the Department of Orthopaedics. In addition, the Athletic Trainer will participate in the clinical instruction of the many health care professionals-in-training, Residents and medical students on the Sports Medicine Service and other allied health student that are involved in affiliations with the Sports Medicine Program. Where appropriate, they will participate in the research activities carried out by the Sports Medicine Program.

Master's or Bachelor's and 0-2 years' experience; or will accept a combination of related education and experience in substitution.

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.