Athletics - Medical - Assistant Athletic Trainer (Full Time)

Title

• Assistant
• Medical
• Athletic
• Trainer
• Status:
• Full-Time
• FLSA :
• Exempt
• Reports To: Director of Athletics / Director of Sports Medicine

Job Purpose

To provide injury prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation services while supporting the Sports Medicine Department to ensure the health and safety of student-athletes.

Duties: and Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

• Assist the Sports Medicine Department as needed, serving as a liaison between Wagner Athletics and team orthopedic surgeons and referring injured student-athletes to appropriate physicians when necessary
• Coordinate and provide medical supervision for assigned athletic teams, including practices, games, and events
• Organize and submit secondary insurance claims for injuries sustained during intercollegiate competition
• Provide comprehensive prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries
• Assist in maintaining comprehensive, accurate, and confidential records, including injury reports, daily treatment logs, pre-participation histories and physicals, and other required medical documentation
• Perform daily maintenance and organization of athletic training facilities
• Maintain all required professional certifications and state licensure

Qualifications

Work Experience: 1–2 years Education: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred Certifications/Licensure: Certification by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification (NATABOC) and licensure in the State of New York

Special Considerations

This position requires the performance of injury prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation for all assigned athletic programs while assisting the Sports Medicine Department and serving as a liaison to team orthopedic surgeons and physicians. Work may include evenings, weekends, and holidays as dictated by team schedules and athletic events.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Wagner College, founded in 1883, seamlessly blends professional programs with a liberal arts grounding for a comprehensive, experiential-forward education that fosters well-rounded, adaptable graduates. The college’s verdant residential campus offers a traditional college experience on New York City’s Staten Island.

Wagner prides itself on robust student support services, including personalized academic advising, comprehensive career counseling, and a wide array of wellness programs. Students are prepared not only for professional success but also for meaningful lives through the faculty’s dedication to promoting scholarship, achievement, leadership and citizenship.

Wagner College offers a generous benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, pension and paid time off benefits to all full-time employees. The Wagner College Office of Human Resources partners with all members of the College community to cultivate a work environment that values equal opportunity, diversity equity inclusion and access, professional development and individual excellence.

Wagner College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Wagner College complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.