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Athletic Training

The Athletic Training Manager provides leadership and operational oversight of athletic training services for an assigned sport or program within the University; ensures the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care to physically active individuals in accordance with the Pennsylvania Practice Act and under the direction of a licensed physician; supervises a team of athletic trainers, manages sports medicine operations and budgets, and serves as a subject matter expert in athletic training and sports medicine; is responsible for optimizing student-athlete health, safety, and performance while fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

• Provide leadership and direction over athletic training services for assigned teams or programs ; supervise, hire, train, mentor, and evaluate athletic training staff and support personnel
• Ensure the delivery of comprehensive athletic training services, including prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses
• Collaborate with team physicians to prevent, diagnose, and manage emergency, acute, and chronic medical conditions
• Determine appropriate treatment and rehabilitation plans and assess readiness for return to participation
• Provide on-site coverage for practices, competitions, and strength and conditioning activities as needed
• Coordinate and oversee student-athlete entrance and exit physical examinations
• Design, implement, and evaluate comprehensive injury prevention and performance enhancement programs
• Establish and enforce best practices, policies, and clinical protocols
• Recommend and implement improvements to enhance the quality and effectiveness of athletic training services
• Serve as a subject matter expert in specialized areas of athletic training and sports medicine
• Manage all aspects of sports medicine administration, including medical documentation, scheduling, and compliance
• Oversee assigned budgets, including planning, development, financial tracking, and reporting
• Ensure proper allocation of resources, supplies, and equipment
• Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, certifications, and continuing education standards
• Maintain current knowledge of trends, research, and best practices in athletic training and sports medicine
• Research and recommend new techniques, technologies, and treatment methods
• Integrate evidence-based practices into daily operations and clinical care
• Monitor and address student-athlete wellness, including mental health, nutrition, and overall well-being
• Facilitate referrals to appropriate healthcare professionals when necessary
• Serve as a key resource on sports medicine and athletic training for University staff, coaches, and affiliated personnel
• Maintain strong communication and collaboration with physicians, healthcare providers, and athletic department staff
• Provide education and guidance on injury prevention, health, and performance topics

Level:

– Senior Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates advanced skills in critical functions related to unit's success. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of emerging technologies and processes. Monitors completed work of others to ensure effectiveness and adherence to requirements. Sets clear expectations and holds team accountable. Establishes a shared team/unit vision. Demonstrates ability to evaluate and enhance team/unit practices that promote a strong commitment to inclusionary practices. Coaches others using appropriate strategies. Demonstrates diplomacy. Demonstrates ability to serve as liaison between senior-level management and staff. Resolves complex, controversial, or unprecedented issues and problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees large team or teams of individual contributors and/or supervisors/managers
– Leads a department or functional area

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks large budgets
– Plans, forecasts, and/or develops budgets
– May approve budgets for specific area
– Typically has final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that impacts the team and possibly the unit
– Develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature
– Independently resolves complex and/or unprecedented issues and problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined
– Generally sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Monitors completed work of others to ensure soundness of approach, effectiveness of meeting requirements, the feasibility of recommendations and adherences to requirements
– Delegates more advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Fosters collaboration between units and engages others' coordinated efforts to reach desired outcomes with broad scope

• Comp Grade – 13
• Minimum – $86,300.00
• MidPoint – $107,900.00
• Maximum – $129,500.00

• Conflict Resolution
• Cross-Functional Coordination
• Exercise physiology
• Forecasting
• Goal setting
• Presentation Skills
• Project Management
• Quality improvement
• Research methods
• Training evaluation

• Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Certification - American Red Cross, American Heart Association or other accredited organization
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification - American Red Cross, American Heart Association or other accredited organization
• Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) - National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification
• Licensed Athletic Trainer - Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine