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Requisition Number: S_260442

Department: Campus Recreation-0965

Description of Work:

• Provide immediate, on-site emergency care and first aid at practices, games, and within the Campus Recreation facilities; assessing injuries, and severity, including concussion management.
• Coordinate and oversee first aid and emergency response services for recreational events.
• Create and implement professional development opportunities for student staff members.
• Assist with the leadership and management of a team, including, screening, hiring, scheduling, training, and evaluation.
• Administrative responsibilities include budget, payroll, inventory, record keeping, analysis, and follow-up.
• Develop and implement injury prevention training/clinics.
• Actively participates in the athletic training education program through the development of lesson plans and educational materials, teaching credit and/or noncredit academic athletic training course(s)
• Work cooperatively with Campus Recreation staff, sports programs, coaches and the University community.

• Ample paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, parental leave, and holidays
• Comprehensive insurance options including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Employee & dependent scholarship program to pursue higher education
• Generous retirement plans with university match

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Athletic Training on or before May 2024, or Master's degree Athletic Training.
• Experience providing direct patient care OR the completion of a Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) accredited program.
• Relevant professional experience OR experience attained through relevant internships, co-ops, student employment positions, or graduate assistantships, including event coverage of competitive athletic events (high school, college, or equivalent level).
• Current Board of Certification (BOC)
• Current Nebraska Licensed Athletic Trainer (or eligible). Nebraska Licensure shall be obtained in the first 60 days of employment.
• Current CPR, First Aid, and AED Certification or be obtained in the first 30 days of employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in athletic training, sports medicine, or related field.
• One (1) years of athletic training experience at high school, college, or equivalent level. (Each year of graduate assistant experience counts as 0.5 years.)
• Previous teaching experience at the high school or post-secondary level.
• Previous experience with supervision and event coverage of high-risk sports such as ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, or similar.
• FA/CPR/AED Instructor Certification.

Posted Salary: $52,000/yr. minimum

Job Type: 9 Month

About University of Nebraska Lincoln

With over 25,000 students, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a diverse educational insitution with international stature. The intellectual center for the state of Nebraska and beyond, we are a land-grant, top tier national research-extensive insitution. Part of the Big Ten conference, Big Ten Academic Alliance, our mission includes growing relationships and resources that enable the University of Nebraska to change lives.

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