Summary:

The NCAA Division II Director of Sports Medicine for the university shall be responsible for the assessment, care, prevention, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries, record keeping, counseling and practice and game coverage for all 20 intercollegiate sports teams. Additional responsibilities include: supervision of AT staff, work study students, filing all insurance claims, facilitating random drug testing, maintaining a budget and inventory, general maintenance of equipment and overall management of the athletic training room. This is a full-time, 12 month position reporting to the Director of Athletics.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide athletic training services for the University athletics department as directed by the Director of Athletics and the Team Physician(s), including attendance at scheduled team practices and competitions as necessary. 
• Coordinate the scheduling of all student-athletes for physical examinations, and medical referrals. 
• Make decisions regarding a student-athletes ability to practice and/or compete in consultation with the Team Physician(s). 
• Oversee the hiring, training, and supervision of any support staff, graduate, intern, or student work study with regards to all necessary duties. 
• Identify professional medical service needs of the entire intercollegiate athletics department regarding the scheduling and coordination of athletic training staff and students for coverage of all team practices and athletic competitions. 
• Facilitate and maintain relationships with team physicians and medical consultants, coordinate the scheduling with pre-participation physical examination, and act as the liaison to all medical consultants, specialists, and medical service providers. 
• Consult with the team physician(s) for guidance on the treatment of injured student-athletes, and report on their progress. 
• Assist the athletic staff and sports performance staff in efforts of injury prevention. 
• Maintain the athletic training rooms and equipment in good working condition and meticulous sanitation. 
• Maintain supplies for the treatment of injuries, first aid, and rehabilitation. 
• Oversee the compilation, input, organization, and maintenance of all medical records on University student-athletes, and share in the responsibility of maintaining and organizing the athletic training room electronic file system. 
• Secure and maintain all student-athletes insurance policy information. 
• Review and approve insurance claims and medical bills associated with a student-athletes intercollegiate sports injury. 
• Work with University advocate to ensure quality service with billing and processing of invoices for student-athletes.
• Organize and serve as the On-Site Coordinator for the NCAA drug testing program. 
• Direct the athletics department's substance education and testing program based on the University/Athletic drug policy. 
• Oversee the organization and administration of an Exposure Control Plan for Bloodborne Pathogens as dictated by the State of North Carolina and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). 
• Oversee emergency management protocol and lightning policy for all athletic teams in conjunction with the team physician(s), area emergency medical services, and local hospitals. 
• Work in conjunction with the coaching staff with regards to the development and implementation of flexibility, strength, and conditioning programs, nutritional issues, exercise technique, and the rehabilitation of injured student-athletes. 
• Maintain requirements of continuing education for Certification and Licensure standards set by the NATA and State of North Carolina Department of Health.

Non-Essential Duties:

• Other duties and special projects may be assigned as needed.

Experience, Skills, and Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in experience and education required
• Master’s preferred
• NATABOC
• Eligible for North Carolina licensure
• First Aid and CPR Certified
• Strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong knowledge base of NCAA rules and regulations
• Strong organization and computer skills
• Strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Valid North Carolina driver’s license

Physical Requirements (with or without reasonable accommodation):

• Visual Abilities: Read reports, create presentations and use a computer system.
• Hearing: Hear well enough to communicate with co-workers, vendors, and students.
• Dexterity, Grasping, Feeling: Write, type and use the telephone, copier, and computer systems.
• Mobility: Open files and operate office machines; move between departments and attend meetings across campus.
• Talking: Frequently convey detailed or important instructions and ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Lifting, Pulling, Pushing: Exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• Work in office environment involving contact with faculty, staff, students, executives, donors, parents, service providers and vendors.
• Work has deadlines, multiple interruptions, high volume and may be stressful at times.
• Work may require occasional night and weekend hours.

ABOUT QUEENS

Queens University of Charlotte is a student-centered, comprehensive, private university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). With a foundation in the liberal arts and a commitment to excellence in education, the university serves the needs of a diverse co-educational student body of 2,200 with a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs. Queens offers students learning experiences through the College of Arts & Sciences, the McColl School of Business, the James L. Knight School of Communication, the Wayland H. Cato, Jr. School of Education, the Presbyterian School of Nursing and the Andrew Blair College of Health and the Hayworth School of Graduate and Continuing Studies. In all of its programs, Queens emphasizes active and collaborative learning, meaningful student-teacher relationships, a creative synthesis of the liberal arts with the world of work, and the value and necessity of lifelong learning. Additional information about Queens University of Charlotte may be found at www.queens.edu Queens University of Charlotte values campus diversity and demonstrates this in campus initiatives; we particularly encourage members of historically under-represented groups to apply.

Benefits

Queens offers medical, vision and dental insurance, domestic partner benefits, defined contribution retirement plan & supplemental retirement plan, vacation and paid holidays, tuition remission, pet insurance, critical illness insurance, pre-paid legal plan, Queens-paid life insurance, supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care, health savings account), sick leave and long-term disability leave, reduced cost meals at Morrison Dining Hall, employee assistance program (EAP), free Levine Center for Wellness & Recreation access.

Queens is an equal opportunity employer, completely and firmly committed to supporting and celebrating all forms of diversity. Queens does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identify, religion, age, national origin, disability, political beliefs, veteran status, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law in the administration of its educational and admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic programs, employment and hiring policies, or other University-administered programs. Any applicant for employment who needs any reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the Director of Human Resources 704-337-2297.

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