Certified Athletic Trainer (Newport, Rhode Island)
Seeking an experienced Certified Athletic Trainer to serve as the authority, consultant, and practitioner for a comprehensive program of musculoskeletal injury prevention and care for all students assigned to Officer Training Command, Newport (OTCN). This position will support students (yearly average of 3,200) by performing a variety of functions to include the prevention, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries sustained during military training, serve as the OTCN representative to the Sports Medicine And Recondition Team (SMART), provide field duties in support of many of the activities or programs of instructions at OTCN, provide injury protection instruction to OTCN Staff, and provide oversight to the conditioning program. Training classes convene on a weekly, biweekly, or monthly basis, and they vary in length.
All services performed shall fall within those guidelines established by the National Athletic Trainers Associations (NATA), American College of Sports Medicine, and American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. The contractor shall be a NATA Board of Certification (NATABOC) ATC.
Requirements:
Position requires NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and First Aid certifications. As a Certified Athletic Trainer, incumbent will have, at a minimum, a Bachelor’s Degree of Athletic Training, Kinesiology, Administration or related field.
Position requires a minimum of one year experience in a military training environment. Other professional knowledge drawn from fields such as kinesiology, sports physiology, and/or physical and occupational therapy is necessary.
Incumbent must possess and demonstrate critical thinking skills to modify and adapt established methods of aforementioned disciplines. Incumbent must recognize the particular needs of Naval Officers which are unique to their training cycle, as compared with, for example, sports organizations, universities, academies, or hospital affiliated therapy centers/wellness centers. Incumbent must be able to adapt training or treatments based on injury.
Position requires working knowledge of Navy directives and policies related to training, physical combat readiness, and Naval entry level training. Knowledge must be of sufficient depth and breadth to enable the incumbent to address immediate needs plus long-term programs and projects.
Experience with computer programs designed to capture and track injury information for research and analysis required.
The incumbent must be able to work independently, be capable of identifying problems/issues, and be able to design and develop appropriate rehabilitation plans based on understanding of job requirements, broad guidance, and own initiative to achieve a comprehensive solution without detailed supervision. This ability must be demonstrated through a minimum of one year of appropriate work experience.
Due to the broad spectrum of recipients of training from the incumbent, incumbent must recognize and adapt to the needs of the adult learner in a training or classroom environment. The Athletic Trainer must demonstrate the ability to create, develop, and enhance instructional presentations in a training session or classroom for both individual and group (small or large) instruction.
Hours:
Work shall be performed in a full-time 8-hour workday between 0600 and 1600, with a 30 minute lunch time break period. The Government may require work outside scheduled times or on non-standard workdays (i.e., Holidays, Saturday and Sunday) to accommodate emergencies, military commitments/training or operational requirements.
Seeking an experienced Certified Athletic Trainer to serve as the authority, consultant, and practitioner for a comprehensive program of musculoskeletal injury prevention and care for all students assigned to Officer Training Command, Newport (OTCN). This position will support students (yearly average of 3,200) by performing a variety of functions to include the prevention, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries sustained during military training, serve as the OTCN representative to the Sports Medicine And Recondition Team (SMART), provide field duties in support of many of the activities or programs of instructions at OTCN, provide injury protection instruction to OTCN Staff, and provide oversight to the conditioning program. Training classes convene on a weekly, biweekly, or monthly basis, and they vary in length.
All services performed shall fall within those guidelines established by the National Athletic Trainers Associations (NATA), American College of Sports Medicine, and American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. The contractor shall be a NATA Board of Certification (NATABOC) ATC.
Requirements:
Position requires NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and First Aid certifications. As a Certified Athletic Trainer, incumbent will have, at a minimum, a Bachelor’s Degree of Athletic Training, Kinesiology, Administration or related field.
Position requires a minimum of one year experience in a military training environment. Other professional knowledge drawn from fields such as kinesiology, sports physiology, and/or physical and occupational therapy is necessary.
Incumbent must possess and demonstrate critical thinking skills to modify and adapt established methods of aforementioned disciplines. Incumbent must recognize the particular needs of Naval Officers which are unique to their training cycle, as compared with, for example, sports organizations, universities, academies, or hospital affiliated therapy centers/wellness centers. Incumbent must be able to adapt training or treatments based on injury.
Position requires working knowledge of Navy directives and policies related to training, physical combat readiness, and Naval entry level training. Knowledge must be of sufficient depth and breadth to enable the incumbent to address immediate needs plus long-term programs and projects.
Experience with computer programs designed to capture and track injury information for research and analysis required.
The incumbent must be able to work independently, be capable of identifying problems/issues, and be able to design and develop appropriate rehabilitation plans based on understanding of job requirements, broad guidance, and own initiative to achieve a comprehensive solution without detailed supervision. This ability must be demonstrated through a minimum of one year of appropriate work experience.
Due to the broad spectrum of recipients of training from the incumbent, incumbent must recognize and adapt to the needs of the adult learner in a training or classroom environment. The Athletic Trainer must demonstrate the ability to create, develop, and enhance instructional presentations in a training session or classroom for both individual and group (small or large) instruction.
Hours:
Work shall be performed in a full-time 8-hour workday between 0600 and 1600, with a 30 minute lunch time break period. The Government may require work outside scheduled times or on non-standard workdays (i.e., Holidays, Saturday and Sunday) to accommodate emergencies, military commitments/training or operational requirements.