Assistant Athletics Director jobs in West Palm Beach, FL

Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Medicine provides leadership and direction for the healthcare, prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries to student-athletes and oversees the procurement and management of the University’s student athlete insurance plan. This administrative role assures compliance with all pertinent NAIA health and safety legislation that impact student-athlete health and well-being.

Essential Job Functions:

Student Athlete Medical Records and Documentation-

• Ensure HIPAA [Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act] compliance.

• Maintenance of injury reports, rehabilitation protocols, and student-athletes medical files.

• Create and submit statistics for Concussion incidents and recovery.

Student Athlete Health Care Administration-

• Supervise Head Athletic Trainers.

• Oversee Sports Medicine and Athletic Training budget.

• Communicate with athletic administration, coaches, student-athletes and medical providers.

• Manages medical coverage and staffing.

• Establishes, builds and maintains partnerships with local medical community and team physicians.

• Schedules and supervisor for pre-participation physicals exam for al l sports.

• Establishes vision and other type specific screening for student-athletes including follow up care.

Student Athlete Health Care Services-

• Ability to make independent decisions regarding the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, immediate care, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic related injury/illnesses, screening of pathologies , and referral of student-athletes to appropriate medical providers.

• Develop and regulate policies, procedures and protocols for athletic training services based on NATA professional standards, NAIA recommendations, and team physicians’ advice.

• Provide sport coverage including attendance at scheduled team practices, home and away competitions as necessary.

• Plan and coordinate all physician referrals and follow ups.

• Oversee all acute injury and post-operative rehabilitation.

Insurance and Reimbursement Tracking-

• Serve as coordinator and liaison between insurance carrier, medical provider and student athlete in regard to athletic related injuries.

• Procure yearly renewal of university’s Mandatory Student Accidental insurance plan, Athletics insurance plan, and Catastrophic insurance plan.

• Track, monitor, and review annual insurance proposals, bids, and renewal negotiations with an emphasis on quality and cost savings.

• Manage all open student-athlete insurance claims will all providers, team physicians, and insurance companies.

Risk Management Oversight-

• Develop and implement policy and procedures to aid in risk management.

• Develop and implement mental health recognition & referral plan in accordance with University standards.

• Emergency Action Plan [EAP] – Regularly update and inform coaches, athletic staff, and students.

• Monitoring environmental conditions using appropriate methods and guidelines to facilitate the safety of athletic teams. 

• Work with on campus environmental staff to ensure safe conditions for staff & student athletes including air quality, drinking water, ice, and other environmental conditions.

•  Coordinate and ensures the CPR, AED, and First Aid certification and Concussion education for all full-time coaches and staff.

Leadership and Management Skills-

• Engage in professional development activities in order to stay abreast of current trends and continuing educational units [CEU] for maintaining credentials.

• Constantly monitoring the actions and status of medical facility to be compliant with OSHA regulations.

Other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics