Job Description
The Athletic Trainer is responsible for providing exceptional care and service to Northeastern university student-athletes. Preference will be for candidates with experience in women’s basketball. This role will deliver athletic training services to effectively manage all injuries/illnesses experienced by intercollegiate athletes, including prevention, evaluation, management, and reconditioning of athletic injuries to nurture safety and well-being. Athletic trainers are expected to manage potentially catastrophic, acute, and chronic athletic injuries within the scope of practice for athletic training, to include rehabilitation and return-to-play decisions. In addition, this position is expected to collaborate and coordinate effectively with team physicians, physical therapists, sports medicine fellows, athletic training students, and other clinical students associated with Sports Performance and Northeastern University, strength and conditioning coaches, head coaches and sport administrators.
This is a full-time,12-month, benefits eligible position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :
Graduate from a CAATE accredited Bachelors or Entry-Level Masters education program
Massachusetts Licensed Athletic Trainer (or eligible)
Current CPR/AED certification
Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
Must be willing to travel and work nights and weekends
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Under the supervision of the Head Team Physician and Director of Athletic Training, provide athletic training services to care for intercollegiate athletes along with emergency medical services to manage catastrophic and life-threatening injury at athletic practices/events.
Communicate effectively and efficiently with student-athletes, coaches, administrators, sports performance staff, and other appropriate individuals regarding student-athletes’ condition to provide assurance and information necessary to facilitate recovery.
Communicate with referring physicians and other allied health professions regarding a student-athlete's condition to provide appropriate care and prescribed treatment, as well as liaison to access appropriate services to manage the medical needs of student-athletes.
Maintain comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date medical records by coordinating annual physicals and health screening for all intercollegiate athletes and offering additional guidance appropriate to develop
Position Type
Athletics Additional Information
Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.
Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit for more information.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Compensation Grade/Pay Type:
107S About the Opportunity
JOB SUMMARY:
The Athletic Trainer is responsible for providing exceptional care and service to Northeastern university student-athletes. Preference will be for candidates with experience in women’s basketball. This role will deliver athletic training services to effectively manage all injuries/illnesses experienced by intercollegiate athletes, including prevention, evaluation, management, and reconditioning of athletic injuries to nurture safety and well-being. Athletic trainers are expected to manage potentially catastrophic, acute, and chronic athletic injuries within the scope of practice for athletic training, to include rehabilitation and return-to-play decisions. In addition, this position is expected to collaborate and coordinate effectively with team physicians, physical therapists, sports medicine fellows, athletic training students, and other clinical students associated with Sports Performance and Northeastern University, strength and conditioning coaches, head coaches and sport administrators.
This is a full-time,12-month, benefits eligible position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :
Graduate from a CAATE accredited Bachelors or Entry-Level Masters education program
BOC Certified (or eligible)
Massachusetts Licensed Athletic Trainer (or eligible)
Current CPR/AED certification
Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
Must be willing to travel and work nights and weekends
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Under the supervision of the Head Team Physician and Director of Athletic Training, provide athletic training services to care for intercollegiate athletes along with emergency medical services to manage catastrophic and life-threatening injury at athletic practices/events.
Communicate effectively and efficiently with student-athletes, coaches, administrators, sports performance staff, and other appropriate individuals regarding student-athletes’ condition to provide assurance and information necessary to facilitate recovery.
Communicate with referring physicians and other allied health professions regarding a student-athlete's condition to provide appropriate care and prescribed treatment, as well as liaison to access appropriate services to manage the medical needs of student-athletes.
Maintain comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date medical records by coordinating annual physicals and health screening for all intercollegiate athletes and offering additional guidance appropriate to develop
Position Type
Athletics Additional Information
Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.
Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit for more information.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Compensation Grade/Pay Type:
107S Expected Hiring Range:
$52,820.00 - $74,607.50 With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.
About Us Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 14 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and 3,000 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
The university’s residential campuses for undergraduate and graduate degrees are located in Boston, London, and Oakland, California. Our research and graduate campuses are in the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant; Arlington, Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; Portland, Maine; Seattle; Silicon Valley, California; Toronto; and Vancouver.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.
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