Assistant Athletic Trainers

Title: Assistant Athletic Trainers

State Role Title: 

Hiring Range: UG

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Virginia Military Institute

Location: Virginia Military Institute

Agency Website: www.vmi.edu

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

This is an athletic department staff appointment in the office of Sports Medicine. This
individual will report to the Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine and work directly with the
Sports Medicine office, athletic department staff, Post Physician, Team Physicians, and other institute
offices.
RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES
• Assist the Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine in all aspects of intercollegiate athletic team coverage for 18 sports.
• Primary sport coverage: VMI is in a transition period of increasing sports medicine staff. There are two full-time positions available. Assistant football/water polo/swim. Responsible for all aspects of medical coverage to include prevention, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and referral of athletic injuries. Sport assignments subject to change.
(Contact Lance Fujiwara, Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine for additional information 540-570-0270)
• Communication with sports medicine staff, Post Physician, Post Nurse Practitioner, and Team Physicians, and department administration.
• Administrative duties to include: Inventory, product check in, concussion inventory for NCAA, tracking CPR/first aid certification card documentation.
• Athletic training clinic with Team physicians
• Maintain full commitment to compliance with NCAA, Southern Conference, and Virginia Military Institute rules and regulations.
• Contribute to departmental administrative efforts and sports medicine coverage in other areas as needed in athletics and the Corps of Cadets.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Degree completed in Sports Medicine, Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Health & Human Services, or similar field of study.
• 1-2 years of experience working in the Sports Medicine/Athletic Training field.
• BOC certification.

Additional Considerations

Master’s degree preferred in Sports Medicine, Athletic Training, Exercise Science, or Health & Human Services.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Please include resume, letter of application and the names and contact information for three
professional references.

Contact Information

Name: Lance Fujiwara

Phone: 540-570-0270

Email: fujiwaralm@vmi.edu

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.