Certified Athletic Trainer - Baseball & Men's & Women's Golf

Job Description

The Iona University Athletic Department is currently inviting applications for an open Assistant Athletic Trainer position. Sports assignments will include, but are not limited to, Baseball and Men’s and Women’s Golf. The individual in this position will provide preventative and rehabilitative health care to Iona University student-athletes. Responsibilities of this position include providing athletic training services to the Iona student-athletes for practices and games, determining course of treatments for injured athletes, consulting the Head Athletic Trainer and/or referring to Team Physician as needed, and maintaining athletic training equipment and supplies. This individual will also assist in other responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Providing athletic training services for all varsity sports at Iona University
2. Travel required for assigned sports
3. Attendance at scheduled team practices and games
4. Injury prevention, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, immediate care, treatment, rehabilitation and reconditioning, organization and administration, and professional responsibility
5. Assist Sports Medicine Team with Pre-Participation Physical Examinations
6. Refer Iona student-athletes to Team Physician, Specialist, Emergency Room, or other Allied Health Care Provider when appropriate
7. Development and implementation of rehabilitation programs individualized to student-athletes under prescribed guidelines by Team Physician
8. Maintain a clean and well-organized Athletic Training Room
9. Meet NATA continuing education requirements

Required Experience

1. Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training and 1-2 year(s) of professional experience
2. Must be licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of New York
3. Ability to pass a background check
4. Must be certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association
5. Valid Driver’s License

Desired Experience

1. Master's degree in Athletic Training or related field
2. Experience at the NCAA level with Baseball/Golf

About Iona University/EEO language

 Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science, nursing, and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona is widely recognized in prestigious rankings, including The Princeton Review’s 2024 national list of “The Best 389 Colleges” and The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse’s “2024 Best Colleges in America,” which ranked Iona at #66 in the nation overall and #8 in the nation among Catholic schools. Iona's LaPenta School of Business is also accredited AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.

Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live, and in particular from historically underrepresented groups.