Athletic Trainer - Motorsports

About the role

Department: 02370 GCMG Sports Medicine: Motorsports - Sports Medicine

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible

• Yes
• Hou rs Per Week: 40
• Schedule Details/Additional Information: Variable
• requires travel to race events on weekends

Pay Range

$30.70 - $46.05

Join Atrium Health's Athletic Training team in Charlotte, NC, supporting our professional motorsports partnerships and providing high-quality sports medicine services in a unique, fast-paced environment. You'll work closely with professional teams and athletes, helping support injury prevention, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and overall health and performance.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Athletic Trainer who enjoys being part of a collaborative sports medicine team and wants to bring their skills to the professional motorsports setting. At least 3-5 years of athletic training experience in a collegiate or professional sports environment is preferred, with dry needling experience strongly preferred.

About the role

The Professional Athletic Trainer will deliver comprehensive medical care to elite athletes, including injury and illness prevention, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning to optimize recovery and performance. The role involves using outcome measures to determine return-to-play readiness, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory standards, and collaborating onsite with the professional organization and high-performance team to uphold service excellence within the Atrium Health partnership.

Major Responsibilities

• Deliver elite-level athletic training services in a high-pressure professional sports environment.
• Provide comprehensive medical care including injury and illness prevention, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning.
• Design and implement individualized rehabilitation programs with short- and long-term recovery goals.
• Apply taping, wrapping, bracing, and fit protective devices to prevent and manage injuries.
• Formulate clinical impressions and treatment plans using clinical biomarkers and advanced equipment.
• Communicate medical findings with physicians, medical staff, and coaches while maintaining HIPAA compliance.
• Provide medical coverage during practices, competitions, travel, and in the training room.
• Develop and execute emergency action plans; deliver emergency care onsite as needed.
• Maintain emergency readiness, including CPR certification and evacuation procedures.
• Coordinate care across Atrium Health service lines to ensure appropriate treatment.
• Maintain accurate medical documentation and records in compliance with state regulations.
• Maintain athletic training facilities, supplies, and sanitation standards.
• Monitor environmental conditions to ensure athlete safety.
• Travel extensively as required, including prolonged local, national, and international assignments.
• Work long, irregular hours including in-season demands and 24/7 on-call responsibilities.
• Stay current on sports medicine advancements and apply best practices.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required

• Current certification through the Board of Certification (BOC).
• Licensed by the NC Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners and/or SC State Certification (non-primary state acceptable).
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Education Required

• Bachelor's, Master's, or equivalent degree from a CAATE-accredited athletic training program.

Experience Required

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a collegiate or professional sports certified athletic trainer.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Advanced knowledge of sports medicine, injury prevention, and rehabilitation techniques.
• Ability to function effectively in high-pressure, fast-paced environments.
• Strong clinical judgment and decision-making skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with multidisciplinary medical and performance teams.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with HIPAA and regulatory standards.
• Proficiency in maintaining detailed and accurate medical documentation.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Ability to push athletes in wheelchairs or stretchers.
• Frequent lifting up to 20 pounds, occasional lifting up to 50 pounds, and rare lifting up to 100 pounds.
• Prolonged sitting, standing, and walking throughout the day.
• Job duties may include climbing stairs, kneeling, twisting, bending, crouching, crawling, and reaching overhead.
• Ability to transfer athletes and demonstrate exercises and activities.
• Work performed in both indoor and outdoor clinical and athletic environments.

Preferred Job Requirements

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required

• NASM or ACSM certifications.
• Manual therapy certifications such as Graston, ART, or Dry Needling.

Education Required

• Advanced graduate-level education beyond minimum degree requirements.

Experience Required

• Seven (7) years of experience as a collegiate or professional sports certified athletic trainer.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Experience working with elite or professional-level athletes.
• Advanced rehabilitation and return-to-play assessment expertise.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Prior experience managing extended travel schedules and irregular work hours in professional sports settings.

Additional information

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Pay and benefits

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.