Athletic Therapist

at  Fleming College

Fleming is located in the heart of the Kawartha Lakes Region in Central Ontario, Traditional Mississauga Anishinaabe Territory and covered by the Williams Treaties,1923… a beautiful place to live and work, surrounded by natural beauty and a mere 90 minutes north-east of Toronto. The College’s 6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, including hundreds of international students from countries around the world, attend at campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Haliburton and Cobourg. Fleming offers more than 100 full-time programs in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Fine Arts, General Arts and Science, Technology, Skilled Trades, Community Development, Health, Business, and Justice as well as other Continuing Education courses.
We are also extremely proud of our more than 85,000 Fleming alumni who are contributing to their communities in the region, across the province and around the world.
The primary purpose of the Athletic Therapist is to assess, develop prognoses, and treat a variety of injuries that are athletically related, using different modalities for treatment(s) of injury(s) as required for varsity athletes. This will include on-site game day coverage and emergency care for both Fleming athletes as well as the opposing team’s athletes, as mandated by the OCAA. This position will travel with teams as needed and as required by OCAA. This position will also provide clinical services to athletes and conduct all concussion and return to play protocols and documentation in compliance with athletic association guidelines/policy (i.e. OCAA/Ontario Colleges Athletic Association and/or provincial or federal legislation i.e. Bill 149/Rowan’s Law on concussion safety. This position will ensure all medical files are kept up to date and in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA).

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For a complete job description, please refer to the document found here: Athletic Therapist Job Description
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Completion of a three year college diploma or degree in applied Health Sciences, Kinesiology & Health Science. First Responder Certification obtained from an accredited provider. Athletic Therapist Certification and membership with the Canadian Athletic Therapy Association (CATA).
Minimum of two (2) years’ experience working in a post-secondary environment, dealing with competitive high impact, multiple sports and activity related injuries.
Minimum of two (2) years’ experience demonstrating in-depth knowledge of a variety of different sports and developing and implementing comprehensive rehabilitation programs and schedules for a variety of athletic injuries.
More than three years of relative practical work experience.

Please refer the Job description for details