Athletic Trainer

Job Description Summary

The George Washington University offers a comprehensive, NCAA Division I athletics program featuring 400 student-athletes across 20 varsity sports. A charter member of the storied Atlantic 10 Conference and the league’s only Association of American Universities (AAU) member institution, the GW Revolutionaries lead in the classroom, in competition, and in service to our campus and local communities. GW’s combination of world-class academics, elite A10 athletics, and location in the heart of the nation’s capital affords our student-athletes an exceptional platform to achieve their dreams.

Reporting to the Assistant Athletics Director, Sports Medicine, the Athletic Trainer is responsible for recognizing, treating, rehabilitating, and providing emergency care and first aid for injuries and illnesses to intercollegiate student-athletes. This position works with student athletes to provide care, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries and illnesses both on campus and at game venues. This role provides injury prevention measures such as appliances, braces and devices for control of joint motion and limb protection. This position plans and manages the rehabilitation progress and return-to-play planning of injured athletes. Additional duties include providing daily injury reports, reporting status and progress of injured athletes to team physicians and coaches, and maintaining established safety standards.

Duties Include:

• Provides preventive medical care and treatment/rehabilitation for assigned student-athletes and teams. Serve as a liaison between the student-athlete, coach, medical care providers, and team physician(s), among others. Travel with athletic teams to away games as assigned by the supervisor.
• Properly manage both individual, team, and department medical records/histories regarding the type of injury, treatment and physical examination that the student-athlete receives, rehabilitation processes, and insurance follow-up, as appropriate.
• Serve as liaison to the Strength and Conditioning department on topics of student-athlete injuries, physical conditioning, weight-training, and weight/dietary programs of designated student-athletes and teams.
• Assist in providing mentorship to graduate student certified athletic trainer(s) as assigned.
• Responsible for ensuring that all University, Department, NCAA and Atlantic 10 (and other affiliated conferences) rules are followed.

The position is based at GW’s Foggy Bottom Campus in Washington, DC but will require significant domestic travel for games and events. The incumbent may perform other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

Minimum Qualifications

Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization plus 2 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Master’s degree or higher in a relevant area of study. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Additional Required Licenses/Certifications/Posting Specific Minimum Qualifications

Certification by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATABOC). First Aid and CPR certified.

Preferred Qualifications

• Athletic training experience at the collegiate level is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to establish effective goal-oriented relationships with coaches, staff, student-athletes, and medical community.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Division I experience preferred.

Hiring Range
$47,073.26 – $64,771.35

GW Staff Approach to Pay

How is pay for new employees determined at GW?

Campus Location: Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.

College/School/Department: Athletics and Recreation

Family: Athletics

Sub-Family: Training and Conditioning

Stream: Individual Contributor

Level: Level 2

Hours Per Week: 40+

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, daily hours may vary, evenings and weekends as competition and practice dictates

Will this job require the employee to work on site?
Yes

Employee Onsite Status
On-campus (in person)

Telework: No

Required Background Check
Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search

Special Instructions to Applicants

Employer will not sponsor for employment Visa status

Internal Applicants Only? No

Posting Number: S014258

Job Open Date: 06/24/2026

Background Screening
Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.

EEO Statement

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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