PWHL Detroit
Head Athletic Trainer
PWHL Detroit - Manager
Detroit · MI
Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapy/Doctor · Nurse/Medical Staff/First Aid · Athlete Safety
$88,000 - $95,000 / year
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About the PWHL
The Professional Women’s Hockey League delivers world-class competition and fosters meaningful connections with fans and communities through operational excellence, purposeful partnerships, and a focus on long-term sustainability. We are dedicated to cultivating a workplace and league culture rooted in integrity, innovation, and inclusion — on and off the ice.
Position Summary
The Head Athletic Trainer for PWHL Detroit serves as the primary liaison amongst the medical team, sports performance staff, coaching personnel, and management to ensure the integrated care, health, wellness, and game performance and readiness of all players on the team. As a foundational role for our Detroit launch, this individual will help establish the team’s medical and athletic care standards from day one.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
The Professional Women’s Hockey League delivers world-class competition and fosters meaningful connections with fans and communities through operational excellence, purposeful partnerships, and a focus on long-term sustainability. We are dedicated to cultivating a workplace and league culture rooted in integrity, innovation, and inclusion — on and off the ice.
Position Summary
The Head Athletic Trainer for PWHL Detroit serves as the primary liaison amongst the medical team, sports performance staff, coaching personnel, and management to ensure the integrated care, health, wellness, and game performance and readiness of all players on the team. As a foundational role for our Detroit launch, this individual will help establish the team’s medical and athletic care standards from day one.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Serve as first-line emergency responder for player safety during game and practice injuries, including head/spine trauma, airway compromise, hemorrhagic emergencies, and cardiac issues.
- Coordinate daily player health and wellness within a multi-disciplinary team including the medical director, medical consultants, second-opinion specialists, sports performance staff, physical therapists, coaching staff, and management.
- Stay current and compliant on all medical standards, including submission of required documentation to the PWHL within deadlines.
- Lead a team of Assistant Athletic Trainers focused on providing elite-level care for the health, wellness, and safety of players.
- Handle player injuries and evaluate athlete conditions during every practice and game, proactively solving problems to mitigate injury risk by implementing training protocols and regulations.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Certification by either the National Athletic Trainers’ Association – Board of Certification (NATA-BOC) or the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association (CATA).
- Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS); Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Sports First Responder are preferred.
- Thorough understanding of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in the United States and the Personal Health Information Act in Canada.
- Minimum of 3 years full-time experience (within the past 5 years) in elite hockey, defined as a Head or Assistant Athletic Trainer/Therapist at the professional, major junior, or college/university level.
- Maintain the educational and licensure requirements to practice athletic training in the State of Michigan.
- Must maintain HIPAA compliance.
- Ability to create and communicate emergency action plans.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Teamworks AMS
- Dry needling certification
Flexibility & Travel
Ability to work long hours, nights, weekends, and holidays. Travel with the team for all road trips during the pre-season, regular season, and post-season is required.
The Professional Women’s Hockey League is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or Veteran status, or any other protected class.
Background check will be conducted once a successful candidate is identified.
Job Questions:
Why PWHL Detroit?
Are you currently certified by NATA-BOC or CATA, and licensed to practice in Michigan?
Briefly describe your experience working in elite hockey at the professional, major junior, or college/university level.
Are you available and willing to travel with the team on all road trips, including evenings, weekends, and holidays?
Are you fully aligned with the published compensation range and understand that it’s non-negotiable?
