Certified Athletic Trainer - NBA
Washington, DCPer Diem$55/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
Select Physical Therapy seeks a Certified Athletic Trainer to provide care for NBA referees under a service agreement during the 2026/2027 season in Washington, DC. The role provides preventative and maintenance care before, during, and around games, evaluates athletic training and rehabilitation techniques, documents care, and communicates with referees, the NBA, and Select support staff.
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Overview
Select Physical Therapy is seeking a passionate Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) to provide care for our professional athletes! This position will support our service agreement with the National Basketball Association for referee care during the 2026/2027 season in Washington, DC .
Position: Certified Athletic Trainer
Location: 600 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Suite 202, Washington DC 20003, Physical work location - (Capital One Arena, 601 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004)
Type of Employment: Per Diem/PRN
Schedule: Hours vary as needed
Compensation: $55/hour – 3 hours per coverage date
Why Join Us:
- Industrywide unmatched continuing education (CEU) program with unlimited access to CEU courses, national certifications, and more. Free for ATCs!
Responsibilities
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Implement and provide on-site preventative and maintenance care program for NBA referees.
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Determine the need for and administer proper athletic training techniques before, during games, and at home or while traveling to decrease risk of injury (techniques can include stretching, taping, wrapping, bracing, proper hydration, and minor wound care).
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Determine the effectiveness of athletic training/rehabilitative techniques and record change as indicated by athlete response within limits of the specified plan of care.
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Document accordingly in our EMR program.
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Communicate effectively with referees, NBA, and Select support staff on care.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
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Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree
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National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA-BOC) Board of Certification
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CPR certification
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Applicable state license where required
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3 Years of ATC experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree
Additional Data
Go Anywhere with Us! 1900 centers in 39 states offering internal movement
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Location : Location US-DC-Washington
Job ID 388545
Position Type Per Diem
Experience (Years) 0
Category Certified Athletic Trainer
Company NovaCare Rehabilitation
Min USD $55.00/Hr.
Max USD $55.00/Hr.
How this job compares
Set against the 703 open Athletic Trainer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$55/hr
- US median$27–39/hr259 hourly ranges
This rate, $55/hr, is 66% above the US median midpoint ($33/hr) — in the top quarter of Athletic Trainer hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 703 open Athletic Trainer jobs across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Select Medical (this employer)67 open
- U.S. Physical Therapy47 open
- ATI Physical Therapy22 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — more than three in four Athletic Trainer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 251 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 443 of the 703 open Athletic Trainer jobs (63%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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