Summer Staff Redwood Camp First Aid Technician
About The Position
The Redwood Camp First Aid Technician provides basic first aid services to campers and staff and maintains healthcare reporting procedures while caring for the whole person—body, mind, and soul—in keeping with Mount Hermon Association, Inc.’s Christian mission, vision, and values. This ministerial position also supports camp programming, including the Primary program and catering needs. The technician manages the Healthcare Center, helps administer and document medications, maintains healthcare records, supports health screenings, and assists with transportation to medical care. The Camp Nurse is available by phone as needed. Staff are expected to participate in gatherings that include prayer, worship, and Bible-centered teaching. The role reports to Healthcare Services Administration and/or CC Camp Nurses and has no supervisory responsibilities. It is summer staff work at Redwood Camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains, with onsite community living required. The employee must follow Mount Hermon’s mission, vision, values, and commitment statements, dress code, and professional grooming standards, and must successfully complete a background investigation or provide a valid work permit and proof of U.S. work eligibility.
Requirements
- High school graduate.
- Current American Heart Association First Aid/CPR/AED certification covering infants, children, and adults.
- At least 18 years of age due to the onsite community-living requirement.
- Love for youth of all ages and ability to serve as a strong Christian role model.
- Ability to work with and lead a team, with sound judgment and decision-making skills.
- Punctuality and responsibility.
- Proficiency in applicable lifesaving techniques.
- Strong interpersonal skills with people of all ages; observant and attentive.
- Ability to articulate the gospel of Jesus Christ as communicated in Scripture.
- Mature understanding of and respect for authority, peers, camp guidelines, and principles.
- Ability to practice active listening and engage in a variety of outdoor activities.
- Willingness to serve whenever needed and ability to lead and teach with patience and clear instruction.
- Adherence to Mount Hermon’s mission, vision, values, and commitment statements, as well as its dress code and personal grooming standards.
- Satisfactory completion of a background investigation or possession of a valid work permit, and proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Some college education.
- College or university coursework in preventative health practice, pharmacology, anatomy, and physiology.
- Work or volunteer experience in a health services environment.
Responsibilities
- Help distribute campers’ medications according to the Medication Administration Record (MAR), documenting the date and time and initialing the record.
- Manage the Healthcare Center and maintain campers’ healthcare data on a HIPAA-compliant, need-to-know basis.
- Prepare individualized, labeled medication bags and counselor slips; package and hand off EpiPens and rescue inhalers to campers and their counselors.
- Maintain check-in and check-out records for EpiPens and rescue inhalers, and ensure they remain with the camper and an associated counselor or relief.
- Document campers’ clinical encounters in Circuitree and document staff, JEMS, and other relevant information in the Camp Health Log.
- Check and document AEDs weekly.
- Assist with transportation of campers and staff to a health clinic or hospital, following the two-person policy for off-site medical care.
- For urgent care or emergency room visits, provide the camper’s insurance form, health history/emergency contact form, parent/guardian consent from Circuitree, and MAR as needed.
- Carry a first aid backpack, including EpiPens and Benadryl, on Beach Day.
- Participate in health screenings of campers and staff upon arrival and refer any exceptions to wellness to the Camp Nurse for additional screening.
- Locate, complete, and distribute workers’ compensation packets, employee or volunteer injury and non-injury incident reports, and campers’ insurance forms.
- Survey Healthcare Center supplies weekly and submit an order to the Camp Nurse for Healthcare Administrator approval.
- Complete and submit paperwork in a timely manner.
- Assist with programming responsibilities, including the Primary program and catering, and perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
