Summer Staff Ponderosa Lodge First Aid Technician

MOUNT HERMON ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED•Felton, CA

3d•$340 - $408•Onsite

About The Position

The Ponderosa Lodge First Aid Technician provides basic first aid services to campers and staff and maintains health-related reporting procedures. The role serves the whole person—body, mind, and soul—while carrying out healthcare responsibilities in keeping with Mount Hermon Association, Inc.’s Christian mission, vision, and values. The technician also assists with camp programming, including the primary program and catering needs. This is a ministerial position. Staff are expected to demonstrate their Christian faith through their work, stewardship, relationships, and conduct, and to affirm Mount Hermon’s Christian mission, beliefs, culture code, and standards of conduct. Staff are expected to participate in gatherings that include prayer, worship, and Bible-centered teaching. The technician reports to the Healthcare Services Administrator and/or Camp Nurses and helps manage the Healthcare Center. Duties include medication distribution and documentation, camper health screening, maintaining health records, supporting medical transportation, and preparing required forms for clinic or emergency-room visits. The position also involves checking AEDs weekly, carrying a first-aid backpack on Beach Day, tracking epinephrine auto-injectors and rescue inhalers, maintaining privacy of healthcare data, and ordering supplies with administrator approval. The technician may also assist with programming and other duties assigned by a supervisor. There are no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

High school graduate.
Current American Heart Association First Aid/CPR/AED certification covering infants, children, and adults.
Clean driving record in accordance with Mount Hermon’s driver policy.
Love for youth of all ages and ability to serve as a strong Christian role model.
Ability to work with and lead a team, using sound judgment and decision-making.
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 engage in active listening and a variety of outdoor activities.
Willingness to serve where needed and ability to lead and teach with patience and clear instruction.
Agreement to and compliance with Mount Hermon’s employee driving guidelines for company-owned and personal vehicles used for business purposes.
Adherence to Mount Hermon’s mission, vision, values, and commitment statements, as well as its dress code and professional grooming and appearance standards.
Satisfactory completion of a background investigation or provision of a valid work permit, and ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
Ability to work indoors and outdoors in heat, cold, wet or humid, and dry or arid conditions; frequent running, crouching, standing, sitting for long periods, and use of steep trails and stairs are required.

Nice To Haves

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 adding initials.
Manage the Healthcare Center and document each camper’s clinical encounter in Circuitree and applicable entries in the Camp Health Log.
Prepare individualized, labeled medication bags and counselor slips; package epinephrine auto-injectors and rescue inhalers separately and coordinate their handoff to campers’ counselors.
Maintain check-in/check-out records for epinephrine auto-injectors and rescue inhalers and ensure these are with the camper and their associated counselor or relief.
Assist with transporting campers and staff to a health clinic or hospital, following Mount Hermon’s two-person policy for off-site medical care.
Check and document AEDs weekly.
Carry a first-aid backpack, including epinephrine auto-injectors and Benadryl, on Beach Day.
Participate in health screening of campers and staff upon arrival and refer wellness exceptions to the Camp Nurse for additional screening.
Maintain campers’ healthcare data in compliance with HIPAA on a need-to-know basis.
Locate, complete, and distribute workers’ compensation packets, employee or volunteer injury and non-injury incident reports, and campers’ insurance forms as applicable.
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.
Survey the Healthcare Center weekly for supplies and submit orders to the Conference Center First Aid Technician 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.
Follow Mount Hermon’s driving guidelines when using company-owned or personal vehicles for business purposes and adhere to its mission, vision, values, commitment statements, dress code, and professional appearance standards.