Nurse-Camp Nokomis

MERRIMACK VALLEY YMCA•Omaha, NE

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The health and safety of campers and staff is top priority for our camps. It is the responsibility of the Camp Nurses to provide campers and staff with individual health care, to instruct staff about health care and health standards, and to supervise all programs and facilities as they pertain to community health and safety. The camp will provide proper liability coverage.

Requirements

Graduate Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse. Registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner preferred.
The Nurse shall hold a current license from the New Hampshire Board of Nursing and shall be certified in CPR/FPR or its equivalent.
The Nurse shall be familiar with Camp Nursing Procedures, or shall take a course in same.
The Nurse shall have a desire to work with children.
The Nurse shall enjoy out-of-doors living.
Nurses must be able to read prescriptions and health exam forms.
Nurses must be able to get to distant parts of camp quickly, even in the dark.
Nurses must be able to observe and assess unhealthy or unsanitary conditions of the camp.
Nurses must be able to hear heart beats and to determine pulse rates.
Nurses must be able to communicate with patients and staff intelligibly.

Nice To Haves

Experience in pediatrics, emergency room procedures, and psychiatric nursing is recommended.

Responsibilities

Implementing the camp’s health care plan.
Scheduling the regular and necessary examination of campers, including clinic hours after meals and at bedtime.
Screening campers and staff on the day that they enter camp, prior to their going in the water.
Maintaining complete and confidential medical records on all camp personnel and turning those records over to the Camp Director at the conclusion of the camp season.
Inspecting all camp facilities periodically for proper health and safety standards.
Reporting to the Camp Director daily in writing, including names of persons in the camp infirmary and any health or safety concerns.
Maintaining positive client relations with the parents or guardians of campers, notifying them by phone or in writing whenever a camper sees a physician or is in the infirmary for longer than 24 hours, and making sure that parents are aware of any follow up treatment to be taken when the camper goes home.
Briefing of the other nurse before going on time off.
Keeping all medicine in a locked cabinet in the infirmary.
Preparing First Aid kits for the camp kitchen and waterfront, for use by trip leaders, and for any other locations deemed necessary.
Distributing to campers and staff of prescription medications, and maintaining proper records to verify same.
Following up on all accidents/injuries and preparing appropriate reports for use in risk management assessment.
Arranging necessary medical treatment at the Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia Clinic, or at a doctor’s office.
Maintaining complete records of all illness, accidents, and medical treatment.
Maintaining a daily health log of campers and staff who visit the infirmary, the reason for that visit, and any treatment given.
Completion of worker’s compensation forms any other insurance information, including maintenance of the status of all insurance claims.
Filing a detailed report with the Camp Director at the end of the camp season, and submitting the report along with a summary of outside medical treatment received and the status of all pharmacy bills.
Maintaining the appearance of the infirmary and for the condition of all equipment therein.
Training staff during the pre-camp vis a vis proper camper hygiene, camp medical policies, acceptable medical treatment, protocols for blood borne pathogens, and issues of medical concern.
Infirmary laundry.
Working with the Camp Nurses at the other island camp, with the appropriate physicians, and with are medical facilities.
Making final decisions on all health problems in consultation with the camp physician.
Reviewing the Standing Orders with the Camp Physician annually.
Posting licenses in a conspicuous place in the infirmary and shall submit a copy to the Camp Director for the camp personnel files.
Inventorying all infirmary supplies and equipment, shall properly store them, and shall leave with the Camp Director an order for supplies for the following year.
Ordering prescription medications from the local pharmacy without prior consultation with the Camp Director.
Making sure there is adequate medical coverage in camp on her day off and will notify the Camp Director at least 24 hours in advance of leaving for time off.
Additional duties may be assigned as necessity arises.