Summer Staff Nurse (Partial Season Contract)

Roundup River Ranch•Gypsum, CO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Roundup River Ranch seeks experienced pediatric nurses for seasonal summer employment supporting the health, safety, and wellbeing of campers with life-altering diagnoses. The Summer Staff Nurse provides direct medical care when camp is in session and during on-site programming, including medications, treatments, and daily procedures. Nurses are expected to spend as much time as possible with their assigned cabin and collaborate with seasonal nurses and the Medical Team, including the Nursing Director, Medical Director, Nursing Manager, and Charge Nurse. The role also supports the training of medical volunteers and provides basic medical-protocol education to non-medical staff and volunteers involved in camper care. The position reports to the Nursing Director and supports the Charge Nurse and Nursing Manager. This is a full-time, seasonal residential position offered under partial-season contracts. Contract options are June 3 through June 29 or July 5 through August 5, each with one required onsite orientation day before the contract begins; the orientation date is determined based on schedules. Accommodation is provided for the contract duration, and meals, including meals for dietary needs, are provided while camp is in session. The schedule includes weekdays, weekends, evenings, and holidays, with 40 or more hours.

Requirements

Registered Nurse with more than one year of nursing experience.
Colorado Registered Nursing License or a multi-state license.
Current BLS certification.
Current PALS or ENPC certification.
Malpractice insurance; it may be purchased through NSO and is reimbursable.
Ability to meet the physical requirements described: outdoor work 50% or more, standing 50% or more, walking or moving 60% or more, lifting or carrying up to 75 pounds, and occasional driving.
Ability to work weekdays, weekends, evenings, and holidays, for 40 or more hours.
Ability to work in a residential setting for the duration of the contract.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Provide routine and emergent nursing care to campers under the direction of the Nursing Director.
Collaborate with the Medical Team, volunteer physicians and providers, volunteer nurses, Program Staff, and Cabin Life Staff to provide high-quality camper care.
Serve as first-line medical support for campers in an assigned cabin during each camp session.
Provide coverage in the Depot medical facility and triage campers as needed.
Schedule, prepare, and administer routine, over-the-counter, and prescribed medications through applicable routes, including oral, IM, SQ, IV, topical, ophthalmic, inhaled, and nebulized administration.
Administer infusions, including IV fluids, TPN, and antibiotics.
Assess the need for emergent care and provide pre-hospital emergency care with the Nursing Director, volunteer providers, and other medical team members.
Monitor campers’ continuous glucose monitoring devices and insulin pumps when needed.
Perform routine procedures, including central-line care, dressing changes, G-tube and other continuous or bolus feeds, urinary catheter care, bowel and bladder programs, and pulmonary care.
Assist with laboratory testing, including COVID-19, strep, and flu testing, as directed for campers, staff, and volunteers.
Collaborate with the Behavioral Health Team and Cabin Life Team to support behavioral needs.
Support the Nursing Manager with inventory management and organization in the Depot.
Provide medical oversight, triage, and first aid at high-risk activity areas as needed.
Provide daytime coverage in the Depot as directed by the Nursing Manager, Charge Nurse, or Nursing Director.
Document and maintain medical-care and medication-delivery records using an online database and logbook, while protecting the confidentiality of medical information and records.
Partner with the Medical Team and Camp Program Staff to educate and support seasonal camp staff and volunteers.
Educate and serve as a leadership resource for staff and volunteers about campers’ illnesses, medical needs, development, activities of daily living, hygiene, and dietary needs.
Work with providers and nursing volunteers to deliver routine and emergent onsite clinical care, including medications, procedures, and lab studies, and participate in emergency response with on-call providers.
Supervise and guide cabin medical volunteers as needed.
Participate in medical check-ins on arrival days, including traveling with campers to and from camp as medical supervision; provide departure-day supervision on a rotating basis with other Summer Staff Nurses or the Charge Nurse.
Call camper families before each session to update medication and medical-needs information and verify pre-camp application details.
Assist the Medical Team and Charge Nurse with summer staff training about pediatric medical care that non-medical staff may encounter while directly caring for campers.
Travel or drive a camp vehicle with campers for local or emergent care, or to obtain medical supplies and medications, when asked.
Perform other duties as assigned.