Summer Staff Nurse

RRR Medical Career Center•Gypsum, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Roundup River Ranch seeks experienced pediatric nurses for seasonal summer employment supporting the safety, health, and wellbeing of campers with life-altering diagnoses. When camp is in session and during on-site programming, the Summer Staff Nurse provides direct medical care, including medications, treatments, and daily procedures. Nurses provide first-line support to campers in their assigned cabin and are expected to remain with their cabin as much as possible throughout the day. They also provide coverage and triage in the camp medical facility, The Depot, and support medical care at high-risk activity areas. The nurse collaborates with the Nursing Director, Medical Director, Nursing Manager, Charge Nurse, other Summer Staff Nurses, volunteer providers and nurses, program staff, and cabin life staff. The role includes supporting and educating medical volunteers and non-medical staff, documenting care, maintaining confidentiality, and helping ensure campers receive high-quality medical care. The position reports to the Nursing Director and supports the Charge Nurse and Nursing Manager. This is a full-time seasonal, residential position scheduled for May 19 through August 6, including training. Workdays and days off are set according to the camp schedule. Accommodation is provided for the duration of the contract, and meals, including meals for dietary needs, are provided while camp is in session. Salary is $1,900 per week.

Requirements

Registered Nurse with more than one year of nursing experience.
Current Colorado Registered Nursing License or a multistate license.
Current BLS certification.
Current PALS or ENPC certification.
Malpractice insurance is required; it may be purchased through NSO and is reimbursed.

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 medical care.
Provide first-line medical support to campers in the assigned cabin during each camp session and remain with the cabin as much as possible throughout the day.
Prepare and administer scheduled and as-needed medications, including oral, IM, SQ, IV, topical, ophthalmic, inhaled, and nebulized medications, and administer infusions such as IV fluids, TPN, and antibiotics.
Assess the need for emergency 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 as needed.
Perform routine procedures, including central-line care, dressing changes, G-tube care and feeds, urinary catheter care, bowel and bladder programs, and pulmonary care.
Assist with laboratory testing, including COVID-19, strep, and flu testing, for campers, staff, and volunteers as needed.
Collaborate with the Behavioral Health Team and Cabin Life Team to support campers’ 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, and provide Depot coverage during daytime hours as directed.
Document and maintain records of medical care and medication delivery using the online database and logbook, and protect the confidentiality of medical information and records.
Educate and support seasonal camp staff and volunteers regarding campers’ illnesses, medical needs, growth and development, activities of daily living, hygiene, and dietary needs.
Work with providers and nursing volunteers to deliver routine and emergency clinical care, including medication distribution, procedures, and laboratory 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 and departure days, including traveling with campers to and from camp for medical supervision on a rotating basis.
Call camper families before each session to update medication and medical-needs information and verify pre-camp application information.
Assist the Medical Team and Charge Nurse with summer staff training on pediatric medical care that non-medical staff may encounter while caring for campers.
Travel or drive a camp vehicle with campers for local or emergency care, or to obtain medical supplies and medications, as requested.
Perform other duties as assigned.