Summer Camp Nurse

## Description

**Our Summer Camp Nurses are eligible for discounted camper enrollments (*up to 50% off!*) for their family members.**

**Program Overview and Job Summary:**

The Camp Nurse supports the health and well-being of participants in our day, residential, and teen leadership programs. This role is responsible for planning, administering, and documenting all health-related situations involving participants. The Camp Nurse serves as a trusted resource for staff, children, and guardians, ensuring a safe and healthy camp community throughout the summer. This position requires strict adherence to evolving health guidelines and KSS risk management policies.

The salary for this position is $1,300/week.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**

• Registered Nurse who will provide care to campers and staff in day, residential, and adventure programming near and throughout Summit County Colorado 24/7 on the days you are scheduled;
• Uphold health care provider rules and regulations as outlined by Colorado Office of Early Childhood licensing and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for operating a Colorado residential and day camp;
• Manage and coach incidents in person and/or on-the-phone and coach staff trained in basic & wilderness first aid;
• Store, administer, and delegate over-the-counter and prescription medications to program participants;
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of care;
• Work with the KSS Customer Experience Team to screen and ensure accurate health information and documentation and communicate with guardians as necessary;
• Work directly with program managers, Child Care Health Consultant, EMS, fire department, and hospital, as necessary;
• Track and maintain all KSS medical supplies and first aid kits;
• Attend and participate in camp programming when available, facilitate staff meetings as necessary and conduct trainings as assigned;
• Other duties as assigned.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities – Minimum Requirements:**

• Willingness to be ‘on call’ 24 hours a day while programs are in session;
• Have an interest in, respect for, and ability to work with children;
• Strong work ethic and will work until the job is complete;
• Motivation to contribute positively to the KSS at-large community;
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written or oral form;
• Multi-task efficiently while managing a high-volume workload in a fast-paced, changing environment;
• Superior customer service skills, with the ability to be creative and think 'outside the box';
• The ability to be flexible in a dynamic work environment and use critical thinking;
• Strong command of communication, writing, and organizational skills;
• Effectively interact with people of diverse backgrounds and different levels of experience;
• Ability to work in a busy environment with many distractions;
• Write incident reports with attention to detail.

**Summer Schedule:**

Keystone Science School will employ two registered nurses who will each work 4 days throughout the week. Shifts will be 24 hours starting Monday through Thursday and the other shift Friday through Monday.

## Qualifications

**Required education, experience, and certifications:**

• A licensed physician or a registered nurse.
• Excellent driving record and a valid driver's license; Candidates age 21+ with a minimum of 5 years driving experience will be required to participate in and pass Van Driver Training, and they will be required to drive a 15-passenger van.
• Must be able to successfully pass a comprehensive background check;

**Preferred Skills:**

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) and Adobe;
• Comprehension of the Spanish language via written and/or verbal form;
• Excellent driving record and a valid driver's license.