Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
Looking for a summer where your medical expertise truly makes a difference—without giving up fresh air, community, and a beautiful setting? YMCA Camp Abnaki is seeking a compassionate, organized, and dependable Camp Nurse to support the health and well-being of our campers, staff, and guests throughout the summer season. As the Camp Nurse, you’ll be a steady, trusted presence in our camp community—providing care, managing health needs, and helping ensure that every camper can focus on what camp does best: friendship, growth, and fun. This role balances professional responsibility with the unique rewards of life at camp.
The contract for this position is from June 8 through August 22, with a preferred end date of August 29. Possibilities of pre-season and post-season work are also available.
Why You’ll Love This Job:
- Make a Meaningful Impact: Be a key part of keeping campers and staff healthy, safe, and supported during a formative summer experience.
- Practice in a Unique Setting: Use your medical skills in a dynamic camp environment where collaboration, independence, and adaptability matter every day.
- Live Where You Work: Spend your summer on the shores of Lake Champlain with housing and meals included—enjoy lake views, fresh air, and a true sense of camp community.
- Be Part of Something Bigger: Join a mission-driven YMCA team dedicated to youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.
What You’ll Do:
- Provide Daily Care: Administer medications and provide care for campers and staff, including sick calls, inpatient care, and emergency response.
- Manage Health Records: Maintain accurate health records, daily logs, treatment documentation, and insurance information in accordance with ACA and pediatric standards.
- Review Medical Information: Collaborate with the Office Manager to review camper and staff health forms and identify health concerns or needed accommodations.
- Coordinate Medical Services: Communicate with parents and coordinate care with local clinics, urgent care centers, and hospitals as needed.
- Maintain the Health Center: Ensure medical supplies, equipment, and medications are stocked, organized, and properly maintained.
- Support Health Center Staff: Supervise and support the Health Center Assistant and ensure 24-hour health coverage is maintained.
- Partner with Camp Leadership: Work closely with the Senior Director of Camping and the Camp Director to communicate health needs, procedures, and concerns throughout the camp season.
- Support Overall Wellbeing: Promote and support the physical and mental well-being of all campers and staff, responding with care, discretion, and sound judgment.
- Uphold Camp Standards: Participate in staff training, complete required child abuse prevention training, and follow all YMCA policies and procedures.
- Step In as Needed: Perform additional duties as assigned to support the overall health and safety of the camp community.
Salary:
$1,560 - $1,880 / week based on a 6-day workweek
Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Must possess at the minimum, a Registered Nurse (RN) certification and be licensed in Vermont. A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) certification is acceptable but not preferred.
- Experience working in pediatrics is preferred but not required.
- Experience supervising staff is preferred but not required.
- Ability to live on camp property from mid-June to mid-August and provide 24-hour medical support.
- Must be able to communicate effectively both written and oral.
- Build trusting relationships with campers and parents of campers to ensure comfort and ease of administering medication and providing health support.
- Possess solid leadership qualities and professionalism.
- Ability to solve problems effectively, smoothly, and calmly.
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those necessary for the role and are essential to ensuring the safety and well-being of children in our care. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- Ability to navigate camp property, including uneven terrain and remote areas.
- Visual and auditory awareness to respond to safety hazards.
- Ability to lift up to 40 pounds.
- Endurance to stand and walk for extended periods
- Ability to promptly and adequately respond to all emergency situations on camp