Camp Nurse - Camp Heart O' Hills

THE SALVATION ARMY JOB DESCRIPTION – Camp Nurse


Job Summary
We are looking for an LPN or RN for a consultative position to provide oversight to our medical personnel at our Salvation Army Summer Camp in Welling, OK, for the summer 2024 season. Camp starts in early June through mid-July.
The candidate selected will be on staff this summer in a remote, on-call capacity for the supervision of our two nurse assistants. They will have a standing one-hour virtual meeting with them each week, will review health forms, and will be available for phone or video calls as needed throughout the summer.

Plans, directs, facilitates, coordinates, and monitors the day-to-day medical needs of camp staff and campers; reviews medical information and stays abreast of techniques and medical information needed to maintain a healthy environment; offers medical advice to the staff and campers as needed; dispenses medications to staff and campers as needed according to physician’s prescription. Supervises the activities of the nursing staff and ensures compliance with established policies and procedures.

Essential Functions

Provides or ensures orientation is provided that includes standing orders, clinic hours, specific camper health and social needs, health center procedures, emergency procedures, growth and development of age groups, staff health assessment of campers, polices and contacting parents, transportation to outside health facilities, accident prevention and risk management, nutrition, and first aid in the camp setting.

Develops, plans, delivers and assesses the effectiveness of health-related instruction and trainings at the camp, (i.e. C.P.R., first aid, etc.).

Trains the counselors in regard to their responsibilities in noting and reporting illness, injury or unsafe practices and conditions that might contribute to camper or staff accidents.

Supervises the activities of the nursing staff and ensures compliance with established policies and procedures.

Ensures the health and safety of all campers and staff by providing a safe environment as determined by the ACA Health and Wellness Accreditation standards.

Assists at registration by collecting Health History Forms and medication and be responsible for all drugs, medicines and kits brought to camp by campers.

Oversees the registration process of checking campers upon arrival at camp for lice and other evidence of illness, injury or communicable disease.

Reviews all Health History Forms (Camper and Staff) within 24 hours of their arrival (verify at camp that everyone at camp has a Health History Form) and identify any camper or staff who has a health or medical situation that needs to be discussed with the Camp Director.

For each cabin, list for the counselors, all camper medications or medical problems that they need to be aware of.
For campers who come to camp with medicines – dispense all medication and treatments in accordance with directions on the medicine bottles and keep accurate records of such treatments on camper medical form.

Facilitates the initial set-up of the Health Center; ensures the Health Center area and supplies are clean and free from debris at all times. Identifies potential hazards and responds appropriately and in a timely manner.

All medications are to be locked up at all times.

Maintains accountability and inventory of all medical supplies; orders or purchases needed supplies as approved.
Maintains a daily log of all transactions and staff and camper visitations to the Health Center; completes a statistical report on health services rendered and provides to appropriate staff on a predetermined schedule.

Reports all admissions to the DCCC/Associate Camp Director. If asked to contact the parent/guardian of camper, document this call in the communication log.

Compiles a listing of doctors and hospitals in the immediate area and corresponding driving directions to the facility to be used in an urgent time of need.

Evaluates campers and staff and determines appropriate treatment based on symptoms.

Follows-up with sick campers and staff to determine if an emergency doctor's visit is necessary.

Assists in organizing transportation to doctor and/or hospital as needed. Fill out necessary insurance claim form.

Orders meal trays for sick campers and staff as needed.

Be on call for all camp medical emergencies.

Analyzes the sanitary conditions of the camp on a predetermined schedule; reports any deviances to the DCCC/Associate Camp Director.

Participates enthusiastically as a member of the camp staff team to deliver and supervise evening programs, special events, overnights and other all-camp activities and camp functions.

Sits with camper tables during meals and serve as a table monitor when needed.

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