Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
Head Nurse Job Description
Overall management of a health house serving about 200-250 children and adults
• Precise management of prescribed, OTC, and standing order medications
• Coordination of care between home and camp providers, and skillful communication/collaboration of residential camp staff
• Conduct appropriate, timely, thorough and proactive communication with families regarding campers’ medical care
• Develop and implement nursing care plans while monitoring health of the community, triaging and assessing camper and counselor illnesses/injuries, and making appropriate referrals to elevated levels of care as necessary
• Proper documentation and maintenance of camper and counselor health records
• Management and supervision of 3-4 health house assistants
• Collaboration with other health house teams for cross coverage and community health, including weekly health team meetings
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Requirements:
- Valid Vermont or Multistate Registered Nurse License (or eligibility to obtain)
- Desire to actively participate in a summer camp community
- Experience with electronic medical records and computer proficiency
- Excellent communication skills with both adults and children e.g., campers, parents/families, camp staff, and other medical providers)
- Candidate will be hard-working, enthusiastic, have a good sense of humor and be interested in being an active participant in the summer camp community
- Considered on a case-by-case basis.
- At least two years of inpatient/outpatient pediatric, school or camp nursing experience preferred.