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Keystone Science School

Summer Camp Nurse

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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.