Camp Nursing Director, RN / NP
Apply NowCompany: Flying Horse Farms
Location: Mount Gilead, OH 43338
Description:
Job Type
Full-time
Description
As the?Nursing Director you wake up excited to provide excellent medical care for our campers. You build trusted relationships with families, campers, and hospital partners. You live by your medical expertise to confidently provide and support medical care for every camper. You?have?our campers' best interests at heart and make decisions on their behalf.?You?are confident?that the work you do before, during, and after camp?is critical to camp operations and the overall camper experience.?
Your welcoming demeanor sets everyone you interact with at ease. You are a collaborator who enjoys partnering with other team members to ensure the camp experience is always safe and fun. You enjoy making sure families and medical team members feel welcome. The thought of improvising with a team member to figure out how to hang feeding tubing along a bunk bed at 3am to fix a camper's pump makes you smile. You embrace entering your stretch zone and approaching challenges focused on solutions.
You have a meticulous ability to lead a group of medical professionals and a knack for managing details about every single camper. You lead with integrity and by example: others naturally want to follow you. Safety is your top priority. You are excited about opportunities to dream big, problem solve, and create novel approaches to engage more campers, create partners in medical volunteering, and grow the reach and impact of Flying Horse Farms.
Year Round :
In Camp Sessions :
Requirements
Required Skills & Experience:
Preferred Skills & Experience:
Salary Description
$95,000
Full-time
Description
As the?Nursing Director you wake up excited to provide excellent medical care for our campers. You build trusted relationships with families, campers, and hospital partners. You live by your medical expertise to confidently provide and support medical care for every camper. You?have?our campers' best interests at heart and make decisions on their behalf.?You?are confident?that the work you do before, during, and after camp?is critical to camp operations and the overall camper experience.?
Your welcoming demeanor sets everyone you interact with at ease. You are a collaborator who enjoys partnering with other team members to ensure the camp experience is always safe and fun. You enjoy making sure families and medical team members feel welcome. The thought of improvising with a team member to figure out how to hang feeding tubing along a bunk bed at 3am to fix a camper's pump makes you smile. You embrace entering your stretch zone and approaching challenges focused on solutions.
You have a meticulous ability to lead a group of medical professionals and a knack for managing details about every single camper. You lead with integrity and by example: others naturally want to follow you. Safety is your top priority. You are excited about opportunities to dream big, problem solve, and create novel approaches to engage more campers, create partners in medical volunteering, and grow the reach and impact of Flying Horse Farms.
Year Round :
- Supervision of the Nursing Coordinator and collaboration with the Medical Director in year-round camp planning.
- Ensure readiness of WellNest medical facility including inventory of medications, equipment, and supplies ensuring that all are in stock, working order and within expiration dates.
- Develop nursing and medical protocols.
- Recruit, interview, screen, and train volunteer and seasonal nursing staff
- Process and conduct medical screening of campers with active participation in camper placement processes analyzing camper acuity of sessions.
- Collaborate with the Camp Operations team to prepare for necessary medical adaptations to facilitate camper success.
- Communicate with families on camper status and gathering medical information
- Update, maintain and assure accuracy of medical information in the camper/staff computer database.
- Prepare and distribute medical equipment/supplies (ex: first aid kits, AED's, etc.) throughout camp and perform equipment checks as needed.
- Build and strengthen relationships with hospital champions and clinicians, including leading small group presentations or attending conferences to spread awareness of camp.
- Participate in weekly meetings, work on team projects, and be an active member of the Clinical Team and Camp Operations Team
- Be an active member of the SFCN medical community
In Camp Sessions :
- Collaborate with Operations Leadership team on creative solutions to real time camp emergencies and situations
- Fulfill a role on the emergency staffing table coordinating medical response to an emergency
- Supervision of in-camp nursing operations and host medical volunteers during all residential and weekend camp sessions
- Teach both medical and non-medical staff and volunteers about medical conditions, and conduct camp-basic medical training for volunteers and seasonal staff
- Position is required to reside at camp during all summer and weekend camp sessions
Requirements
Required Skills & Experience:
- BSN in Nursing with at least five years of experience
- Pediatric nursing experience
- Registered Nursing License, valid in the State of Ohio (including Compact license)
- Valid Driver's License
- Valid BLS for healthcare professional certifications (PALS preferred)
- Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet creation and online communication
- Strong collaboration and administrative skills
- Efficient, professional, and effective communication skills
- Ability to live on-site during camp sessions
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Work PRN in a hospital position, to maintain clinical skills
- Pediatric acute care or critical care experience
- Prior leadership experience
- Self-starter, with the ability to seek out projects
- Camp experience
Salary Description
$95,000