What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer Camp Nurses and Medical Staff position at Easterseals PORT?
Are you a healthcare professional looking for a rewarding summer experience? Do you enjoy the outdoors and want to make a lasting impact on the lives of individuals with disabilities? Join Camp Easterseals Virginia (ESVA) this summer in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of New Castle, VA! We are looking for compassionate Nurses and Medical Staff to provide medical care, ensure safety, and support our campers and staff during an unforgettable summer camp experience.
What You’ll Do
As a Nurse or Medical Staff member, you will administer medications, provide first aid, and respond to medical emergencies, including managing seizures and other health conditions. You’ll deliver specialized care for campers with complex medical needs, maintain accurate medical records, and ensure health protocols are followed. Responsibilities also include reviewing camper medical forms, educating staff on health protocols, and being on-call for medical care. All care will be provided under standing medical orders from a local physician to ensure safety and compliance.
How You’ll Benefit
- Competitive Pay: Biweekly salary
- bonuses for referrals and returning staff
- Room & Board: All meals, including s’mores, and accommodations are provided.
- Climate-Controlled Cabin
- Experience: Gain valuable hands-on experience in medical care for individuals with disabilities in a unique and supportive environment.
- Meaningful Work: Play a vital role in providing high-quality care for individuals with disabilities, helping them enjoy camp to the fullest.
- Beautiful Location: Work in a serene, wooded environment with activities like zip-lining, canoeing, and horseback riding just steps away.
What We’re Looking For
To succeed in this role, you must be passionate about providing compassionate care and believe that individuals with disabilities can thrive with the right support. You’ll need the following qualifications:
- Registered Nurse license (RN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), or any medical staff equivalent or higher; compact license or VA state specific license
- Have a valid driver’s license and clean driving record
- Have previous camp or school experience, preferred, not required
- Ability to respond to medical emergencies, including seizure management, and provide care for complex medical needs in a remote setting.
About Camp Easterseals
Camp Easterseals Virginia operates as part of Easterseals PORT Health. For 65 years, Camp Easterseals has provided quality recreational and therapeutic camp programming in the beautiful countryside of New Castle, Virginia. Children and adults with disabilities are able to experience all the outdoors has to offer including horseback riding, canoeing, swimming, arts and crafts, ziplining and campfires thanks to an amazing group of dedicated team members just like you.
Our working environment supports employee and client health with a ‘no tobacco’ use policy (tobacco free and smoke free) in all offices, client facilities, properties, and agency vehicles.
We believe that by leveraging the unique strengths and perspectives of our workforce, we can advance our just cause, while building a healthy, sustainable organization. That’s why we listen, seek to understand & act to make ESPH an Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Authentic & Learning (IDEAL) organization.
Applicants of all abilities are encouraged to apply!
