SUMMER CAMP: Medical Director

Position Purpose: The Summer Camp Medical Director is responsible for overseeing the health and safety of all campers and staff during the summer season.

Qualifications:

• CPR and current first aid certification
• Experience in first aid and emergency management
• Must have a valid Driver’s License
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Documented experience in both children and adult illness/injury care

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• A strong desire to work with children and young adults
• Community health knowledge
• Possess endurance to meet emergency needs
• Ability to drive to off-campus health provided, physician, or emergency treatments locations

Responsibilities:

• Provide health care to meet individual needs of campers and staff
• Collaborate with other medical staff to meet medical needs
• Follow health care policies and procedures as described in the Healthcare Manual and treatment procedures
• Organize, maintain, and utilize adequate resources for serving the health and medical needs of the campers and staff
• Set up the camp Health Center
• Inventory and order all the necessary medical supplies and equipment.
• Maintain accurate and detailed medical records according to state and American Camp Association Standards
• Prepare and record insurance and accident report forms
• Ensure a staff orientation session is delivered on medical services
• Provide or ensure 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, policies on contacting parents, transportation to outside health facilities, accident prevention and risk management, nutrition, and first aid in the camp setting
• Screen all campers and staff who are arriving and departing the camp
• Verify emergency authorization forms for campers and staff
• Keep all medications used by campers and staff
• Supervise sanitary conditions throughout the camp
• Observe daily cleanliness in the food service facility and other areas throughout the camp
• Report any health problems or symptoms of illness to the Camp Director
• Provide leadership in the camp’s risk management program
• Develop a resource file and obtain information and/or literature concerning health in the camp community.
• Be responsible for contacting parents concerning the status of their child’s health by telephone in any injury requiring an x-ray, illness requiring an infirmary stay and emergency treatment/accident, etc.
• Vast knowledge of outside health resources

• Ability to lift/assist campers and staff
• Ability to read and follow directions on medication labels, health forms, physician orders and parent letter
• Ability to use a telephone
• Maintain written record system
• Ability to quickly get to remote locations on camp property over uneven terrain
• Observe and assess sanitation and safety condition of the camp
• Ability to communicate with parents, staff, and administration about camper health concerns

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will frequently be exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee may encounter extreme summer weather conditions.

Company Mission

Winter4Kids exists to create healthy lifestyles and influence behaviors of youth through winter activities. Better health and attitudes are the result of increased moderate to vigorous activity, nutritious food, and coaching. Lives are changed, outlooks are brighter as each of our participants become better individuals through the mastery of snow and life skills. Our youth use these experiences to explore and pursue new academic, life and sport opportunities.

Organizational Mission

At Winter4Kids and Summer4Kids, Welcoming, Empathy, Embracing and Belonging are our key values, and these values are part of everything we do and who we are. In our programs we focus on every young person developing better attitudes about their Self, Health, Opportunities, Mastery, and the Outdoors. In your time with Winter4Kids, you make a difference, saving and changing the lives of youth. And that’s just the beginning.

Working at Winter4Kids and Summer4Kids gives talented individuals the opportunity to change lives and strengthen communities. Whichever role you choose at Winter4Kids, you'll find satisfaction in knowing that your contributions are helping to support young people, improve health and well-being, inspire positive action and so much more. At Winter4Kids, you'll work alongside team members with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skill sets. You'll discover new ways to forge relationships, find your purpose and fuel your passion every day.