Camp Nurse - Residential Summer Camp

About the Role

As a Camp Nurse, you’ll be responsible for planning, providing, and documenting medical care for campers and staff while helping create a safe and supportive camp environment. You’ll also educate and support Camp Nursing Assistants and work closely with seasonal leadership to meet the health care needs of the camp community.

This is an opportunity to bring your nursing expertise into a unique, active environment while building meaningful relationships with campers and staff.

• Camp Friendship
  - Annandale, MN
• Camp Courage
  - Maple Lake, MN
• Camp Eden Wood
  - Eden Prairie, MN

Camp staff may work at one, two, or all three of our camp locations during the summer, depending on program needs, assignment, and availability.

Our camp positions are residential and include on-site housing and meals during employment, making this a great opportunity for individuals who live outside the immediate area, including those from other states!

Camp Nurse assignments may vary based on the camp program, location, and health care needs of participants.

• Provide and oversee medical care for campers and staff, including assessing health needs, responding to concerns, and maintaining required nursing documentation
• Delegate, monitor, and assist with participants’ physical, medical, and daily living needs
• Complete and oversee participant wellness screenings and required health care documentation
• Delegate medication administration and charting to appropriately trained staff and ensure required procedures are followed
• Educate, train, and support Camp Nursing Assistants in necessary health care, physical care, and emergency procedures
• Monitor, document, and communicate health-related incidents, concerns, and day-to-day needs using established systems and tools
• Follow True Friends health care policies, procedures, and applicable requirements
• Work closely with seasonal leadership to support the health, safety, and well-being of campers, staff, and volunteers
• Assist with required health care and new-hire paperwork and processes
• Track camp health care needs and help identify and implement solutions as they arise
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Make a difference: Use your nursing skills to directly support the health, safety, and well-being of campers and staff
• Build relationships
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  Develop meaningful connections with campers, families, and fellow staff
• Lead and mentor: Support and develop Camp Nursing Assistants and other camp staff
• Experience something different: Bring your nursing skills into an active, outdoor camp environment
• Be part of something bigger: Help create life-changing experiences that build independence, confidence, and connection

• Expand your nursing experience: Apply your clinical skills in a unique camp setting while supporting individuals with a wide range of abilities and health care needs
• Strengthen your leadership skills: Gain hands-on experience delegating, training, mentoring, and supporting other staff
• Build specialized experience: Develop greater experience working with individuals with disabilities, including physical, developmental, behavioral, and complex support needs
• Grow your adaptability: Strengthen your ability to assess needs, prioritize concerns, and respond effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Develop your communication skills: Work closely with campers, families, health care professionals, and an interdisciplinary camp team
• Make a lasting impact: Know that your nursing expertise helps create a safe environment where campers can experience independence, confidence, connection, and adventure

Make a lasting impact:
Know that your nursing expertise helps create a safe environment where campers can experience independence, confidence, connection, and adventure.

• All hired staff complete a minimum of one week of orientation before working with campers
• Most camp sessions run Sunday through Friday, approximately 5.5 days per week
• Staff may be asked to provide evening or overnight support as needed based on camper and program needs
• Staff…