Nursing Coordinator, RN

Description

As the Nursing Coordinator, you are excited to use your clinical knowledge and knack for details to prepare for campers to have a safe and fun camp experience.  You love a good check list or process to ensure nothing is overlooked as you make decisions with our campers’ best interests at heart. 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 and you thrive on making camp possible.  You embrace entering your stretch zone and approaching challenges focused on solutions.?  

You are excited about opportunities to problem solve and refine processes to engage more campers, create partners in medical volunteering, and grow the reach and impact of Flying Horse Farms. 

Responsibilities:  

•  Collaborate with Nursing Director to supervise in-camp nursing operations and host medical volunteers during some residential and weekend camp sessions. 
• Assist Nursing Director with recruiting, interviewing, and screening volunteer nursing staff and seasonal medical staff.  
• Process and conduct medical screening of camper applications. Update, maintain and assure accuracy of medical information in the camper/staff computer database. 
• Actively participate in camper placement processes, which includes but is not limited to; medical analyses of campers by session, communication with families on camper status, follow up during and after camp with questions and/or medical concerns or clarification. 
• Generate connections with hospital champions to present to teams or attend conferences to spread awareness of camp. 
• Maintain and update meticulous databases of medical team volunteers. 
• Coordinate and take inventory of medications and supplies and assist with stocking the medical facility ensuring that all are in stock, working order and within expiration dates.   
• Prepare and distribute medical equipment/supplies (ex: first aid kits, AED’s, etc.) throughout camp and perform equipment checks as needed. 
• Participate in weekly meetings, collaborate on team projects, and be an active member of the Medical Team and Camp Operations Team. 
• Be an active member of the SFCN medical community. 
• Position is required to reside at camp during summer and weekend camp sessions. 

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience:  

• BSN or RN in Nursing with at least two years of pediatric experience  
• Registered Nursing License, valid in the State of Ohio  
• Valid Driver’s License  
• PALS certification
• Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet creation and online communication  
• Efficient, professional, and effective communication skills 
• Ability to live on-site during camp sessions 

Preferred Skills & Experience: 

• Desire to continue work PT/PRN in a hospital position, to maintain skills and critical thinking  
• Prior leadership experience 
• Self-starter, with the ability to seek out projects  
• Camp experience