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Form of workAre you a health professional with experience working with youth? Are you interested in a seasonal role that makes a difference in the community while on an island setting? This may be the opportunity for you...
Children's Island, a beautiful ocean oasis in the middle of Marblehead Harbor hosts a YMCA Summer Camp June through August. As a Camp nurse on the Island, you will help provide first aid and care supporting the needs of the camp counselors and children. The Camp Nurse helps campers stay safe and healthy so they can have a fun summer experience. On a regular day you will distribute medications to campers, communicate medication paperwork to families and the camp director, as well as review and communicate physical and immunization records according to Department of Public Health Camp Regulations. Additionally, you will tend to injuries that may happen throughout the day and keep accurate records and reports. It will be your responsibility to organize, maintain and utilize adequate resources for serving the health and medical needs of the campers and staff, distributing first aid materials as needed.
To thrive in this position, you must have the ability to assess medical needs in children and adults, respond appropriately, and have first aid and emergency management experience. On this remote island location, you will be the first response for first aid and emergency situations that may occur. During the summer you’ll soak up the sun while making a difference in our summer camp programs and camps.
- Registered nurse (RN) with a license as required by MA state law. Nursing students or medical professionals may be considered for Health Care Supervisor positions within our organization.
- Availability Monday-Friday or willingness to job share. Hours 7:30 am - 4:00 pm.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Ability to walk, stand, and sit for extended periods of time.
- Exposure to communicable diseases and bodily fluids.
- Must be able to lift and/or assist children up to 50 pounds in weight.
- Must be able to lift and carry food and supplies weighing up to 20 pounds.
- Ability to stand or sit while maintaining alertness for several hours at a time.
- Position may require bending, leaning, kneeling, and walking.
- Ability to speak concisely and effectively communicate.
- Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical situations and physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency.
The YMCA is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, protected genetic information, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran's status.
