Join us this summer as our Health Care Coordinator! Great role for nursing students, EMTs, and admin

Position Purpose

The Healthcare Coordinator is responsible for supporting the Nurses in ensuring the health and safety of campers and staff.

All staff members, within their roles, leaders are responsible for supporting campers in developing the friendships, character, skills, and memories that have marked a Takodah experience for nearly a century.

Qualifications

• Driver’s license

• Current First Aid and CPR certification

• Desire to work with children and young adults

• Experience in both children and adult illness/injury care desired

• Must pass application, reference, and a criminal background checks
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Display the YMCA values (caring, honesty, respect, responsibility), as well as the Takodah Friendly-to-All way of life

• Display good character, fun-loving personality, positive attitude, proper appearance, and appropriate sense of humor

• Possess a sincere interest in living in a summer camp setting and working with children

• Commit to putting the needs of others before your own needs

• Understand the developmental needs of youth and the value of summer camp experiences

• Relate to youth and adults in a positive manner, both in individual and group settings

• Possess strong communication and teamwork skills with a focus on building positive relationships with others

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift/assist campers and staff

• Ability to read and follow directions on medication labels, health forms, physician orders, and parent letters

• Ability to use a telephone and computer

• Ability to maintain written record system

• Ability to quickly get to remote locations on camp property over uneven terrain

• Ability to observe and assess sanitation and safety conditions of the camp

• Ability to communicate with parents, staff, and administration about camper health concerns

• Possess endurance to meet emergency needs

• Ability to drive to off-camp health provider, physician, or emergency treatment locations
  

Essential Job Functions

1. Support Nurses in providing healthcare to meet individual needs of camp staff and campers

2. Support Nurses in organizing, maintaining, and utilizing adequate resources for serving the health and medical needs of the campers and staff

3. Support Nurses in maintaining accurate and detailed medical records according to NH and American Camp Association Standards

4. Support Nurses in overseeing First Aid procedures and supplies

5. Support Nurses in leading a staff orientation session on medical services

6. Support Nurses in overseeing the screening of all campers and staff who are arriving and departing camp

7. Support Nurses in supervising sanitary conditions throughout camp

Relationships

In addition to working closely with the Nurses, Healthcare Assistants are expected to maintain positive working relationships with campers, cabin leaders, kitchen staff, maintenance staff, office staff, professional YMCA staff, volunteers, guests, and physicians. Healthcare Staff must also recognize that parents play a critical role in the success of Camp Takodah (i.e. enrolling their children, referring others to camp, promoting camp); therefore, Healthcare Staff must also develop positive, professional, and guest service-focused relationships with them.

Equipment Used

Healthcare Staff will be asked to use the facilities and supplies in the Health Lodge, under the guidance of the Nurses. Healthcare Staff might also be asked to use specialized equipment, including—but not limited to—fire protection equipment, washers and dryers, maintenance equipment, and cleaning supplies. Healthcare Staff might also be asked to drive camp vehicles In all cases, Healthcare Staff must receive proper training from their supervisor before using the equipment, and Healthcare Staff are expected to follow all safety policies and procedures at all times.