Health Officer
Are you ready for a summer of awesome experiences and memories at Camp Greenwood? We are looking for responsible, enthusiastic, and spirited young adults to serve as role models and mentors at camp next summer, May 30, 2023 - July 24, 2023. Counselors live, eat, play, dance, sing, and supervise campers ages 6-17 throughout the summer and play a meaningful part in the enrichment of their lives! If you are patient, fair, playful, outgoing, flexible, and compassionate, this is the place for you! Camp Counselors can have a profound impact on our campers' lives and the job requires incredible responsibility and care. You will be on-call 24/7, but it's also one of the most rewarding experiences ever!
Job Title: Health Care Director
Reports to: Camp Director
Classification: Nonexempt (Seasonal)
Position Purpose:
The Health Care Director is responsible for overseeing the health and safety of campers and staff.
Qualifications
- Licensed Doctor, RN, LPN, EMT, or Wilderness Camping or Respond to Emergency Certification with a license as required by Michigan state law.
- CPR certified.
- Current First aid certification and experience in first aid and emergency management.
- Driver’s license.
- Experience in both children and adult illness/injury care.
- Desire to work with children and young adults.
- Community health knowledge.
Job Functions
- Provide healthcare to meet individual needs of camp staff and campers.
- Collaborate with other medical staff to meet medical needs.
- Follow health care policies/procedures as described in the Greenwoods 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 necessary medical supplies and equipment.
- Maintain accurate and detailed medical records according to state and American Camp Association Standards.
- Ensure staff and camper health examinations are current and on file.
- Prepare and utilize daily medical log for treatment and medications.
- Prepare and record insurance and accident report forms.
- Oversee First Aid procedures and supplies.
- Prepare and distribute first aid kits throughout camp including camp vehicles, kitchen, offices, waterfront, activity areas, out-of-camp trips.
- Ensure supplies are well stocked and distributed as needed.
- Ensure a staff orientation session is delivered on medical services.
- Ensure camp staff and campers know their role related to health care and first aid.
- 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 camp.
- Verify health history and examination.
- Verify emergency authorization.
- Identify any observable evidence of illness or communicable diseases.
- Conduct a health assessment.
- Keep all medications used by campers and staff.
- Supervise sanitary conditions throughout camp.
- Observe daily cleanliness in the food service facility and other areas throughout camp.
- Report any health problems or symptoms of illness to the Camp Director.
The Health Care Director has specific relationships with other health care staff which may include volunteer/staff physicians, on-call nurses, or other designated medical staff. A Health Care Director relates to the Food Service Director to ensure sanitation is upheld in the kitchen and food service areas. The Health Care Director relates to general camp cleanliness with reference to camper/staff health and communicates those specific health issues.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of current health and safety laws and practices is essential.
Physical Aspects of the Job:
- Ability to lift/assist campers and staff.
- Ability to read and follow directions on medication labels, health forms, physician orders, and parent letters.
- Maintain written record system.
- Ability to quickly get to remote locations on camp property over uneven terrain.
- 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.