Position Summary: 

Under the direction of the Camp Director, the Camp Nurse will promote and safeguard the physical health of the J Camp community, including campers and staff. 

Pay Range: $34.50 – $36.50 per hour, depending on experience. 

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Monitor the health and physical well-being of campers and staff throughout the camp day. 
• Provide individualized health care to meet the unique needs of campers and staff. 
• Collect and review health reports throughout the camp day. Identify trends and make recommendations based on findings. 
• Document care provided and communicate with families as needed regarding their child’s health. 
• Ensure safe collection, storage, administration, tracking, and return of all medications. 
• Conduct basic first aid and health training refreshers with staff. 
• Review camper health forms and share relevant information with Counselors, Activity Specialists, and other appropriate staff. Contact families in advance of their attendance regarding missing or incomplete forms. 
• Provide flexible support across multiple camp locations, including during field trips, in person, over the phone, and virtually. 
• Collaborate with the Camp Care Coordinator to provide holistic care that integrates physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual health. 
• Act as a positive ambassador of the SJCC both inside and outside of the SJCC. 
• Follow all medical and emergency procedures at the SJCC and make recommendations to the Camp Director for policy updates when appropriate. 
• Perform work on weekends and evenings as needed to meet applicable deadlines or scheduling needs.  
• Other duties as assigned. 

Benefits

As a part-time or seasonal employee of the SJCC some of the benefits you will receive are:

• An individual membership to the SJCC 
• Sick time accrued at 1 hour of paid sick time for every 40 hours worked

For further information on benefits of being and SJCC employee please see our website at: https://sjcc.org/about/services/employment-at-the-j/

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

This position has no supervisory responsibilities. 

Qualifications: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.   

Education/Experience:  

Current Registered Nurse’s License (RN), EMT Certification, or other similar certification for Washington State required. 3+ years of work in a medical field preferred. Experience with children preferred. 

Computer Skills: Accurately track medication administration and delivery, review and analyze health reports and camper records, and communicate effectively via email. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn and use the camp database for tracking, reviewing, and creating information. 

Language Ability:  

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from internal and external customers. Ability to speak effectively one on one or before small groups of customers or employees of organization. 

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate medication dosages, track inventory, and manage quantitative health information with precision. 

Reasoning Ability: Must apply professional judgment to assess health situations and determine appropriate interventions, identify trends in health data, and make recommendations. Problem-solving and decision-making under time-sensitive or emergency conditions. 

Physical Demands and Work Environment:  

The information described below represents the physical activities and surroundings one may encounter when performing the duties of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Physical Demands:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, see, use hands to finger, handle, reach with hands and arms or feel keyboards and other computer equipment or office machines.  The employee is regularly required to talk or hear when interacting with others online, in person or via phone.  The employee is occasionally required to stand or walk.  Employee must regularly be able to lift 10 pounds and may occasionally be required to lift up to 25 pounds of office supplies, reports, etc.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus when working on reports and computer systems. 

Environmental Conditions: The work is typically performed in a community center environment or office environment, with a moderate to loud noise level.  Occasional travel to other areas of the facility may be required, where the noise level is moderate to loud and environmental conditions may include slippery surfaces, crowded areas, or working near moving parts (e.g. exercise equipment).  Minimal local travel may be required.   

SJCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer  

Our vision is to be the Puget Sound’s most open and welcoming community-centered Jewish organization. We know that we cannot do this without providing inclusive opportunities for all and celebrating our differences. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.