Registered Nurse - Camp Accomplish

Job Description - Registered Nurse - Camp Accomplish (260000I8)

Are you passionate about keeping children safe, healthy, and thriving? Join us this summer as a Camp Nurse for Camp Accomplish—an inclusive, life‑changing summer camp experience serving youth ages 5–18 with disabilities and chronic health conditions.

This is a full‑time temporary summer position working onsite for the duration of the camp season.

Children’s National Hospital and Melwood have partnered to deliver an unforgettable, inclusive summer program where fun meets exceptional care. Hosted at the 108‑acre Melwood Recreation Center in rural Charles County, Maryland, Camp Accomplish provides beautiful outdoor spaces, accessible facilities, and an environment where every camper can succeed.

The Camp Nurse plays a vital role in ensuring the health and safety of campers and staff
, supporting a medically diverse community in a dynamic summer camp setting.

• Provide health care to meet individual needs of campers and minor needs of Children’s and Melwood staff.
• Organize, maintain, and utilize adequate resources for serving the health and medical needs of campers and staff.
• Maintain accurate and detailed medical records according to State and American Camp Association standards.
• Oversee First Aid procedure and supplies.
• Screen all campers who are arriving and departing camp.

Required

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• At least 1 year of nursing experience
• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Maryland
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Preferred

• 2+ years of nursing experience
• Experience working with children, teens, or individuals with disabilities or chronic health conditions (a plus)

• Full‑time hours for the entire summer camp season
• Onsite at the Melwood Recreation Center in Nanjemoy, MD

Maryland‑Silver Spring

Feb 26, 2026, 10:34:28 PM

75,545.

Children’s National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here and the pay transparency policy is available here:
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Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug‑free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug‑free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.