Summer Health Care Manager Aide

Description

POSITION TITLE:

Summer Health Care Manager Aide

DEPARTMENT:
Camp Arnold

STATUS:
Temporary/Seasonal, Exempt

PAY: $400/week - Room and Board (lodging and food) included

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The Salvation Army is a branch of the Christian Church, and the ultimate goal of all programs is spiritual regeneration of all people.

The Salvation Army is an equal opportunity employer.

Assist the Camp Nurse as needed with the health concerns of the summer campers and staff. Help in the cataloging of medications and distribution as far as training allows. Assist in monitoring the camper and staff health and act in emergency situations as a part of the medical team.

To be at the nurse's station before and after meals, be at campfire, and return to the nurse's station after campfire. Assistant is to be available at station for open clinic hours determined by camp nurse. Schedule is assigned in conjunction with the camp schedule and the Assistant Camp Administrator.

• Current certification in CPR for the Professional Rescuer (American Red Cross) or certification by American Heart Association for the BLS (Basic Life Support) for Healthcare Providers Program.
• Current certification in First-Aid.

• Assist in all tasks as assigned by the Camp Nurse
• Attend and participate in evening programs and spiritual activities.
• Maintain a standard of cleanliness in personal grooming and in living quarters.
• Assist with the clean-up of the total camp at the end of each session and at the conclusion of the summer.
• Maintain a level of honesty, purity and integrity that spurs others on towards a deeper relationship with God.
• Assist with evening cabin supervision
• Any other duties as assigned by the Camp Nurse or Assistant Camp Administrator.

• Enforce camp policies and procedures
• Maintain the utmost level of physical, emotional, spiritual and intellectual safety for staff, participants and visitors/observers at all times.
• Teach and enforce the Camp Arnold safety standards for each program component (challenge course elements, trails, roads, program areas, etc.) in accordance with the written operational procedures.
• Ensure compliance with American Camping Association standards of safety and programmatic conduct at all times.
• Coordinate and implement all program components relative to the specific outdoor school schedule in a timely fashion.

Weekly Responsibilities:

• During pre-camp training discuss health and safety procedures, precautions and routines with Nurse.
• Familiarize yourself with the clinic, the camp facility, and staff members.
• Instruct the counselors in regard to their responsibilities in noting and reporting illness, injury or unsafe practices and conditions that might contribute to camper or staff accidents.
• Prepare all cabin and program facility first aid kits for use on hikes, outpost camps, trips, and cabin activities. Assist the nurse in instructing counselors in current first-aid methods. All such treatments must be reported back to the nurse for inclusion with reports. Weekly check all first aid kits to ensure that they are stocked.
• Administer medications and first-aid treatments under the nurse's supervision and according to physicians order and keep records of ALL such treatment.
• Carry a bag with first-aid supplies when leaving the clinic. Ensure that the nurse or other camp staff can contact you in case of an emergency.
• Maintain daily treatment "logs" for campers and staff as required.
• Assist with camp registration medical check-in, either through the medical assessment or database entry.
• Clean the nurse's station daily and do laundry as required, maintaining a level of cleanliness that is appropriate for a facility used for first-aid treatments and distribution of medication.
• Practice as needed with the waterfront director and lifeguards practical scenarios that might happen where additional medical support staff is needed.

• Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.
• Ability to grasp, push, pull objects and reach…