Camp Healthcare Provider
Title: Camp Health Staff (3 positions)
Location: Gracefield, Quebec
Work Term: June 1st- August 25th 2025
Salary: $5,310.00, room and board
Description:
Camp Misquah is looking for qualified, organized and supportive health care workers such as nurses/nursing students for our summer camp. The Camp Health Staff are expected to maintain open lines of communication and work in a cooperative manner with the Camp Director in order to best support the medical needs of all campers and staff. They are responsible for the review of all necessary medical documents, basic first aid treatment of campers and staff, medication administration & management, specific procedures as required (e.g catheter insertion, enema), and routine health check-ins as needed. Camp Health Staff report directly to the Health Team Lead and the Camp Director.
Why work here?
Camp Misquah hires individuals that are looking to learn skills and gain experience related to their education or future careers, and those that want to make a difference for people with disabilities.
The skills learned on the job at Camp Misquah directly relate to nursing, social work, physiotherapy, education, psychology, speech pathology, and many more areas of study.
What will I learn?
- Self-confidence
- Communication skills
- Leadership
- Interpersonal skills
- Resilience
- Communication and care adaptation
- Your core values
- What you are truly capable of
How will I learn that?
Each day as a part of the camp health care team you will be responsible for attending to the health and medical care of 55 campers with developmental disabilities. You will prepare, administer, and record daily medical care such as daily medication administration and first aid as well as perform specific procedures which may include tasks such as enemas, intermittent catheterization, G-tube feeding as needed. You will also contribute to monitoring and ensuring health and safety in an outdoor and communal living environment promoting hygiene, hydration and sun safety.
This may be the most challenging and rewarding job that you experience. Your heart will open to people that you have only just met, you will create friendships with campers and staff that will extend years into the future, and you will be forever changed.
Qualifications:
- Must be 19 years old by August 25, 2026
- RN, RPN, or Nursing Student is an asset
- Standard First Aid + CPR-C or BLS
- Must be able to provide a Criminal Record Check
- Will receive basic ASL, CPI & consent training. Will be trained on camp procedures.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the safety, health, and well-being of campers
- Adhere to all policies and procedures and enforce these among all staff & campers
- Communicate clearly with the entire staff team in order to provide appropriate medical care for all
- Medication administration and management, first-aid, nursing procedures, documentation
- Attend pre-camp training (in-city and on site) and attend daily meetings while at camp on a rotating schedule with the other health care staff
- Consult with the Nursing/Medical on-call team when necessary
- Other duties as assigned
Skills and Knowledge:
- Proven work ethic - able to consistently apply Misquah’s core values (respect, inclusiveness, safety and caring) to their day-to-day responsibilities
- Strong creativity and problem solving skills, flexible and able to adapt activities to meet specific camper needs
- Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities or in a summer camp environment is an asset
- Strong communication and teamwork abilities and ability to problem solve effectively
- Able to work in an outdoor environment for long periods of time
- Experience working within the medical field
Job Duties
Leadership
- Promote and ensure overall staff and camper well-being
- Support and collaborate with leadership team
- Respond to emergency situations to ensure camper and staff safety & well-being
- Assist & guide staff with camper support regarding medical needs
- Support counselor maintenance of cleanliness and hygiene standards for camper personal care
Medical Care
- Prepare, administer and document all regular camper medication
- Screen camper and staff symptoms to determine necessary care & course of action
- Providing care and treatment for small ailments such as headaches, sore throat, constipation, etc.
- Treat common camp injuries such as small cuts, bug bites, sunburns, heat related illness, etc.
- Providing care for individuals with specific medical conditions, including but not limited to diabetes and epilepsy
- Completing specific medical procedures as required by certain individual care plans, including but not limited to intermittent catheterization, G-tube feeds, and changing colostomy bags
- Consulting with nurse/medical on-call team when situations extend beyond scope-of-practice
Operational
- Keeping detailed clinic notes of all care provided
- Attending meeting with leadership staff
- Active member of the Leadership team
- Oversee and ensure safe and effective camp operations with a focus on camper and staff health and well-being
- Provide direction, guidance and support to other staff members
Job Types: Fixed term contract, Seasonal
Contract length: 2 months
Pay: $5,310.00 per year
Benefits:
Flexible language requirement:
Work Location: In person
