Nurse

Colvig Silver Camps has an open Camp Nurse position for the summer of 2025. RN License eligible to work in Colorado required. Pediatric nursing or general childcare experience preferred. Camp nursing experience highly desired. Outdoor recreation interest/experience desired.

Minimum Age: 21 or older 
Terms of Employment: May 11th to August 11th, unless contracted otherwise (our preference is to hire someone for the full summer duration, but we are open to discussing both half-summer durations and can be somewhat flexible with arrival/start dates)
Salary: $13,000 for the season depending on the duration of employment, Meals and Private Housing included.
Time Off: One full day each week 
Number Hired: One

Each summer we hire one or two full time, residential nurse(s). Our nurse position is tailored to provide the camp community with optimum health care in a unique environment. Health care support includes a staff certified in, at a minimum, CPR and Wilderness First Aid, ambulance and helicopter access to a nearby hospital, and a 24-hour on-call camp physician.

Where does the nurse stay and work?

Our camp nurse (aka Witch Doctor) resides in a private cabin w/ a private bathroom attached to the infirmary. The infirmary consists of the main room for giving immediate care and evaluating campers and staff, a bathroom and shower, and two rooms for campers or staff staying the night (two rooms to separate gender if necessary). The infirmary also has a washer and dryer.

The primary responsibilities of the nurse position include:

• Staff week orientation on camp healthcare policies and procedures

• Teaching medication administration course and delegating medication administration to staff members

• Pre-camp camper and staff health screenings

• Being available and on-call 24 hours/day while on-duty for all camper and staff health care needs

• General first aid kit management

• Keeping records and logs

• Knowledge of accreditation standards, state regulations, and exclusion policies

• Ordering medical supplies for the infirmary and first aid kits

• Scheduling doctor’s visits as needed

• Occasional parent contact regarding camper health needs or concerns

• Managing beds and rooms in the infirmary (making beds and cleaning linens)

• Keeping camp healthy and happy!

This position provides an opportunity to spend a summer in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, developing nursing experience in pediatric care and wilderness/outdoor medicine. While our nurse is always on-call, we are flexible regarding program participation. We encourage our camp nurse to take an active part in the program portion of camp. Health care demands always take precedence over such program participation, but we are committed to making this a fulfilling and enjoyable experience for our nurse as well as our campers and program staff.