Founded in 1961, Sandy Spring Friends School is a progressive, coed, academically-rigorous day and boarding school serving approximately 700 students from age three through 12th grade. The campus is located on 140 acres in the historic Sandy Spring area of Montgomery County, Maryland, and the School is approved by the Maryland State Board of Education and accredited by the Association of Independent Maryland Schools.

Our school’s culture, rooted in the idea that collaboration engenders achievement, can be traced to our Quaker heritage and abiding belief in the Quaker values of simplicity, equality, integrity, stewardship of the environment, and peaceful resolution of conflict.

2024 Summer Camp Registered Nurse

Hours: 9am - 5pm, June 17, 2024 to August 9, 2024

Benefit: 50% discount for employee’s children who attend Summer at Sandy Spring

Summary: The Health Care Team is responsible for overseeing the health and safety of campers and staff. The Summer Camp Nurse works with members of the on-campus health care team to provide healthcare to camp staff and campers.

Responsibilities:

? Follow health and wellness standards of care per American Camp Association accreditation

? Organize, maintain, and utilize resources. Restock inventory of medical supplies and equipment as necessary

? Assist in preparing the camp Health Center

? Track and manage emergency medications for all campers

? Ensure staff and camper health examinations are current and on file

? Prepare and utilize daily medical log for treatment and medications

? Prepare and record accident report forms

? Chart all visits in the electronic health record

? Review medical history of students

? Verifying medication permissions prior to administration

? Oversee First Aid procedures and supplies

? Ensure a staff orientation session is delivered on medical services

? Ensure Camp Director has up to date health information and supplies to enable them to provide an orientation for camp staff. This includes clinic hours, specific camper health and social needs, health center procedures, emergency procedures, staff health assessment of campers, policies on contacting parents, transportation to outside health facilities, accident prevention and risk management, food allergens, and first aid in the camp setting.

Qualifications and Requirements:

? Registered nurse (RN) with a current Maryland license

? Current American Heart Association approved CPR certification (Adult and Pediatric).

? Experience in first aid and emergency management

? Experience in both children and adult illness/injury care

? Desire to work with children and young adults

? Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including an updated booster after 9/1/2022

? Attend one day orientation session the week prior to camp starting – to be arranged with Health Center Director

Physical Requirements: The ability to navigate stairs as part of daily routines; mobility around a large campus with uneven pavement; bending and squatting as required to participate in activities; sitting and standing for long periods of time during the school day; lifting/carrying boxes up to 25 pounds; and the ability to maneuver as necessary within a regular classroom and office setting.

Commitment to Diversity: Sandy Spring Friends School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or a person's status as a qualified candidate with a disability in administration of its educational program, admission policies, financial aid program, staff hiring, and other school-administered programs.