Outdoor Education Nurse

Position: Outdoor Education Nurse

Requirements

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois
• Current CPR/AED certification
• Experience working with children and youth
• Physical capacity to work in outdoor camp environment
• Ability to ride the bus if assigned to provide nursing care for specific students according to the health care plan.

Necessary Skills and Responsibilities:

• Ability to organize, maintain and appropriately store, and administer all medications
• Ability to make decisions and take initiative under pressure
• Good communication skills
• Organize and set up the Outdoor Education Camp Health Office
• Organize and maintain inventory of first aid supplies
• Organize and Maintain camper health forms and emergency contact information, ensuring knowledge of student health conditions and plans to manage health conditions, such as food allergies, asthma, diabetes etc.
• Keep a daily log of camper's office visits and healthcare interventions provided
• Accept and store all prescription and over-the-counter medications
• Administer prescription and over-the-counter medications when necessary
• Provide Illness, injury and emergency care for students and staff
• Communication with parents and school staff about student's illness or injury as needed.
• Provide First Aid for students and staff as needed, treating cuts, scrapes and bruises, bee stings, etc.

Other duties and responsibilities related to providing camp-related health services.

Rate of Pay: $40.00/hour

Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.