Are there any camps that hire student nurses?

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I'm a first year ASN student, and I was wondering if there are any camps out there that hire student nurses. I live in NY, so camps in the NE region of the states would be ideal, but I could travel if it would mean experience.

Anyone know of any places?

Thanks!

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Specializes in OB, GYN, community nursing.

yes, I do: the place I have worked at before -- the Global Youth Village. They hire a "health care manager" each summer, which is a position for someone who is not licensed yet, but w/ current 1st aid & CPR. This person handles most of the average, day-to-day needs, w/ an RN checking in each day as needed, or on call for the more complex stuff. You get a lot of hands on experience and learn a lot. It is in Virginia. Good luck finding a place. Camp nursing is great! .

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I worked as Camp Health Officer for two summers while I was a student. You'll need to find out what the minimum requirements are for the camps you're considering--in my case I needed Red Cross CPR-PR and Responding to Emergencies.

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Specializes in Spinal Cord injuries, Emergency+EMS.

from a clinical you are only a 'Student Nurse' when you are on placement .... as other posters have suggested there may be roles which being a student health professional give a good preparation for , but you won't be hired *as* a Student Nurse

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I worked at a camp last summer as a student, and I got the job through nurses.campstaff.com. It's free to join and I got a bunch of calls after I registered. I just specifically mentioned that I was a student so there wasn't any confusion.

My camp was an all girls camp 8-16 years old in Wisconsin, with about 280 campers. We had 1 RN, 1 LPN and 2 students, including myself. We all worked pretty independently but the RN usually made the decision if we were unsure.

Good luck!

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I worked at a camp last summer as a student, and I got the job through nurses.campstaff.com. It's free to join and I got a bunch of calls after I registered. I just specifically mentioned that I was a student so there wasn't any confusion.

My camp was an all girls camp 8-16 years old in Wisconsin, with about 280 campers. We had 1 RN, 1 LPN and 2 students, including myself. We all worked pretty independently but the RN usually made the decision if we were unsure.

Good luck!

What camp was this?

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So...camps I've found:

* Camp Baco and Che-Na-Wah (brother/sister camp in the Adirondacks) - I have already gotten a positive response from them, so they are a definite possibility.

* Camp Wicosuta

* Lake of the Woods Camp

* Camp Wayne Girls

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What camp was this?

Camp Agawak.

I think I applied at camp Che-Na-Wah, too, but when they called me, I had already taken the job at Agawak.

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Camp Agawak.

I think I applied at camp Che-Na-Wah, too, but when they called me, I had already taken the job at Agawak.

Oh, cool.

I would much rather work at Che-Na-Wah because it's much closer to home (I'm from NY).

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Looks like I might be joining the ranks of camp nurses!

I was called by Camp Baco, and spoke with one of the directors today...and she told me about the job etc. then said to send two references and call her in a couple of days so that we can maybe get it tied up soon.

The hours seem perfectly reasonable (there are 2 nurses, and you split the hours between the two of you), there's one full day off per week along with 2 or 3 nights off a week, if no kids are sick, you don't have to stay in the health office, you can use the facilities of the camp, and the pay is kind of awesome.

HOLY CRAP WOW!

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They hired me!

The director offered me the job (contingent on satisfactory references) on Friday and asked if I was ready to accept. I said I would like a couple of days which she was fine with that. I called her yesterday to accept, and she said they were still waiting on references, but great, and that because they were still waiting on references, I probably wouldn't hear anything else for about a week or so, and that's when I would get my contract...but lo and behold, I received it in an email today!

I decided to take the position because it seems like an awesome opportunity, the camp looks and sounds fun, the pay is great, and, it'll give me over a month of summer vacation before heading off to work since I end school in early to mid May, and staff orientation starts June 21!

I'm super stoked!

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What is the pay they offered you there? I am applying for camp jobs as well (in MA) and am curious what other places are ofering.

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