kaufer01

kaufer01 has 4 years experience and specializes in Public Health, School, Camp.

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1. When are you paid?

   kaufer01 replied to guest83140's topic in Camp

   I get paid every two weeks. Although I work at a school that operates camp programs in the summer, so it's their standard pay cycle. I've worked at camps that pay at the end of a session or season,...

2. Winter camp RN

   kaufer01 replied to wannabecnl's topic in Camp

   I'd also recommend a wilderness first aid course rather than just a basic first aid course depending on your camps location and what level of training the counseling staff

3. Epi-Pen costs

   kaufer01 replied to Astocker93's topic in Camp

   We buy enough to stock all of our med kits with an auto injector and then supplement with ampules for secondary doses just in case. It's crazy expensive (we send out 20+ trips every summer plus our...

4. 2015 Work Thread

   kaufer01 replied to Alex Egan's topic in Camp

   Last day of camp for me was yesterday! How has everyone's summer been? Every summer I'm amazed at how much happened and how quickly the summer flew

5. 2015 Work Thread

   kaufer01 replied to Alex Egan's topic in Camp

   Opening Day is 3 weeks from tomorrow for us! Feeling so underprepared after being short staffed during the rest of the year with our other programs. When do all of you

6. Mantoux question

   kaufer01 replied to CloudySue's topic in Camp

   When I worked in public health we would give mantoux as ordered by our overseeing physician to individuals that met a certain criteria (high risk). We had to take and pass a test certifying how to...

7. med management

   kaufer01 replied to tethys7's topic in Camp

   We have standing orders for common issues that kids have while at camp. We then require parents to also sign off on the list indicating any medication they do not want their child to receive. Any...

8. Pay negotiation for an emergency pickup shift

   kaufer01 replied to anashenwrath's topic in Camp

   We hire per diem staff per day at a rate of $150/day. Less than 4 hours is a half day greater than 4 hours is a full

9. Melatonin

   kaufer01 replied to zzisaac's topic in Camp

   All of our HS meds are dispensed from the health center. "Minutes" are called 10 minutes prior to lights out for our younger campers. These last 10 minutes before bed are when kids are supposed to...

10. What areas of your HC could use a new change?

    kaufer01 replied to tining's topic in Camp

    I have those skills, it's just a matter of finding the time to be able to implement it the way I want to. I'm moving towards a Google form as a sign in which then goes to a master sheet where I can...

11. What areas of your HC could use a new change?

    kaufer01 replied to tining's topic in Camp

    The biggest change we NEED to make is unfortunately one we can't make. The location of our health center is in the lower level of the same building our dining hall is in which means we have noisy foot...

12. 2015 Work Thread

    kaufer01 replied to Alex Egan's topic in Camp

    I'm a year round RN at a semester school/camp in Maine. I've been here for a year, but I've been working at camps for several summers. I'm looking for additional nurses for the summer (June-Aug) and...

13. How soon can I start looking for a camp job?

    kaufer01 replied to GoosbyLPN's topic in Camp

    I took over as supervising nurse of a health center in Maine, I'm currently hiring for a full time nurse. I'll be hiring for an additional 3 nurses over summer (for a total of 4 besides myself), but...

14. camp nursing for a new RN?

    kaufer01 replied to nurseerin126's topic in Camp

    I went to camp as the Camp Nurse the summer after I graduated with my degree for the entire summer. Sessions were a week long at most and had between 60-120 kids per session. The camp was fairly...

15. A Day In Your Health Center

    kaufer01 replied to campmonkey's topic in Camp

    Wow! 20 growth hormone kids? We have a handful, last summer we had 4 our second session - I thought that was a lot! They trickle in with the rest of the bedtime meds. We usually (but not always) have...