Registered Nurse Residential Lakeside Camp | Summer 2026
Job Description
Job Description
Registered Nurse — Residential Lakeside Camp | Summer 2026 | Amherst, NH
Location: Amherst, NH
Employment Type: Full-Time, Seasonal (June 17 – August 13, 2026)
About the Client
A well-established lakeside overnight camp in southern New Hampshire with a decades-long reputation for inclusive, community-centered programming. The camp serves 200–250 campers per session between the ages of 8 and 15, supported by a live-in health team of four RNs and nursing students operating within a structured, leadership-backed clinical model. This is an organization that takes nurse well-being seriously—shifts are designed to be sustainable, support is genuine, and the culture is one where clinical staff are set up to succeed.
Compensation & Benefits
Base Salary: $1,200–$1,400 per week, based on experience and qualifications
Relocation Assistance: Travel expenses covered
Shift: Structured Early, Mid, and Late shifts with guaranteed breaks; Late shift includes on-call responsibility but does not require the nurse to remain awake
Benefits Package: Private room and private bath; all meals included for the season; camp-age children welcome to attend; pets negotiable
Job Summary
Join a four-nurse residential health team delivering consistent, high-quality care to campers and staff across a full summer season at a lakeside overnight camp. The role covers the full breadth of camp nursing—clinical assessment, medication management, injury and illness response, and ongoing family communication—within a deliberately structured shift rotation designed to keep the team sharp and sustainable from opening day through closing.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct ongoing nursing assessments and deliver direct care to campers and staff throughout each shift
- Maintain health records that are complete, accurate, and consistently up to date
- Manage medication packaging, secure storage, and administration across four scheduled daily med passes
- Respond promptly and effectively to on-site injuries, acute illnesses, and urgent health developments
- Keep camp leadership informed of clinically significant health developments in a timely and professional manner
- Communicate with parents and guardians in a warm, clear, and reassuring manner on all health-related matters
- Maintain a Health Center environment that is organized, calm, and welcoming throughout the season
Minimum Requirements
- Active RN license in New Hampshire or a valid Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) multistate license in good standing; New Hampshire is an NLC compact state, making this role accessible to compact license holders from any member state
- Comfortable and confident working with children and adolescents ages 8–15 in a residential setting
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills across campers, fellow staff, and parents
- Reliable and fully committed to completing the entire summer season
- Genuinely engaged in a community-centered residential camp environment
Ideal Qualifications
- Clinical background in pediatrics, school nursing, camp healthcare, or emergency medicine
- At home in close-knit, team-driven environments where collaboration is the daily norm
- Warm, energetic, and approachable by nature—someone who brings steadiness and positivity to every patient interaction
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