Camp Nursing Director (RN, NP, DON)

Description

Title: Nursing Director

Department: Medical

Reports To: Medical Director

Direct Reports: Nursing Staff 

Location: Hybrid/Mt. Gilead, OH

Employment Type: Full-time, exempt

Salary: $90,000-$100,000

Overview:  As the Nursing Director, you’ll lead the clinical care that helps campers feel safe, supported, and ready to experience the magic of camp. You’ll build trusted relationships with campers and families while partnering closely with medical volunteers, hospital partners, and colleagues across Flying Horse Farms. Your clinical expertise, leadership, and ability to confidently navigate both everyday and unexpected challenges will shape the camper experience before, during, and after camp. This is an opportunity to bring your nursing leadership to a place where excellent care and meaningful connection go hand in hand.

Your Impact:  Your leadership helps make camp possible for children with serious illnesses and their families. You ensure that campers receive exceptional medical care while creating the confidence and support they need to participate fully in the camp experience. By leading with clinical expertise, compassion, and creativity, you help campers and families trust that their needs will be met, allowing them to focus on what camp is all about: connection, belonging, and being a kid.

Flying Horse Farms is a place where your work connects directly to something meaningful. Together, we create medically-safe camp experiences where kids with serious illnesses can find hope, joy, and belonging—always at no cost.

It takes every role, every team, and an all-in commitment to make the mission possible.

What You’ll Do: 

Year Round: 

• Provide leadership and oversight of nursing operations, ensuring systems, staffing, resources, and clinical practices are prepared to safely and effectively support camp programs. 
• Serve as an active leader across the organization and member of the Camp Operations Team, building strong cross-department partnerships and taking shared ownership for camp-wide readiness, quality, safety, and experience. 
• Supervise the Nursing Coordinator and collaborate with the Medical Director in year-round clinical and camp planning. 
• Ensure readiness of WellNest medical facility including inventory of medications, equipment, and supplies ensuring that all are in stock, working order and within expiration dates. 
• Develop and maintain nursing and medical protocols in collaboration with the Medical Director. 
• Recruit, interview, screen, and train volunteer and seasonal nursing staff  
• Medically screen campers with active participation in camper placement processes analyzing camper acuity of sessions.  
• Collaborate with the Camp Operations team to prepare for necessary medical adaptations to facilitate camper success. 
• Communicate with families on camper status and gathering medical information 
• Update, maintain and assure accuracy of medical information in the camper/staff computer database. 
• Prepare and distribute medical equipment/supplies (ex: first aid kits, AED’s, etc.) throughout camp and perform equipment checks as needed. 
• Build and strengthen relationships with hospital champions and clinicians, including leading small group presentations or attending conferences to spread awareness of camp. 
• Be an active member of the SeriousFun Children’s Network medical community 

In Camp Sessions: 

• Lead in-camp nursing operations, ensuring safe, effective, and well-coordinated care while supervising nursing staff and hosting medical volunteers. 
• Serve as a member of the in-session Operations Leadership Team, partnering across departments to anticipate needs, solve complex problems, make real-time operational decisions, and support the success of the overall camp experience. 
• Fulfill a role on the emergency staffing table coordinating medical response to an emergency 
• Teach both medical and non-medical staff and volunteers about medical conditions, and conduct camp-basic medical training for volunteers and seasonal staff  
• Position is required to reside at camp during all summer and weekend camp sessions 

What We Offer 

Supporting You Today 

At Flying Horse Farms (FHF), we believe great work starts with a team that feels connected to the mission and to one another. We’re an all-in team committed to safety, fun, and excellence, where team members are encouraged to take initiative, see the best in one another, and bring an attitude of optimism to work. 

• A mission-driven team connected by a clear vision, guiding principles, and shared operating values 
• A workplace where your ideas, perspective, and contributions are valued 
• A culture of collaboration, connection, and support 
• An open, inclusive workplace built on trust and transparency 
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 
• Flexible PTO 
• 13 paid holidays 

Protecting Your Future 

We want you to feel supported not only in the work you do today, but in the life you’re building for tomorrow. 

• Retirement Saving plan 
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability
• Parental leave

What It’s like to Be Part of Our Crew:

The best way to understand our culture is to hear from the people who experience it every day.

“There’s an emotional awareness of the organization. We can connect and be ourselves and communicate maturely and with care at the center.”

“It’s the most cohesive culture I have seen with more clear unity around where were going.”

“We’re the team who always asks, “what else can we do for the mission?”

“The intentionality of [meetings] build trust. I am seeing the Leadership Team make a genuine effort to keep everyone informed.”  

Requirements

What You Bring

Required Qualifications:

• BSN in Nursing with at least five years of experience  
• Pediatric nursing experience 
• Demonstrated experience leading people, teams, or clinical operations 
• Registered Nursing License, valid in the State of Ohio (including Compact license) 
• Valid Driver’s License  
• Valid BLS for healthcare professional certifications (PALS preferred) 
• Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet creation and online communication  
• Strong clinical judgment, organization, and operational management skills 
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate, communicate, and build trusted relationships across teams 
• Ability to live on-site during camp sessions 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Work PRN in a hospital position, to maintain clinical skills  
• Pediatric acute care or critical care experience 
• Self-starter, with the ability to seek out projects  
• Camp experience 

Physical Expectations:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position, with or without reasonable accommodation. 

• Ability to regularly move throughout camp, including across uneven terrain such as grass, gravel, and wooded areas.  
• Ability to sit and work at a computer for periods of time, including documentation, record review, and electronic communication.  
• Ability to stand, bend, kneel, reach, and perform lifting or carrying, typically up to 25–40 pounds.  
• Ability to assist with camper care, mobility, and activities of daily living as needed.  
• Ability to remain alert and responsive in a fast-paced clinical and camp environment.  
• Ability to respond promptly and appropriately to medical emergencies throughout camp. 

Environmental Conditions:

 The environmental conditions described below are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position, with or without reasonable accommodation. 

• Works in a combination of clinical, office, residential camp, and outdoor environments. 
• Exposure to varying weather conditions and natural elements, including heat, humidity, rain, sun, insects, and dust. 
• May work in non-climate-controlled indoor and outdoor spaces. 
• Noise and activity levels vary and may be high during camp activities, meals, transitions, and emergencies. 
• Schedule may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, extended workdays, and occasional overnight or on-call responsibilities during camp sessions. 

Expectations & Requirements for all Flying Horse Farms Staff  

We live our Values. We are each responsible for knowing our values and nurturing our culture:  

• We are All In. We demonstrate a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done, we are supportive and loyal, show up present and ready and we are passionate about "Campers First."  
• We have an Attitude of Optimism. We find what is working and make more of that happen, demonstrate adaptability within ambiguity, spread joy and hope and ensure everyone we interact with feels "Welcomed Home."  
• We are Trustworthy. We are consistent, dependable, steady, truthful and operate with transparency, take ownership for our work and "See the Best" in others.  
• We Take Initiative. We are driven, work towards goals with fortitude, pay attention to details and find innovative solutions with "Fearless is Free" attitudes.  

Flying Horse Farms (FHF) makes it possible for kids with serious illnesses to heal, grow, and thrive – at no cost to families. Located on 200 acres in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, camp first opened its gates in 2010 and hosts ~1,000 children and families each year.

FHF is the first camp in the Midwest to become a full member of the SeriousFun Children’s Network. Founded in 1988 by actor, philanthropist and Ohio native Paul Newman, the Network is a community of independently managed and financed camps and programs creating opportunities for children with serious illnesses and their families.

At FHF, for a weekend or week at a time, kids focus on the joy and freedom of simply being a kid, and with safety being the number one priority, fun is a close second. Campers receive high-quality care at our on-site health center, staffed 24/7 by clinicians from children’s hospitals across Ohio and beyond.

Flying Horse Farms is an ACA-Accredited Camp with the American Camp Association.

Ready to Join the team?

If you're excited about the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to join the Flying Horse Farms team.

Need assistance with the application process? Contact Human Resources at 419-751-7077.

EEO:?Flying Horse Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.?