Camp Nursing Director (RN, NP, DON)

Flying Horse Farms; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible PTO

13 paid holidays

Retirement savings plan

Employer-paid life insurance

Disability insurance (short- and long‑

Job summary

Flying Horse Farms is seeking a Nursing Director to lead the clinical care and nursing operations across the camp. You will supervise nursing staff, partner with medical volunteers and hospital partners, and ensure safe, high-quality care for campers and families in a hybrid work setting in Mt.

Gilead, OH. The role emphasizes clinical leadership, collaboration, and operational readiness to support camp programs year-round, with a focus on safety, compassion, and exceptional medical care at no

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of nursing operations.
• Lead cross-department partnerships to support camp readiness, quality, safety and experience.
• Supervise the Nursing Coordinator and collaborate with the Medical Director.
• Ensure readiness of WellNest medical facility including inventory of medications, equipment, and supplies.
• Recruit, interview, screen, and train volunteer and seasonal nursing staff.
• Medically screen campers and participate in camper placement processes.
• Collaborate with Camp Operations to prepare for medical adaptations to support 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 and supplies throughout camp and perform equipment checks.
• Build relationships with hospital partners and clinicians and present on camp medical topics.

Job description

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.”

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.

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.?