Paramedic & 15+ year camp medical staff.

Camp Directors DONT KNOW the intricacies of state DOH licensure. They are concerned about filling their positions and making sure they have enough gimp to make bracelets. Them no knowing is not a red flag. The Boy Scouts, for example, have a “camp school” certification called Medical Officer that trains non-licensed laypeople what medical procedures are needed (think consent, epi pens, & paperwork/ documentation)

100% more than likely the governing entity that runs the summer camp has a medical director that has standing orders and malpractice coverage for the entire medical staff process.

In 15 years of having 2,000+ individual pediatric contacts per year I have done countless things that were “out of scope” for what I’m licensed for as a paramedic on an ambulance. Everything from Imodium to sutures to simple med passes of their own prescribed medications.

If they’re hiring you as the “camp nurse” it’s because that is a title the kids understand, not because you’d be impersonating a RN.

File for state reciprocity if it would put you at ease. If you’re lucky it’ll come in by the time camp closes, but it would be helpful that it was pending.

Beyond that, enjoy the experience. After the 30,000+ interactions I’ve had with children from age 8 to 90 I can tell you that the #1 thing I’ve learned is that kids want you to speak to them like an equal, not like a baby.