Medical Professionals

Overview

Medical Professionals

Medical Professionals

As much as Camp is a life-changing experience for the children who attend, it is a powerful and rejuvenating opportunity for the medical staff that cares for them. We welcome licensed health care providers to volunteer their time and skills to participate in making the dream of camp a reality for children with medical conditions.

When you volunteer as part of the Well Shell team, you will be working alongside our camp Health Center Director, Medical Director and Nurse Director. Our leadership team includes a pediatrician and nurse practitioner. Some volunteers will be specialists in the conditions we are serving; however, we do need general medical volunteers to round out our team. All medical professionals must be licensed in the state of California.

2025 Opportunities

Medical staff at the Well Shell.The Painted Turtle is now accepting applications for our 2025 Camp Programs.  We have opportunities for Physicians, NP’s, PA’s, and Nurses as well as Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Respiratory Therapists to volunteer.  Medical Volunteers will conduct health screening of volunteers and families on arrival and staff the Well Shell during the day.  For dates, please review the Camp Calendar and see below for instructions on how to apply.

How to Apply

Questions? Contact the Well Shell at wellshell@thepaintedturtle.org​.

Physicians

For each Family Weekend or Summer Session, we will recruit at least one specialist and one general practitioner to staff the Well Shell. We welcome general pediatricians, pediatric hospitalists, nurse practitioners, pediatric intensivists, emergency physicians and family practitioners. Pediatric experience is not required! 

Nurses

Well Shell staff and Volunteers.We are looking for pediatric specialty nurses, pediatric nurses, and nurses with an interest in pediatrics.  Experience in pediatrics not required! 

Allied Health Professionals

We invite Occupational Therapists (OT), Physical Therapists (PT) and Respiratory Therapists (RT) to select Family Weekends and Summer Sessions!  We are looking for health professionals who are comfortable working with children ages 7-16.

OT and PT volunteers will assist campers with daily cares and safe transfers in program areas such as boating and ropes course. 

RT’s will assist with scheduled therapies as well as set up and monitoring of campers who utilize CPAP and BiPAP machines at night. 

Paid Medical Staff Opportunities

Summer Staff Nurse (RNs only) 

At this time, The Painted Turtle is fully staffed with summer staff nurses but we still need nurse volunteers! Qualified candidates will have experience with acute and/or chronic pediatric conditions, California RN license,  and BLS certification. Applications will be considered until positions are filled. To apply, please begin an application through CampSite by creating an account or if you already have an account, log in to your existing account

Some examples of medical conditions the nurse will be administering care for include; Organ transplant, Hemophilia, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Kidney Disease and Neuromuscular conditions. Camper ages range from 7-16 years old. Duties include medication management, central line and catheter care, factor infusion, urinary catheterization. Candidates should be prepared to work closely with the campers and participate as a member of the cabin team.

Qualified candidates will have experience with acute and/or chronic pediatric conditions, California RN license, and current PALS and BLS certification.  Past leadership skills such as charge nurse, preceptor or past camp nurse experience are a plus.

Dates of employment for Summer Nurse Staff are May 20 – August 10, 2025

Applications will be considered until positions are filled.

To apply, please begin an application through CampSite by creating an account or if you already have an account, log in to your existing account

Summer Nurse Extern 

At this time the summer nurse extern position has been filled, but we still need volunteers for our cabin counselors! To apply, please begin an application through CampSite by creating an account or if you already have an account, log in to your existing account

Qualified candidates will be entering their last year of nursing school in Fall 2025 or a graduate from a nursing program in the last year, must have had a pediatric rotation.   Current BLS certification required. Applications will be considered until position is filled.

Dates of employment for Summer Nurse Staff are May 20 – August 10, 2025.

Applications will be considered until positions are filled.

To apply, please begin an application through CampSite by creating an account or if you already have an account, log in to your existing account

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Medical Professionals FAQs

Camp is a life-changing experience for the children who attend, and it is a powerful and rejuvenating opportunity for the medical staff that cares for them. We welcome health care providers to volunteer their time and skills to participate in making the dream of camp a reality for children with chronic conditions.  Having a dynamic, experienced team of medical professionals at camp provides peace of mind to the campers and families who attend so they can enjoy the experience to the fullest.

Who do we need?

We need the help of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists.  You need not be an expert in a particular medical condition to participate. All volunteer medical team members must be professionally licensed in California. We prefer staff to have a minimum of one year clinical experience and experience in pediatrics is preferred.