Camp Medical Professionals

All adult volunteers serving at a Young Life camp must complete an online screening process prior to arrival at camp. If you are currently serving as a volunteer in your local area, you should have already completed the screening process. If you have not completed this process, you will receive an email from Young Life Human Resources with instructions for completing the online Faith & Conduct and Criminal Background screenings. Please complete these screenings within 14 days of receiving the email. Due to the nature of Young Life camping and working with minors, it is Young Life's policy that all volunteer have clear criminal background checks. All information that is submitted will be kept confidential.

All guests on camp are required to complete a Health & Consent form. A link was provided in your initial acceptance email to register yourself and your family members attending with you, this information is needed to create a Health Form for each individual guest. Please submit that information at your earliest convenience. Two weeks prior to your arrival, you will receive an email for each person attending with a unique link to their Health Form, please complete this form BEFORE arriving to camp.  

The medical team includes two all-summer medical interns (Micah & Lindsey) who qualify as EMTs and a weekly medical professional who qualify as MD, DO, PA, NP, or RN when available. The primary function of the medical professional is screening. They will collaborate with the interns to decide the course of action in emergencies, decide which patients need transfer to a local medical facility, and dispense daily medications to campers.

Upon arrival to Timber Wolf Lake, the medical professional will meet the Medical interns. The interns will orient the medical professional to Timber Wolf's infirmary, emergency policies and procedures, and radio usage. We ask that medical professional attend the first Leaders Meeting for an introduction to the leaders for the week. The medical professional may also attend subsequent meetings if they prefer.

The Medical interns will handle the bulk of medical issues, including all illnesses and injuries that do not require the medical professional's examination. The medical professional will serve as a resource to them and will help cover the interns' day off (last days of the camp week).

The set infirmary hours are 30 minutes before and after each meal, and 30 minutes after the final cabin bell of the day. We ask that the interns, as well as the medical professional, be present at each of these times. The medical professional should notify the office when planning to be away from main camp or in a hard-to-reach spot. We ask that the medical professional be present at every all-camp event. Please review this Example Schedule to see what you could expect from a camp week (infirmary hours and events highlighted in red).

The camp medical professional will be asked to screen accidents and illnesses and recommend the nature of further professional treatment for campers. Due to the unpredictability of acute emergencies, we ask the medical professional to spend his or her week on the premises. You will be given a brief orientation to our infirmary and procedures when you arrive.

Timber Wolf Lake is located 6 miles away (10 minutes) from Missaukee County EMS (ALS), 12 miles (25 minutes) away from an Urgent Care, and 14 miles (28 minutes) away from Munson Healthcare Cadillac Emergency Room and Hospital.

Arrival:  Please plan to arrive between 2:00pm and 4:00pm ET on the first day of your assignment. You may head directly to the Yarder to settle in, then please head to the office for an orientation of the infirmary.

Departure:  Camp officially ends following the last Club, around 2:00pm, on the last day of your assignment. Please touch base with medical interns to cover all checkout procedures.

You and your family will be staying in the Yarder. This is a three bedroom (1 king, 1 queen, 2 bunkbeds) house that includes a full kitchen, living room with fireplace, and laundry facilities. All meals, bedding, and linens will be provided.

On weeks when we have multiple medical volunteers, we will accommodate the second volunteer and their spouse in the Lumberjack Lodge along with the other Adult Guests. The Lumberjack Lodge has all the amenities of the Yarder- the bedrooms contain a king bed, private bathroom, and balcony/patio space. Medical volunteers staying in the Lodge will be notified by Shannon prior to stay.