Peoria Unified School District
Hiring organization · Based in Glendale, AZ
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Shifts hiring now
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Benefits
LPN posting lists competitive pay and health benefits; RN pay follows the Nurses Salary Schedule on a .8 FTE, 9-month term. Sign-on bonuses mentioned only in a vague social post without amounts.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You run the school health program—screenings, immunizations, emergency care, and records—on a .8 FTE, 9-month RN schedule tied to the Nurses Salary Schedule.
As of 2026-07-23Source 1: peoriaunified.orgSource 2: talents.vaia.com
Experienced nurses
LPN school-nurse roles here coordinate the same core health work with supervising RN support and list competitive pay plus health benefits.
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Moving here
You land in a large A-rated K-12 district with preschool, free all-day kindergarten, 34 elementary schools, and sites across the Glendale–Peoria area.
As of 2026 · 2026-07-23Source 1: peoriaunified.orgSource 2: talents.vaia.com
Experienced nurses
Arizona is a compact-license state with a flat 2.5% state income tax, so your AZ RN or LPN license travels cleanly if you are already compact-eligible.
More about working here
Experienced nurses
A district nurse, Lee Ann Harter, RN, was publicly recognized by the Arizona Department of Education during National Nurses Week.
Moving here
The district earned a first-place Golden Bell award in the collaboration category, a concrete signal of how campuses are expected to work together.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Experienced nurses
Expect real physical work—lifting supplies to about 20 lb and assisting students up to about 60 lb—plus a required Arizona driver license when you travel between sites.
As of 2026-07-23 · 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- RN School Nurse posted as .8 FTE, 9-month term; may work outside normal hours and travel between sites
As of 2026-07-23Source: peoriaunified.org
- Floating
- Department listed district-wide; may be required to travel to perform work functions
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- LPN School Nurse estimated annual range $45,000–$60,000 (third-party estimate)
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN School Nurse paid on Nurses Salary Schedule; .8 FTE, 9-month term (Oasis Elementary posting)
As of 2026-07-23Source: peoriaunified.org
- Pay and benefits
- Social post references competitive wages and sign-on bonuses while naming Peoria Unified School District wellness/safety hiring
As of 2026Source: instagram.com
The city
Living in Glendale, AZ
Glendale sits just northwest of Phoenix, offering nurses a family-friendly desert suburb with easy access to big-city amenities. The city blends quiet residential streets with the entertainment district around Westgate, home to shopping, dining, and the NFL stadium — giving you both laid-back living and weekend energy in one sunny Arizona locale.
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- State price level · Arizona
- 1% above the national average
- State index 100.7 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,528/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $73,530/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would be the school nurse inside Peoria Unified School District, a large K–12 system based around Glendale and Peoria, Arizona, with preschool, free all-day kindergarten, 34 elementary schools, and multiple high schools.
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More about Peoria Unified School District
On an RN posting such as Oasis Elementary, you coordinate the campus health program—screenings, immunizations, emergency care, and records—on a .8 FTE, 9-month term paid on the Nurses Salary Schedule. LPN school-nurse roles cover similar ground with supervising RN support and list competitive pay and health benefits. The work is hands-on and mobile. You may work outside normal hours, travel between sites, hold an Arizona driver license, and meet physical demands that include lifting supplies to about 20 lb and assisting students up to about 60 lb. RN minimums include a current AZ license, basic CPR, an AZ IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card, and two years of recent public, medical, pediatric, or ER nursing. Arizona’s compact licensure and flat 2.5% state income tax simplify the paperwork side if you are relocating. What stays harder to ignore: local community threads say the district is cutting social work and behavioral mental health supports, which can change what lands in your health office.
District materials highlight collaboration, including a first-place Golden Bell award in that category, and public recognition of school nursing staff such as Lee Ann Harter, RN, during National Nurses Week.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Behavioral health / social work cuts
- Local Reddit threads warn PUSD is moving to eliminate or sharply reduce social work and behavioral mental health supports.
As of 2026Source 1: reddit.comSource 2: reddit.com
What to weigh
Local community threads warn the district is moving to eliminate or sharply cut social work and behavioral mental health supports, which can leave school nurses holding more of that load alone.
As of 2026Source 1: reddit.comSource 2: reddit.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 24, 2026
- Website
- peoriaunified.org ↗
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School Health / Elementary School Nurse
RN School Nurse .8 FTE at Oasis Elementary coordinates school health program, screenings, immunizations, emergency care, and records.
School Health / LPN School Nurse
LPN role coordinates health programs, screenings, emergency care, records; works independently with supervising RN support.
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