1:1 School Nurse

Seattle, Washington

Position involves providing one-on-one nursing support, monitoring tracheostomy needs, performing suctioning, maintaining a safe environment, communicating with family and school staff, and completing nursing documentation.

Eligibility: School NursingPediatric

Posted Jul 22

Shift and hours: Monday to Friday, on the school calendar Schedule: Monday-Friday, based on the school calendarAbout 33 hours a week
Unit and setting: School Grade Level: Sixth gradesixth-grade student
License: RN licenseRN or LPN license
Term: Agency

Do you qualify?

License: RN or LPN license
License: Current Washington RN or LPN license, or willingness to get one Current Washington State RN or LPN license, or willingness to obtain one Check your license
Experience: tracheostomy care and suctioning experience Experience with tracheostomy care and suctioning
Also asks: works independently with school staff and family Ability to work independently while collaborating with school staff and the student’s family
Also asks: communication, observation and documentation skills Strong communication, observation, and documentation skills

Preferred

Also asks: Spanish-speaking, encouraged to apply Spanish-speaking candidates are strongly encouraged to apply, but Spanish fluency is not required

What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Washington agency rolesWashington agency postings that state pay run $36/hr to $67/hr, the middle half $39/hr to $53/hr, across 33 postings.
Eligibility: benefits for eligible full-time employees, subject to plan terms Benefits are available to eligible full-time employees and are subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.

Benefits

Benefitscompetitive compensationCompetitive compensation
Benefitsmedical, dental and vision insuranceMedical, dental, and vision insurance
Benefits401(k) with company match401(k) with company match
Benefitspaid sick leavePaid sick leave
Benefitsdedicated recruiter and ongoing supportDedicated recruiter and ongoing support throughout the assignment
Benefitstherapist- and clinician-founded cultureTherapist- and clinician-founded company culture

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The role and schedule

Day to day: tracheostomy monitoring and support Monitor and support the student’s tracheostomy needs
Day to day: suctioning as needed Perform suctioning as required
Day to day: keeping the student safe and able to take part in school Maintain a safe and supportive environment that allows the student to participate fully in the school day
Day to day: communicating with family, school staff and healthcare team Communicate with the student’s family, school staff, and healthcare team as needed
Start: starts September 2, 2026 Start Date: September 2, 2026
Details: in person at a middle school Setting: In-person, middle school
Details: expected to continue into future school years This position will begin during the 2026-2027 school year and is expected to continue in future school years.

The workplace

Ampersand Therapy

Hiring organization

You are deciding on school-based nursing through Ampersand Therapy, a small therapist-owned contractor headquartered in Bellevue that places nurses and related-services clinicians into Washington K-12 districts. The work you would actually do is 1:1 support inside a school building—middle-school trach…

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Preceptors and orientation

Helpful for new grads transitioning into schools; new grads welcome for some therapy roles; mentorship emphasized

Ampersand Therapy · employer research

Sources

As of 2026Source 1: indeed.com Source 2: talents.vaia.com

Scheduling

Flexible arrangements common; school-year contracts; example LPN schedule Mon–Thu 3 hrs/day; TVI 15 hrs/week with flexible days

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As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.com Source 2: talents.vaia.com

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1:1 School Nurse (RN or LPN) | Middle School | Seattle, WA | 2026–2027 School Year. Ampersand Therapy is hiring a compassionate and dependable Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide one-on-one care at a middle school in Seattle, Washington. Position involves providing one-on-one nursing support, monitoring tracheostomy needs, performing suctioning, maintaining a safe environment, communicating with family and school staff, and completing nursing documentation.

What's around it?

In Seattle, WA

Seattle, WAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 11% above the US average

Median rent: $2,030/mo
Household income: $123,860/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Seattle, WA

NeighborhoodsWest Seattle is the named small-town-in-the-city pick: three commercial junctions along California Avenue Southwest, Alki Beach, a Sunday farmers market, bars, and a movie theater, plus 10–30 minute downtown drives. Shoreline, its own city just north of the line and now on light rail, buys three-bed/two-bath houses with yards and garages and a 20–25 minute rail ride downtown—more space than a Seattle condo at the same budget. Columbia City (craftsman homes, food, light rail), Ballard (restaurants, long-term Seattle character), Belltown and South Lake Union (condos, nightlife) are the in-city young-professional patterns; Wilburton and West Bellevue plus Grass Lawn in Redmond are the Eastside family/tech bases. Kent, Renton, and Lynnwood are the lower-cost suburbs Reddit names, with the blunt caveat that traffic will suck.

West Seattle is the named small-town-in-the-city pick: three commercial junctions along California Avenue Southwest, Alki Beach, a Sunday farmers market, bars, and a movie theater, plus 10–30 minute downtown drives. Shoreline, its own city just north of the line and now on light rail, buys three-bed/two-bath houses with yards and garages and a 20–25 minute rail ride downtown—more space than a Seattle condo at the same budget.

Columbia City (craftsman homes, food, light rail), Ballard (restaurants, long-term Seattle character), Belltown and South Lake Union (condos, nightlife) are the in-city young-professional patterns; Wilburton and West Bellevue plus Grass Lawn in Redmond are the Eastside family/tech bases. Kent, Renton, and Lynnwood are the lower-cost suburbs Reddit names, with the blunt caveat that traffic will suck.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: sammamishmortgage.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: niche.com Source 5: hellolanding.com

Getting aroundSources map downtown and Eastside access, not hospital parking: Sounder from Kent Station is just under 30 minutes to King Street Station, then light rail deeper into the city, with I-5 and SR 167 HOT lanes for drivers. Issaquah is about 30 minutes via I-90 HOV, with downtown Issaquah train parking that includes EV chargers and bike lockers; SeaTac’s Angle Lake station plus RapidRide (every 10 minutes at peak, 15 off-peak) runs 35 minutes to an hour; Mercer Island express buses can reach Seattle in 20 minutes. West Seattle is 10 minutes off-peak and 30-plus in rush hour over the repaired West Seattle Bridge; Shoreline light rail is 20–25 minutes downtown. By 2025 the north line added Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood stops and Eastside rail served Bellevue–Redmond Technology Center, with I-90 and downtown Redmond extensions expected that year and Federal Way around 2026—yet rush hour can start near 1:30 p.m., a mapped hop can become an hour, and West Seattle to Redmond can take 1.5 hours (Capitol Hill about 45 minutes by car).

Sources map downtown and Eastside access, not hospital parking: Sounder from Kent Station is just under 30 minutes to King Street Station, then light rail deeper into the city, with I-5 and SR 167 HOT lanes for drivers. Issaquah is about 30 minutes via I-90 HOV, with downtown Issaquah train parking that includes EV chargers and bike lockers; SeaTac’s Angle Lake station plus RapidRide (every 10 minutes at peak, 15 off-peak) runs 35 minutes to an hour; Mercer Island express buses can reach Seattle in 20 minutes.

West Seattle is 10 minutes off-peak and 30-plus in rush hour over the repaired West Seattle Bridge; Shoreline light rail is 20–25 minutes downtown. By 2025 the north line added Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood stops and Eastside rail served Bellevue–Redmond Technology Center, with I-90 and downtown Redmond extensions expected that year and Federal Way around 2026—yet rush hour can start near 1:30 p.m., a mapped hop can become an hour, and West Seattle to Redmond can take 1.5 hours (Capitol Hill about 45 minutes by car).

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: sammamishmortgage.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: facebook.com

OutdoorsIn-city hiking includes Discovery Park’s North Beach Trail beside a lighthouse, Carkeek Park’s Pipers Creek Trail to Puget Sound views, Seward Park’s Sqebeqsed Trail on Lake Washington, Union Bay Natural Area’s Yesler Swamp, and the 230-acre Washington Park Arboretum. The Burke-Gilman Trail is a nearly 20-mile car-free run from Golden Gardens through Ballard, Fremont, and the University District to Kenmore; Alki Beach and Golden Gardens are the swim-and-sunset parks. Kayak or SUP from Agua Verde Paddle Club and the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union, Green Lake Boathouse, Seattle Paddle near Seward Park, or Alki and Ballard kayak shops. Weekends go to the Issaquah Alps, Mount Si, Twin Falls, and Rattlesnake Ledge, or a two- to three-hour drive to Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades—plus Bainbridge, Kitsap, and Whidbey by ferry.

In-city hiking includes Discovery Park’s North Beach Trail beside a lighthouse, Carkeek Park’s Pipers Creek Trail to Puget Sound views, Seward Park’s Sqebeqsed Trail on Lake Washington, Union Bay Natural Area’s Yesler Swamp, and the 230-acre Washington Park Arboretum. The Burke-Gilman Trail is a nearly 20-mile car-free run from Golden Gardens through Ballard, Fremont, and the University District to Kenmore; Alki Beach and Golden Gardens are the swim-and-sunset parks.

Kayak or SUP from Agua Verde Paddle Club and the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union, Green Lake Boathouse, Seattle Paddle near Seward Park, or Alki and Ballard kayak shops. Weekends go to the Issaquah Alps, Mount Si, Twin Falls, and Rattlesnake Ledge, or a two- to three-hour drive to Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades—plus Bainbridge, Kitsap, and Whidbey by ferry.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: visitseattle.org Source 2: thehonestlocal.com Source 3: hellolanding.com Source 4: youtube.com

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Living in Seattle

Seattle is distinct for stacking a no-wage-income-tax paycheck against Puget Sound, the Cascades, and three national parks two to three hours out. A nurse can live in West Seattle—California Avenue junctions, Sunday market, Alki Beach, 10–30 minutes downtown—or in Shoreline, where light rail is 20–25 minutes. Kent’s Sounder hits King Street in under 30 minutes; Bellevue, Issaquah, and Grass Lawn/Redmond fit Eastside job centers and schools (Bellevue’s 400+ National Board teachers). Light rail now serves Lynnwood and Bellevue–Redmond, but rush hour can start at 1:30 p.m. and West Seattle to Redmond can take 1.5 hours. Daily life runs on Pike Place salmon and Beecher’s, Capitol Hill’s Spinasse and Ethiopian/Vietnamese, Fremont’s Rock Creek, and the cream-cheese Seattle Dog. Tradeoffs are real: competitive housing, the Seattle Freeze, winter Big Dark, homelessness, and traffic. Parks sit within a 10-minute walk; Discovery Park and the Burke-Gilman Trail are the after-shift reset. Visit a prospective neighborhood at 8 a.m. on a weekday before you sign; traffic and the Freeze are the two things locals say surprise newcomers most.

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As of 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: sammamishmortgage.com Source 3: thehonestlocal.com Source 4: hellolanding.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: visitseattle.org Source 7: getyourguide.com Source 8: reddit.com Source 9: niche.com Source 10: facebook.com

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