School Nurse

RCM Health Care Services

Long Island, New York

Eligibility: PedsSchool Nursing

Posted Jul 28

Shift and hours: Days
Unit and setting: School
License: RN licenseCurrent NY RN License
Term: Agency

Do you qualify?

New grads: Welcomed
License: Current NY RN License

What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for New York agency rolesNew York agency postings that state pay run $28/hr to $71/hr, the middle half $36/hr to $58/hr, across 112 postings.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Company-paid Basic Life/AD&D insurance
Long-Term Disability insurance (for employees working 30+ hours/week)
Paid sick leave
401(k) Savings Plan
Weekly pay

The role and schedule

Weekends: No weekends

The workplace

RCM Health Care Services

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School Nurse - RCM Health Care Services. A School Nurse plays a vital role in promoting and protecting the health, safety, and well-being of students within the school community. This position involves providing direct healthcare services, managing chronic conditions, administering first aid, and responding to medical emergencies.

The school nurse also conducts health screenings, maintains accurate medical records, and ensures compliance with health regulations. Responsibilities include conducting student hearing and vision screenings, educating students on hygiene and safety practices, dispensing prescription medications, verifying vaccination records, taking students' temperatures, administering first aid and CPR, treating minor injuries, and contacting parents when students are ill or injured. Monday thru Friday, daytime hours.

Located in Long Island, New York (Nassau and Suffolk).

What's around it?

In Long Island, NY

Long Island, NY

Living costs about 8% above the US average

Life in Long Island, NY

NeighborhoodsRockville Centre offers a walkable restaurant district and co-ops, condos, and rental apartments near the LIRR; Patchogue pairs downtown apartments with restaurants, arts, and waterfront access. Garden City has tree-lined residential blocks, Tudor and Colonial houses, and downtown condos, while Port Washington emphasizes Main Street and harbor recreation. For a nurse working around Stony Brook University, Stony Brook deserves a location-first look because of its university and research-hospital setting. These are neighborhood options, not evidence of where nurses specifically concentrate.

Rockville Centre offers a walkable restaurant district and co-ops, condos, and rental apartments near the LIRR; Patchogue pairs downtown apartments with restaurants, arts, and waterfront access. Garden City has tree-lined residential blocks, Tudor and Colonial houses, and downtown condos, while Port Washington emphasizes Main Street and harbor recreation.

For a nurse working around Stony Brook University, Stony Brook deserves a location-first look because of its university and research-hospital setting. These are neighborhood options, not evidence of where nurses specifically concentrate.

Sources

As of Oct 26, 2026Source: libertymoving.com

Getting aroundThe supplied neighborhood guide places Rockville Centre on the Babylon Branch, Garden City on the Hempstead Branch, Manhasset and Port Washington on the Port Washington Branch, Stony Brook on the Port Jefferson Branch, and Patchogue on the Montauk Branch. Those connections describe rail access, not a complete trip to a hospital entrance. Local relocation accounts flag road congestion, train schedules and transfers, and station-parking availability as practical constraints; test the actual home-to-hospital journey at your shift times before committing. The excerpts do not establish hospital-specific driving times, employee parking arrangements, or overnight transit suitability.

The supplied neighborhood guide places Rockville Centre on the Babylon Branch, Garden City on the Hempstead Branch, Manhasset and Port Washington on the Port Washington Branch, Stony Brook on the Port Jefferson Branch, and Patchogue on the Montauk Branch. Those connections describe rail access, not a complete trip to a hospital entrance.

Local relocation accounts flag road congestion, train schedules and transfers, and station-parking availability as practical constraints; test the actual home-to-hospital journey at your shift times before committing. The excerpts do not establish hospital-specific driving times, employee parking arrangements, or overnight transit suitability.

Sources

As of Oct 26, 2026Source 1: libertymoving.com Source 2: youtube.com

OutdoorsJones Beach State Park offers oceanfront recreation, picnic areas, and nature trails, while Long Beach combines beach access with a boardwalk and nearby shops and restaurants. At the eastern end of the island, Montauk offers surfing at Ditch Plains, a quieter beach setting at Gin Beach, and outings around Montauk Point Lighthouse. Port Washington adds harbor recreation and sailing, and Stony Brook's surroundings include nature preserves. Summer crowds, beach-permit requirements, and parking restrictions can complicate an otherwise appealing day off.

Jones Beach State Park offers oceanfront recreation, picnic areas, and nature trails, while Long Beach combines beach access with a boardwalk and nearby shops and restaurants. At the eastern end of the island, Montauk offers surfing at Ditch Plains, a quieter beach setting at Gin Beach, and outings around Montauk Point Lighthouse.

Port Washington adds harbor recreation and sailing, and Stony Brook's surroundings include nature preserves. Summer crowds, beach-permit requirements, and parking restrictions can complicate an otherwise appealing day off.

Sources

As of Oct 26, 2026Source 1: newyorkrentalbyowner.com Source 2: libertymoving.com Source 3: hillsidevanlines.com

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Living in Long Island

Long Island is best approached as a collection of distinct towns rather than a single city: harbor villages, oceanfront communities, university surroundings, and lively downtowns create very different routines. For a relocating nurse, start with the hospital address and shift schedule, then choose the setting. Stony Brook offers a university and research-hospital environment; Rockville Centre has station-area apartments and a walkable restaurant district; Patchogue combines downtown apartments, arts, and waterfront access. Garden City offers Tudor and Colonial houses, downtown condos, and community recreation.

The LIRR is useful, but a nearby station does not establish an easy hospital commute. Test the full journey, including transfers, parking, and the final connection, and allow for road congestion. Days off can mean Jones Beach, the Long Beach boardwalk, Port Washington's harbor, or Huntington's restaurants and bars. The tradeoffs are practical: summer destinations get crowded, winter storms can disrupt travel, and coastal properties require attention to exposure and flood zones. Choose for an ordinary workweek, not just a beach weekend.

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Sources

As of 2026-04-28Source 1: libertymoving.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: newyorkrentalbyowner.com Source 5: hillsidevanlines.com

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