School Nurse
Newport News, Virginia
- Eligibility
- RNPrimary and Secondary Education
Posted Jul 9
What the listing says
Role
- Setting
- School
- Accepts
- RN
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Pay
- Similar roles post
- Similar VA staff roles post $39/hr to $48/hr
VA staff postings that state pay run $30/hr to $59/hr, the middle half $39/hr to $48/hr, across 454 postings.
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About this role
Position is responsible for performing professional nursing care and providing health care services to students and staff in a public school setting. Position organizes the health clinic at the assigned school; performs and interprets health screenings and medical examinations; assesses student health needs; administers emergency care/first aid treatment; provides health counseling; and conducts related workshops. Must have graduated from an accredited school of professional nursing with some work experience as a Registered Nurse.
Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred. Must be licensed, or eligible for licensure as a RN by the Virginia Board of Nursing. Must possess current CPR certification.
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Requirements
- RN licensure by Virginia Board of Nursing or eligible
- (Knowledge, Skills And/or Abilities Required)
Place
- City
- Newport News, Virginia
- Median rent
- $1,339/mo
- Local household income
- $69,634/yr
- State price level
- 1% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Virginia index 101.1, where 100 is the national average.
Newport News sits along the James River in Virginia's Hampton Roads region, offering nurses a waterfront lifestyle steeped in maritime and military heritage. The city provides easy access to Norfolk and Richmond, a growing healthcare sector, and the natural beauty of the Tidewater area—making it an appealing mid-Atlantic relocation option.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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About the employer
Newport News Public Schools is a public school district located in Newport News, Virginia, that employs Registered Nurses to provide health care services within its school system. Nurses in this setting are assigned to individual schools where they organize and…
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