Registered Nurse (RN)

Elmira, New York

These positions are to care for the medical needs of students placed in a BOCES classroom located in a special education host site program.

Posted Sep 14

Shift and hours: Follows BOCES school calendar or host site school calendar · 7.5-⁠hour day Schedule follows BOCES school calendar or host site school calendar Full-time (1.0 FTE), 7.5-hour day, 10-month, school calendar position
Unit and setting: School Nurses · School These positions are to care for the medical needs of students placed in a BOCES classroom located in a special education host site program.students placed in a BOCES classroom located in a special education host site program
License: RN license The employee must possess a valid NYS Licensed Practical Nurse license and be physically able and willing to meet the needs of the studentsNYS Licensed Practical Nurse license
Term: Permanent Full-time (1.0 FTE), 7.5-hour day, 10-month, school calendar positionFull-time (1.0 FTE)

Do you qualify?

License: NYS Licensed Practical Nurse license The employee must possess a valid NYS Licensed Practical Nurse license and be physically able and willing to meet the needs of the students
Also asks: physically able and willing to meet the needs of the students
Also asks: physically able and willing to meet the needs of the student The employee must be physically able and willing to meet the needs of the student.

What it pays

Tuition assistance: Offered
Extra pay: Longevity Pay Longevity Pay
Bonus: Bonus Longevity Pay Bonus Longevity Pay
Extra pay: Additional Stipends per SSA contract Additional Stipends per SSA contract

Benefits

BenefitsPaid annual holidaysPaid annual holidays
BenefitsGenerous paid sick/vacation timeGenerous paid sick/vacation time
BenefitsPremium Health plans (GST pays 85.5%)Premium Health plans (GST pays 85.5%)
BenefitsPremium Dental and Vision PlansPremium Dental and Vision Plans
BenefitsNYS Retirement SystemNYS Retirement System
Benefits403b Plan/457 optional403b Plan/457 optional

More benefits (13)

BenefitsDeferred Comp OptionalDeferred Comp Optional
BenefitsShort-term disabilityShort-term disability
BenefitsTuition ReimbursementTuition Reimbursement
Paid holidays
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Vision insurance
403(b)
FSA
HRA
Retirement System

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The role and schedule

Union: SSA
Day to day: assist with all medical aspects of the student's day Assistance with all medical aspects of the student's day expected.
Day to day: dispense medications Dispensing medications
Day to day: complete medical paperwork Completing medical paperwork
Day to day: assist students in medical crises Assist students in medical crises
Day to day: follow medical protocol Follows medical protocol
Details: Civil Service Non-Competitive Classification Civil Service Non-Competitive Classification

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Greater Southern TIER BOCES

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Exceptional package including but not limited to

Paid annual holidays
Longevity Pay
Schedule follows BOCES school calendar or host site school calendar
Generous paid sick/vacation time
Premium Health plans (GST pays 85.5%)
Premium Dental and Vision Plans

Fsa & hra

NYS Retirement System
403b Plan/457 optional
Deferred Comp Optional
Short-term disability
Bonus Longevity Pay
Additional Stipends per SSA contract
Tuition Reimbursement

Full-time (1.0 FTE), 7.5-hour day, 10-month, school calendar position

These positions are to care for the medical needs of students placed in a BOCES classroom located in a special education host site program. Assistance with all medical aspects of the student's day expected.

The employee must possess a valid NYS Licensed Practical Nurse license and be physically able and willing to meet the needs of the students Dispensing medications Completing medical paperwork Assist students in medical crises Follows medical protocol Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Civil Service Non-Competitive Classification

Must possess a valid NYS Licensed Practical Nurse License. The employee must be physically able and willing to meet the needs of the student.

Job Number: 030 CTE26/27

What's around it?

In Elmira, NY

Elmira, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 6% below the US average

Median rent: $909/mo
Household income: $43,120/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Elmira, NY

NeighborhoodsLocal recommendations consistently steer newcomers toward West Elmira, Pine City, and Elmira Heights for quiet, residential streets with well-kept homes. Within the city proper, neighborhoods situated west of Hoffman Street and along the Maple Avenue corridor are generally viewed as the most desirable urban pockets. Conversely, local residents frequently advise caution regarding the Southside and specific housing complexes like Hawthorne Court, noting distinct variations in property conditions between the city's western edges and older eastern pockets.

Local recommendations consistently steer newcomers toward West Elmira, Pine City, and Elmira Heights for quiet, residential streets with well-kept homes. Within the city proper, neighborhoods situated west of Hoffman Street and along the Maple Avenue corridor are generally viewed as the most desirable urban pockets.

Conversely, local residents frequently advise caution regarding the Southside and specific housing complexes like Hawthorne Court, noting distinct variations in property conditions between the city's western edges and older eastern pockets.

Sources

As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com

Getting aroundElmira offers a compact road network where driving is the primary means of transportation, with typical commutes averaging around fifteen minutes. Interstate 86 skirts the northern edge of the city, facilitating quick east-west regional trips to nearby communities like Corning and Horseheads as well as swift access to Arnot Health. Surface streets and multiple Chemung River bridges ensure straightforward cross-town connections with minimal traffic congestion during shift changes.

Elmira offers a compact road network where driving is the primary means of transportation, with typical commutes averaging around fifteen minutes. Interstate 86 skirts the northern edge of the city, facilitating quick east-west regional trips to nearby communities like Corning and Horseheads as well as swift access to Arnot Health.

Surface streets and multiple Chemung River bridges ensure straightforward cross-town connections with minimal traffic congestion during shift changes.

Sources

As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: nelsonwesterberg.com

OutdoorsOutdoor recreation revolves around the Chemung River, which runs straight through town and provides waters for kayaking, canoeing, and shoreline walking. Eldridge Park is a historic community hub equipped with scenic pathways, a lake, and a restored carousel, while Brand Park offers open green space near the water for picnics and seasonal gatherings. On the city's outskirts, the Tanglewood Nature Center offers extensive wooded hiking trails with sweeping panoramic views of the Chemung Valley.

Outdoor recreation revolves around the Chemung River, which runs straight through town and provides waters for kayaking, canoeing, and shoreline walking. Eldridge Park is a historic community hub equipped with scenic pathways, a lake, and a restored carousel, while Brand Park offers open green space near the water for picnics and seasonal gatherings.

On the city's outskirts, the Tanglewood Nature Center offers extensive wooded hiking trails with sweeping panoramic views of the Chemung Valley.

Sources

As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: tripadvisor.com

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Living in Elmira

Located in New York's Southern Tier along the winding Chemung River, Elmira blends storied regional heritage with convenient access to the Finger Lakes. Major healthcare and educational anchors like Arnot Health, LECOM, and Elmira College shape the local employment landscape, offering incoming nurses a community where daily commutes average roughly fifteen minutes via Interstate 86 and uncrowded city thoroughfares. When away from the hospital, residents can walk through literary history at the Mark Twain Study, catch touring productions at the Clemens Center, or paddle the river and hike the forested ridgelines at Tanglewood Nature Center. Practical tradeoffs exist: the city exhibits visible economic contrasts, leading many medical professionals to focus their housing search in established areas like West Elmira, Elmira Heights, or west of Hoffman Street rather than the Southside. For clinicians looking for short travel times, low congestion, and an unhurried upstate pace, Elmira provides a functional and accessible home base.

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As of 2025Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: nelsonwesterberg.com Source 3: apartments.com Source 4: reddit.com

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Exceptional package including but not limited to

Fsa & hra

What's around it?

Elmira, NYiFrom Census ACS 2024.

Life in Elmira, NY

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Life in Elmira, NY

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Elmira, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.