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Per-Diem School Nurse (RN)

Part-time

Milton Hershey School

Hershey, PAPer Diem / Part-time$40.8–47.94/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$40.8–47.94/hr
Location
Hershey, PA
Schedule
Per Diem / Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Pennsylvania RN LicenseCPR CertificationPennsylvania Driver's License

Job overview

Milton Hershey School is seeking a per-diem Registered School Nurse to join its health care team. The health center provides care to students in a 40-bed infirmary and offers mental wellness services. Per-diem nurses work two 12-hour weekend shifts in a four-week scheduling period, up to 29 hours per week. The role pays $40.80–$47.94 per hour depending on the scheduled shift; per-diem employees do not receive benefits.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Physical AssessmentPrimary Pediatric NursingSchool HealthEmergency NursingCounselingSchedule FlexibilityIntegrityStudent Engagement

Qualifications

Pennsylvania RN LicenseBachelor's in Nursing2 Years Nursing ExperiencePennsylvania Driver's LicenseCPR CertificationAdvanced First Aid TrainingSchool Nurse Certification

Full job description

Per-Diem School Nurse (RN) - ( 26000193 )

Description

Milton Hershey School (MHS) is one of the world’s best pre-K through 12th grade private schools, where approximately 2,200 students from disadvantaged backgrounds are provided with a cost-free home and a top-notch education. Thanks to the generosity of Milton and Catherine Hershey in 1909, the school is fully endowed today, with the resources to ensure students can thrive. The school has prepared over 12,000 graduates to lead fulfilling and productive lives and is expanding to serve more students.

MHS is currently seeking a Per-Diem Registered School Nurse (PRN) to join the growing health care team. The health center is staffed by Registered Nurses, Physicians, Certified Nursing & Medical Assistants and Staff Assistants that provides comprehensive health care to students in a 40-bed infirmary for ill, injured, or postoperative students, as well as mental wellness services. The PRNs work two 12-hour weekend shifts in a 4-week scheduling period (up to 29 hours per week). Hourly pay rate: $40.80 - $47.94 depending on the shift scheduled. Per-diem employees do not receive benefits.

Qualifications

  • PA Registered Nurse License required, bachelor’s degree in nursing, preferred.

  • Minimum of two years nursing experience, physical assessment, primary pediatric, school health and/or emergency nursing, and counseling skills.

  • Valid license to practice as a registered nurse in PA, required.

  • Valid PA Driver's license in good standing.

  • Ability and willingness to be flexible regarding the work schedule is essential.

  • Current CPR certification and advanced first aid training.

  • School Nurse Certification a plus.

  • Candidates must demonstrate a high level of integrity, as all MHS Staff are role models for the MHS Students.

  • Candidates should be willing to actively engage with MHS students beyond the scope of their job responsibilities.

Schedule : Part-time

Job Type : Standard

Job Posting : Oct 27, 2026

Req ID: 26000193

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Milton Hershey School does not discriminate against applicants or employees, in hiring, promotion or any terms or conditions of employment, on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion or religious creed, veteran status, disability or use of a guide or support animal because of the blindness, deafness or physical handicap of the user or because the user is a handler or trainer of support or guide animals, or any other status protected under applicable federal or Pennsylvania law.

How this job compares

Set against the 400 open School Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$40.8–47.94/hr
  • Pennsylvania median$35–37/hr24 hourly ranges
  • US median$35–38/hr240 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $44.37/hr, is 22% above the Pennsylvania median midpoint ($37/hr) — in the top quarter of School Nurse hourly ranges in Pennsylvania.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 38 open School Nurse jobs in Pennsylvania and 400 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; School Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (59 postings).
Education
35 of the 400 open School Nurse jobs (9%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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