Any LVNs working for schools in CA?

[msalana]

Hello!

I am currently applying for a school nurse position. I'm an LVN with only one year experience in mental health and LTC. I love working in psych but it's so draining mentally and emotionally that it's been affecting my personal life. I have decided to make a change and move on to something that will make me less miserable. I LOVE children and have always wanted to work in an environment that helps mainly kids. I've done some research and from what I've read, school nurses make next to nothing. I make $48k at my psych job and I'm just worried that it's going to be a huge cut. I support my family and I'm very frugal so I'm able to live comfortably with what I make, but I'm worried that I won't be able to save anything and go back to living paycheck to paycheck if I take a job as a school nurse. However, I do want a less stressful job (for now at least) and actually be happy and love what I do.

For any of you LVNs who are working as school nurses in CA, if you could pls state your salary and experience working as a school nurse, that would be great :) Thank you!

[lvntrail, LPN]

Hi, I am a LVN working for a school district in CA. My salary is a bit less than my cohorts who are working LTC- $2-3 an hour. There are are other district s in our area that are on par with LTC, here the highest wages seem to be in corrections . This was my first nursing job, I love it and no amount of money could lure me back to LTC ( where most clinical hours were spent) at this time. I enjoy the pace, independence, and the students so much - not to mention the hours and time off ;-) You can go to edjoin.org to see what salaries are for your area.