Substitute health-office coverage and one-to-one student nursing for districts statewide.
When the school nurse is out, a New Jersey district cannot simply leave the health office dark. Daily medications still have to be given, diabetic students still need monitoring, seizure and allergy protocols still need a licensed professional on site, and an injury on the playground does not wait for a substitute list to be worked through. Priority Groups NJ places New Jersey-licensed RNs and LPNs with school districts for substitute health-office coverage, one-to-one nursing for students with individualized health plans, and coverage for field trips, athletics, and extended school year programs — credentialed before the year starts, so a 6 a.m. absence call has an answer by first bell.
Tell us your district, buildings, and coverage needs — our NJ team will respond within one business day.
A staffing coordinator will contact you within one business day.
Need staff sooner? Call (201) 305-0936.
Every candidate completes license/certification verification, background check, employment history review, and reference confirmation before placement.
RN coverage for health-office absences — single days, extended leaves, and planned vacancies.
Nurses for individual students with health plans — diabetes care, seizure protocols, feeding tubes, and more.
Licensed nurses for trips, athletics, and after-school programs that require medical staffing.
Summer ESY program coverage arranged in spring, before the seasonal scramble.
New Jersey districts must meet the state's certification rules for the permanent school nurse role, and responsibility for that compliance stays with the district. What we provide is licensed RN and LPN coverage in the ways districts are permitted to use it — substitute coverage during absences, supplemental health-office staffing, and one-to-one nursing — arranged in line with your board's policies. Tell us the situation and we will be straight about what we can and cannot cover.
Some students attend school with individualized health plans that require dedicated nursing — insulin management, seizure response, tracheostomy or feeding tube care. We match a nurse to the student's specific care plan, brief them on it before the first day, and keep the same nurse with the student wherever possible, because continuity matters enormously to the child, the family, and the classroom.
For districts already set up with us — credentialing done, building details on file — a morning absence call can often be covered the same day, and planned leaves are simply scheduled in advance. For new districts, setup takes about a week. That is the argument for calling (201) 305-0936 in August rather than during October's first flu wave.
Districts across North and Central Jersey — Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, and Trenton among the larger systems, alongside suburban districts in Bergen, Essex, Union, Middlesex, and Passaic counties, from Hackensack to Montclair to New Brunswick. Charter and private schools use the same coverage model.
Yes. Extended school year programs need the same licensed coverage as the regular calendar, usually with a smaller staff bench available to provide it. Districts that flag ESY needs in spring get their nurses locked in before summer availability tightens — it is the single easiest school-nursing problem to solve early and the hardest to solve in July.
Tell us your district, buildings, and coverage needs — our NJ team will respond within one business day.
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