School Nurse Jobs in Maryland
School Nurse jobs in Maryland are concentrated in Baltimore, the Washington suburban counties, and the Annapolis area, where large public school systems, healthcare-affiliated schools, and specialized educational programs create steady demand for nurses across every career stage. Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Baltimore City Public Schools, and Johns Hopkins All Children's School-Based Health initiatives are among the most established employers, with openings ranging from entry-level school nursing positions to lead or district-level roles. The most in-demand specialties include pediatric health management, students with special healthcare needs, and chronic disease monitoring such as diabetes and asthma care. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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The Frederick Health Hospital (FHH) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), an affiliate of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is seeking a full-time neonatal Sr. Nurse Practitioner to join their team. The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) is an independent health care provider who, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team, is responsible for providing comprehensive care to both well and ill patients/participants. The NNP educates patients/participants and/or their families in order to promote wellness, prevent health problems, maintain current health and intervene in acute or chronic illness.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Conducts comprehensive and/or episodic health assessment of patients/participants/families with real or potential, acute or chronic health problems, to promote their optimal health status.
- Performs patient history and physical examinations of acute and critically ill neonates as well as subacute and convalescing infants in NICU.
- Completes and maintains appropriate clinical forms/records relating to the history, physical assessment, and clinical care of the above patients/participants.
- Establishes appropriate medical diagnoses for acute or chronic health problems.
- Orders and performs lab tests and procedures relevant to the patient’s diagnoses and treatment.
- Interprets the results of diagnostic and laboratory tests in order to prescribe and/or adjust pharmacologic agents and/or treatment plans.
- Performs routine high-risk neonatal procedures as detailed in the Delineation of Privileges document, to include but not limited to: endotracheal intubation, thoracentesis, chest tube placement, umbilical vein and umbilical artery catheterizations, lumbar punctures, venipuncture, arterial puncture, peripheral arterial line placement, percutaneous central venous catheter placement, suprapubic urine aspiration. Completion of on-line training (through Johns Hopkins myLearning) will be required prior to performance of percutaneous central venous catheter placement. Review of performance and documentation of all procedures while working in the Frederick Health Hospital (FHH) NICU may be required as a component of Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (F-PPE).
- Attends high risk deliveries and performs neonatal resuscitation as needed, to include routine stabilization, use of bag/Neo -T/mask/ETT positive pressure ventilation, endotracheal intubation, umbilical vein catheterization, and ordering and administration of resuscitation medications and IV fluids, in accordance with current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) standards.
- Develops and implements treatment plans, consistent with current health care knowledge, research, and evidence-based clinical practice.
- Prescribes pharmacologic agents appropriate to the patient/participant, in appropriate doses and routes for individual patients/participants.
- Prescribes controlled medications. This privilege requires proof of current Maryland CDS and federal DEA registrations prior to the exercise of this privilege.
- Participates in daily rounds plus regular review and discussion of the patient/participant’s health problems, medications, and treatment plan(s) with the Attending Physician, and communicates and explains plans to other members of the multidisciplinary team as needed.
- Updates family members as to the baby’s condition and treatment plan regularly and as needed.
- Performs treatments and/or procedures as indicated.
- Documents accurately, expediently and consistently with care provided.
- Appropriately orders consults and/or provides referrals to additional providers or outside services with attention to patient’s medical and social needs.
- Maintains and updates own ability to provide patient/participant education.
- Develops and/or implements formal or informal methods to educate and counsel participants, family, staff and/or colleagues.
- Updates knowledge of current and new medications and/or therapies by reading journals, and attending continuing education/conferences/in-house lectures.
- Acts in role of mentor and/or consultant to nurses, students and other health care professionals.
- Serves as an effective member of the clinical/research team, contributing to and assuring patient safety and efficient operation of the unit. Promotes effective relationships and communication with all hospital personnel as part of the hospital’s commitment to service excellence, quality patient/participant care.
- Participates with the physician staff in the professional fee billing for services conducted in the Intensive Care Nursery.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Nursing; Registered Nurse license and Certified as a Nurse Practitioner.
- Must be licensed as NP in State of Maryland or other state where practicing.
- Current CPR certification required. Must maintain current licensure and certification during duration of employment.
- Minimum of 3 year's experience in related clinical area and obtained proficiency in area of specialty.
- Residency or fellowship programs in area of specialization may substitute for some experience.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Five years or more experience in related clinical area.
Classified Title: Sr. Nurse Practitioner
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG
Starting Salary Range: $89,585 - $156,725 Annually ($135,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Days and shifts will vary
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Ped Frederick Memorial Hospital NICU
Personnel area: School of Medicine
Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.
Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.
Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
EEO is the Law
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf
Accommodation Information
If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit: https://accessibility.jhu.edu/.
Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University requires all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry.
The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
The Frederick Health Hospital (FHH) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), an affiliate of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is seeking a full-time neonatal Sr. Nurse Practitioner to join their team. The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) is an independent health care provider who, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team, is responsible for providing comprehensive care to both well and ill patients/participants. The NNP educates patients/participants and/or their families in order to promote wellness, prevent health problems, maintain current health and intervene in acute or chronic illness.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Conducts comprehensive and/or episodic health assessment of patients/participants/families with real or potential, acute or chronic health problems, to promote their optimal health status.
- Performs patient history and physical examinations of acute and critically ill neonates as well as subacute and convalescing infants in NICU.
- Completes and maintains appropriate clinical forms/records relating to the history, physical assessment, and clinical care of the above patients/participants.
- Establishes appropriate medical diagnoses for acute or chronic health problems.
- Orders and performs lab tests and procedures relevant to the patient’s diagnoses and treatment.
- Interprets the results of diagnostic and laboratory tests in order to prescribe and/or adjust pharmacologic agents and/or treatment plans.
- Performs routine high-risk neonatal procedures as detailed in the Delineation of Privileges document, to include but not limited to: endotracheal intubation, thoracentesis, chest tube placement, umbilical vein and umbilical artery catheterizations, lumbar punctures, venipuncture, arterial puncture, peripheral arterial line placement, percutaneous central venous catheter placement, suprapubic urine aspiration. Completion of on-line training (through Johns Hopkins myLearning) will be required prior to performance of percutaneous central venous catheter placement. Review of performance and documentation of all procedures while working in the Frederick Health Hospital (FHH) NICU may be required as a component of Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (F-PPE).
- Attends high risk deliveries and performs neonatal resuscitation as needed, to include routine stabilization, use of bag/Neo -T/mask/ETT positive pressure ventilation, endotracheal intubation, umbilical vein catheterization, and ordering and administration of resuscitation medications and IV fluids, in accordance with current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) standards.
- Develops and implements treatment plans, consistent with current health care knowledge, research, and evidence-based clinical practice.
- Prescribes pharmacologic agents appropriate to the patient/participant, in appropriate doses and routes for individual patients/participants.
- Prescribes controlled medications. This privilege requires proof of current Maryland CDS and federal DEA registrations prior to the exercise of this privilege.
- Participates in daily rounds plus regular review and discussion of the patient/participant’s health problems, medications, and treatment plan(s) with the Attending Physician, and communicates and explains plans to other members of the multidisciplinary team as needed.
- Updates family members as to the baby’s condition and treatment plan regularly and as needed.
- Performs treatments and/or procedures as indicated.
- Documents accurately, expediently and consistently with care provided.
- Appropriately orders consults and/or provides referrals to additional providers or outside services with attention to patient’s medical and social needs.
- Maintains and updates own ability to provide patient/participant education.
- Develops and/or implements formal or informal methods to educate and counsel participants, family, staff and/or colleagues.
- Updates knowledge of current and new medications and/or therapies by reading journals, and attending continuing education/conferences/in-house lectures.
- Acts in role of mentor and/or consultant to nurses, students and other health care professionals.
- Serves as an effective member of the clinical/research team, contributing to and assuring patient safety and efficient operation of the unit. Promotes effective relationships and communication with all hospital personnel as part of the hospital’s commitment to service excellence, quality patient/participant care.
- Participates with the physician staff in the professional fee billing for services conducted in the Intensive Care Nursery.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Nursing; Registered Nurse license and Certified as a Nurse Practitioner.
- Must be licensed as NP in State of Maryland or other state where practicing.
- Current CPR certification required. Must maintain current licensure and certification during duration of employment.
- Minimum of 3 year's experience in related clinical area and obtained proficiency in area of specialty.
- Residency or fellowship programs in area of specialization may substitute for some experience.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Five years or more experience in related clinical area.
Classified Title: Sr. Nurse Practitioner
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG
Starting Salary Range: $89,585 - $156,725 Annually ($135,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Days and shifts will vary
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Ped Frederick Memorial Hospital NICU
Personnel area: School of Medicine
Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.
Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.
Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
EEO is the Law
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf
Accommodation Information
If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit: https://accessibility.jhu.edu/.
Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University requires all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry.
The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
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What Maryland Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in school nurse jobs across Maryland.
- Active Maryland Registered Nurse license issued by the Maryland Board of Nursing
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred by most Maryland public school districts
- Current CPR and AED certification required at time of hire
- Experience working with pediatric or school-age populations in a clinical or community setting
- Familiarity with Individualized Health Plans (IHPs) and 504 health accommodation documentation
- Maryland state criminal background check and child abuse clearance required before employment
School Nurse Jobs in Maryland: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a school nurse in Maryland?
To work as a school nurse in Maryland, you must hold an active Registered Nurse license issued by the Maryland Board of Nursing, which requires passing the NCLEX-RN exam after completing an accredited nursing program. Most Maryland public school districts also expect a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Some districts additionally recognize the National Board for Certification of School Nurses credential, which can strengthen your candidacy with larger systems like Baltimore County or Montgomery County Public Schools.
How much do school nurses make in Maryland?
School nurses in Maryland earn a median of about $99,790 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $76,780 for the lowest 10% to over $124,790 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire school nurses in Maryland?
Maryland school nurse roles are posted by Sheppard Pratt, Johns Hopkins University, and Chimes and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. Maryland's large suburban public school systems, particularly in Montgomery, Prince George's, and Anne Arundel counties, account for a significant share of consistent openings statewide.
Which Maryland cities have the most school nurse jobs?
Baltimore, Frederick, and Rockville are the Maryland cities with the most school nurse openings, driven by the concentration of large public school districts and healthcare-affiliated educational programs in those areas. Baltimore anchors the market as the state's largest city, while the Washington-adjacent counties like Silver Spring and Rockville draw openings because of the dense suburban school systems serving some of Maryland's most populous communities.
Are there remote school nurse jobs in Maryland?
Yes, but they're rare. About 33% of school nurse openings tied to Maryland are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, reflecting how hands-on the role is by nature. The portions of school nursing most compatible with remote work are telehealth consultations, health plan documentation, and care coordination for district-level or program management positions rather than direct student-facing nursing.
How can I get hired as a school nurse in Maryland with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying to school-based health center roles operated through federally qualified health centers or hospital partnerships in Baltimore City or Prince George's County, which often hire new graduates into supervised positions. Lateral moves from pediatric outpatient clinics or summer camp nursing build directly applicable experience. Completing the Maryland Board of Nursing licensure early and obtaining a pediatric CPR instructor credential gives candidates a meaningful edge when competing for first-year school nursing roles.
Where can I find and apply to school nurse jobs in Maryland?
You can find and apply to school nurse jobs in Maryland on Migrate Mate, which lists current Maryland openings updated regularly. Search the listings to find roles that match your credentials, experience level, and preferred location across the state, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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