PROVO — The Utah County Health Department will hire nurses for local schools after receiving $163,660 from the state to help resolve a shortage of nurses.
The Utah Legislature gave the Utah State Office of Education $1 million to increase the number of nurses in schools throughout the state.
In Utah County, that money will pay for two full-time nurses in the 56,000-student Alpine School District, a nurse who will work 30 hours a week in the 25,000-student Nebo School District and a 10-hour-a-week nurse in the 13,000-student Provo School District, said Utah County Health Department spokesman Lance Madigan.
The number of nurses funded in each district depended in part on student enrollment, Madigan said.
The nurses will be hired and supervised by the health department, which will consider candidates who want to work full or part time.
To apply for a job, call 801-851-7024 or visit UtahCountyHealth.org.