Nurse Corps loan repayment hospitals in Louisiana

Of the hospitals hiring on this site, 15 are in Louisiana counties HRSA designates a shortage area as a whole, the highest scores first: Franklin Medical Center in Winnsboro (a primary care HPSA (score 13) and a mental health HPSA (score 21)), Minden Medical Center in Minden (a primary care HPSA (score 12) and a mental health HPSA (score 21)), Springhill Medical Center in Springhill (a primary care HPSA (score 12) and a mental health HPSA (score 21)) and Jackson Parish Hospital in Jonesboro (a primary care HPSA (score 12) and a mental health HPSA (score 20)).

HRSA's Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program repays 60% of a registered nurse's outstanding qualifying nursing education loans over two years of full-time service at a Critical Shortage Facility, and an additional 25% for an optional third year (HRSA; 42 U.S.C. 297n). A Critical Shortage Facility is, in HRSA's words, "a public or private health care facility located in, designated as, or serving a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)", a primary care or mental health one. Awards are competitive: HRSA gives preference by financial need, the nurse's specialty or type of facility, and the HPSA score.

Franklin Medical Center (1), Minden Medical Center (1), Springhill Medical Center (1), Jackson Parish Hospital (1), Northern Louisiana Medical Center (1), Ochsner Health (5), CHRISTUS Health (1) and FMOL Health (2) and 2 more. Each opens its open jobs. A nurse applies to HRSA, which decides each award.