Nurse Corps loan repayment hospitals in Nevada

Of the hospitals hiring on this site, 3 are in Nevada counties HRSA designates a shortage area as a whole, the highest scores first: Pershing General Hospital in Lovelock (a primary care HPSA (score 15)), Carson Valley Health in Gardnerville (a primary care HPSA (score 13) and a mental health HPSA (score 12)) and Banner Churchill Community Hospital in Fallon (a primary care HPSA (score 10)).

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.

Pershing General Hospital (1), Carson Valley Health (1) and Banner Health (1). Each opens its open jobs. A nurse applies to HRSA, which decides each award.