Nurse Corps loan repayment hospitals in North Carolina

Of the hospitals hiring on this site, 8 are in North Carolina counties HRSA designates a shortage area as a whole, the highest scores first: Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton (a mental health HPSA (score 19)), Vidant Chowan Hospital in Edenton (a mental health HPSA (score 18)), Atrium Health Anson in Wadesboro (a primary care HPSA (score 17)) and Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City (a mental health HPSA (score 17)).

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.

Southeastern Health (1), ECU Health (1), Advocate Health (2), Carteret Health Care (1), Ashe Memorial Hospital (1), LifePoint Health (1) and Novant Health (1). Each opens its open jobs. A nurse applies to HRSA, which decides each award.