Nurse Corps loan repayment hospitals in Oregon

Of the hospitals hiring on this site, 12 are in Oregon counties HRSA designates a shortage area as a whole, the highest scores first: Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln City (a mental health HPSA (score 19)), Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital in Newport (a mental health HPSA (score 19)), Adventist Health Tillamook in Tillamook (a primary care HPSA (score 8) and a mental health HPSA (score 18)) and Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria (a mental health HPSA (score 18)).

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.

Samaritan Health Services (2), Adventist Health (1), Columbia Memorial Hospital (1), Providence (1), Trinity Health (1), CommonSpirit Health (2), St. Charles Health System (2) and Bay Area Hospital (1) and 1 more. Each opens its open jobs. A nurse applies to HRSA, which decides each award.