Nurse Corps loan repayment hospitals in Washington

Of the hospitals hiring on this site, 13 are in Washington counties HRSA designates a shortage area as a whole, the highest scores first: Jefferson Healthcare in Port Townsend (a mental health HPSA (score 18)), Mid Valley Hospital & Clinic in Omak (a mental health HPSA (score 18)), Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center in Odessa (a primary care HPSA (score 12) and a mental health HPSA (score 18)) and Providence Mount Carmel Hospital in Colville (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.

Jefferson Healthcare (1), Mid-Valley Hospital & Clinic (1), Lincoln County Public Hospital District 1 (1), Providence (4), Confluence Health (1), Pullman Regional Hospital (1), Kittitas Valley Healthcare (1) and LifePoint Health (2) and 1 more. Each opens its open jobs. A nurse applies to HRSA, which decides each award.