Financial support for moving expenses
Incentive
- Amount varies based on position type and the moving distance. Please connect with a recruiter for more information at NHjobs@northernhealth.ca
Eligibility
- Candidates who are hired into positions that are considered difficult to fill
Provincial Rural Retention Incentive (PRRI)
Incentive
- Up to $2,000 quarterly to a max of $8,000 for the year
Eligibility
- Regular full-time and regular part time employees covered by the Nurses Bargaining Association (NBA), Health Sciences Professional Bargaining Association (HSPBA), Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA), and Community Bargaining Association (CBA) are eligible
- Up to $2,000 quarterly to a max of $8,000 for the year, pro-rated for productive hours based on a max of 412.5 productive hours in each quarter
- Eligible employees who do not qualify for the full $2,000 quarterly incentive payment each quarter, but who work a total of 1650 productive hours in an eligible position from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, will nonetheless receive the maximum incentive of $8,000
- GoHealth BC nurses and GoHealth BC Health Sciences Professionals (HSPs) are not excluded from the PRRI
- Any employee who has received the Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive is not eligible for the PRRI while completing their 2 year return of service
- All Northern Health communities excluding Prince George
- Excluded staff (grade 10 and below) that work in an eligible community are also eligible for the PRRI
Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive (RRRI)
Incentive
- $30,000 incentive for a 2 year return of service
Eligibility
- New to a rural and remote community who previously worked in urban/metro centre AND have relocated to a Northern Health rural/remote community, or
- Are new to BC’s public health sector
- Incentive is prorated based on 1.0 FTE. The incentive will be back dated to April 1, 2024. This incentive offer is available until March 31, 2025
- Eligible positions (listed below)
Community Bargaining Association (CBA)
- Community Health Workers
- Rehabilitation Assistants
- Detox Workers
- Residence Coordinator
- Lifeskills Workers (1 and 2)
- Program Coordinator
Nursing (NBA)
The following specialty RN and LPN regular positions are eligible:
- Emergency
- Nephrology
- High acuity
- Critical care/Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- Mental health (Addictions, inpatient mental health, specialized mental health)
- Pediatric
- Perinatal/Maternity
- Perioperative
- Post anesthetic recovery
- Post anesthetic care
- Cardiac care
- Long-term care
- Med/Surg (communities outside of Prince George and Quesnel)
Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA)
- Anesthesia Assistants
- Biomedical Engineering Technologist
- Cardiac Technologist
- Clinical Counselor
- Dietitian
- Environmental Health Officer
- Medical Radiation Technologist (Medical Radiation Technologists, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist, Radiation Therapist, Radiological Technologist, Nuclear Medicine Technologist, PET Technologist, CT Technologist)
- Medical Laboratory Technologist
- Occupational Therapist
- Pharmacist
- Physiotherapist
- Psychologist
- Respiratory Therapist
- Social Worker
- Sonographer
- Speech Language Pathologist
Facility Bargaining Association (FBA)
- Medical Laboratory Assistants
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Rehabilitation Assistants
To find out if you are eligible for this incentive, or discuss positions that are eligible, please connect with the NH recruitment team at nhjobs@northernhealth.ca
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