Across UNC Health, we are now offering exciting and rewarding incentives on select jobs for new teammates! View a UNC Health facility and job category of interest below to learn more. We look forward to you joining our One Great Team!
**Please note, the incentive programs listed below that show a commitment incentive and tuition loan forgiveness, only one of the offerings may be selected by the new teammate (exceptions are for Anesthesia Assistants and CRNAs.) Relocation can also be obtained by the new teammate in addition to their commitment incentive or tuition loan forgiveness selection. Relocation amounts are based on the candidates home address at time of job offer.
UNC Hospitals
Includes UNC Medical Center, UNC Hillsborough Hospital, and Youth Behavioral Health Hospital.
Anesthesia Assistants (AA)
- Commitment Incentive and Tuition Loan Forgiveness - The new teammate will receive a $100,000 commitment incentive paid over two (2) year work commitment, and they will also receive tuition loan forgiveness of up-to $40,000 that will be offered (amount based on outstanding loan) to a CRNA or Anesthesiology Assistant spread over a three (3) year period in six (6) installments. *Student CRNAs and Anesthesia Assistants accepting a position 12 months or more from their start date are eligible to receive up-to $12,000 in advance for a pre-hire commitment incentive bonus, paid in twelve (12) installments over 1 (one) year.
Central Sterile Tech
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 paid over three (3) years
CRNA
- Commitment Incentive and Tuition Loan Forgiveness - The new teammate will recieve a $100,000 commitment incentive paid over two (2) year work commitment, and they will also receive tuition loan forgiveness of up-to $40,000 that will be offered (amount based on outstanding loan) to a CRNA or Anesthesiology Assistant spread over a three (3) year period in six (6) installments. *Student CRNAs and Anesthesia Assistants accepting a position 12 months or more from their start date are eligible to receive up-to $12,000 in advance for a pre-hire commitment incentive bonus, paid in twelve (12) installments over 1 (one) year.
Clinical Dietitian I and II (effective for offers on or after 7/17/25)
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 paid over two (2) years
Clinical Laboratory (effective for offers on and after 10/3/22)
- Tuition Loan Forgiveness - up to $10,000 paid over four (4) years
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over two (2) years
Inpatient Flex Team - Per Diem
- Commitment Incentive - $1,500 or $1,200 paid at six (6) months
Imaging (Cardiac Cath Specialist, CV Sonographers, CT Techs, Maternal Fetal Sonographers, MRI Techs, Radiation Therapist, Radiologic Techs / Interventional Radiologic Techs, and Ultrasound Techs)
- Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over three (3) years
Medical Assistant, Certified
- Commitment Incentive - $7,500 paid over three (3) years
Neurodiagnostic Tech I/II
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over three (3) years
Nursing Support (Behavorial Health Tech, Clinical Support Tech I & II, ER Tech, LPN, Nursing Assistant I & II, Prenatal Tech)
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 paid over three (3) years
Occupational Therapist II (Youth Behavioral Health)
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over two (2) years
Operating Room & PACU Incentive Program
Outpatient Services
- Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over a three (3) year commitment period. (select full time positions)
- Commitment Incentive - $7,500 paid over a three (3) year commitment period. (select full time positions)
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over a three (3) year commitment period. (select full time positions)
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 paid over a three (3) year commitment period. (select full time positions)
- Commitment Incentive - $3,000 paid over a three (3) year commitment period. (select full time positions)
- Commitment Incentive - $1,200 paid over a six (6) month commitment period. (select per diem positions)
- Commitment Incentive - $1,000 paid over a six (6) month commitment period. (select per diem positions)
Paramedic
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 paid over three (3) years
Pharmacy Tech
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 paid over two (2) years (effective for offers on and after 9.11.23)
Police Officer
- Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over two (2) years (effective for offers on and after 1.21.25)
Radiation Therapist (Inpatient)
- Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over three (3) years (effective for offers on and after 9.13.24)
Respiratory Care (Respiratory Therapist I & II)
- Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over three (3) years
RN Clinical Nurse I (New Grad Nurse; incentive effective to those with a hire date on June 11, 2023 or after)
- Commitment Incentive - Option 1: $10,000 paid over two (2) years; Option 2: $15,000 paid over three (3) years.
- Tuition Loan Forgiveness - Up to $25,000 can be offered to defray cost of tuition. Paid over three (3) years.
- Relocation Assistance - Up to $10,000 can be offered based on location
RN Clinical Nurse - Experienced
- Commitment Incentive - $20,000 paid over four (4) years or $15,000 paid over three (3) years
- Tuition Loan Forgiveness - Up to $25,000 can be offered to defray cost of tuition
- Relocation Assistance - Up to $10,000 can be offered based on location
Support Services (Environmental Services, Nutrition and Food Services)
- Commitment Incentive - $1,500 paid over two (2) years
Sonographer (Maternal Fetal Medicine and Cardiovascular only)
- Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over three (3) years
Surgical Technologists:
New Graduate Surgical Technologists (hired on or after April 16, 2023)
- $5,000 commitment bonus paid over two (2) years or $10,000 commitment bonus paid over three (3) years.
Labor & Delivery
- $10,000 commitment incentive paid over three (3) years. Candidates must have at least 1 year of prior experience as a Surgical Technologist.
UNC Faculty Physicians
Anesthesia Assistants (AA)
- Commitment Incentive and Tuition Loan Forgiveness - The new teammate will recieve a $100,000 commitment incentive paid over two (2) year work commitment, and they will also receive tuition loan forgiveness of up-to $40,000 that will be offered (amount based on outstanding loan) to a CRNA or Anesthesiology Assistant spread over a three (3) year period in six (6) installments. *Student CRNAs and Anesthesia Assistants accepting a position 12 months or more from their start date are eligible to receive up-to $12,000 in advance for a pre-hire commitment incentive bonus, paid in twelve (12) installments over 1 (one) year.
Athletic Trainers
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over three (3) years
CRNA
- Commitment Incentive and Tuition Loan Forgiveness - The new teammate will recieve a $100,000 commitment incentive paid over two (2) year work commitment, and they will also receive tuition loan forgiveness of up-to $40,000 that will be offered (amount based on outstanding loan) to a CRNA or Anesthesiology Assistant spread over a three (3) year period in six (6) installments. *Student CRNAs and Anesthesia Assistants accepting a position 12 months or more from their start date are eligible to receive up-to $12,000 in advance for a pre-hire commitment incentive bonus, paid in twelve (12) installments over 1 (one) year.
Medical Assistant, Certified I, II, III
- Commitment Incentive - $7,500 paid over three (3) years
Maternal Fetal Ultrasound Tech
- Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over three (3) years
Outpatient Services
- Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over a three (3) year commitment period. (select full time positions)
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over a three (3) year commitment period. (select full time positions)
- Commitment Incentive - $7,500 paid over a three (3) year commitment period. (select full time positions)
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 paid over a three (3) year commitment period. (select full time positions)
- Commitment Incentive - $3,000 paid over a three (3) year commitment period. (select full time positions)
- Commitment Incentive - $1,200 paid over a six (6) month commitment period. (select per diem positions)
- Commitment Incentive - $1,000 paid over a six (6) month commitment period. (select per diem positions)
Pediatric Echo Tech (Job ID:149633)
- Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over three (3) years
Ultrasound Tech I/II
- Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over three (3) years
UNC Health Rex
Includes Rex main campus in Raleigh, NC and UNC Rex Holly Springs Hospital.
Cancer Registry
- Commitment Incentive (full time) - $2,500 paid over two (2) years
Cardiovascular Specialist (Cath, EP, and IR)
- Commitment Incentive - Option of $10,000 for a two (2) year work commitment or $15,000 for a three (3) year work commitment
Cooks / Sous Chefs
- Commitment Incentive - $1,500 paid over two (2) years
Clinical Laboratory (effective for offers on and after 10/3/22)
- Tuition Loan Forgiveness - up to $15,000 paid over four (4) years
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over two (2) years
Imaging (CV Specialists, CV Sonographers, CT Techs, Echo Supervisor, MRI Tech, Nuclear Medicine Tech, Radiation Therapist, Radiation Therapy Coordinator, Radiologic Tech, Ultrasound Techs I & II)
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 for a two (2) year work commitment or $15,000 for a three (3) year work commitment (see guidelines for position specific details)
Medical Assistant, Certified
- UNC Medical Center and UNC Physicians Network Commitment Incentive - $7,500 paid over three (3) years
- UNC Health Rex (including Rex Urgent Care) Commitment Incentive - $7,500 paid over three (3) years
Nursing Support (Clinical Support Tech I & II, ER Tech, Nursing Assistant I & II, Prenatal Tech) (LPN Patient Planning Specialist added 8/1/24) (LPN - UNC Homecare Infusion Nursing added 4/30/25)
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 paid over two (2) years (over three (3) years for LPN Patient Planning Specialist and LPN - UNC Homecare Infusion Nursing)
Neurodiagnostic Tech
- Commitment Incentive - $7,500 paid over three (3) years
Pharmacy Tech
- Commitment Incentive - $1,500 paid over two (2) years
Physician Practice Nurse
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over two (2) years
RN Coordinator Medical Office Nursing (position added 10.20.2023)
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over two (2) years
Respiratory Care
- UNC Medical Center: Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over three (3) years
- UNC Health Rex: Commitment Incentive - the option of $10,000 paid over two (2) years or the option of $15,000 paid over three (3) years
RN Clinical Nurse I (New Grad Nurse; commitment incentive effective to those with start dates May 2023 or after. Tuition loan forgiveness effective to those with start dates of May 2022 or after.)
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over two (2) years
- Tuition Loan Forgiveness - Up to $25,000 can be offered to defray cost of tuition. Paid over three (3) years.
RN Clinical Nurse II, III, IV
- Commitment Incentive - $20,000 paid over four (4) years or $15,000 paid over three (3) years
- Tuition Loan Forgiveness - Up to $25,000 can be offered to defray cost of tuition
- Relocation Assistance - Up to $10,000 can be offered based on location
RN Nuclear Medicine
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over three (3) years
Surgical Techs
- Commitment Incentive (Rex main campus: OR East, OR West, ASC, CVOR and LDOR. Rex Holly Springs OR included.) - Option 1: $10,000 paid over two (2) years. Option 2: $15,000 paid over three (3) years (*program and offering updated 6/14/23)
UNC Health Rockingham
Cardio Sonographer
- Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over two (2) years
CT Technologist
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
- Commitment Incentive - $3,500 paid over 18 months
- Commitment Incentive - $7,500 paid over eight-teen (18) months
Nursing Assistant I (Skilled Nursing Facility)
- Commitment Incentive - $3,000 paid over two (2) years
RN Clinical Nurse I (Med Surg, Womens, and ICU)
- Commitment Incentive - $3,000 paid over six (6) months ($1,500 paid at time of hire)
RN Clinical Nurse II, III, IV (ER, Med Surg, ICCU, Women's)
- Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over eighteen (18) months
Occupational Therapist
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 paid over eighteen (18) months
Pharmacy Tech with hospital experience
- Commitment Incentive - $3,000 paid over eighteen (18) months
Pharmacy Tech without hospital experience
- Commitment Incentive - $1,500 paid over eighteen (18) months
Physical Therapist
- Commitment Incentive - Physical Therapist I & II - $15,000 paid over eighteen (18) months
Physical Therapy Assistant
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 paid over eighteen (18) months
Medical Lab Tech / Medical Technologist
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over eighteen (18) months
Speech Language Pathologist
- Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over eighteen (18) months
UNC Physicians Network
Clinical Manager (does not include GP or GP II)
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over three (3) years ; $2,500 at time of hire
RN Coordinator Medical Office Nursing
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over three (3) years ; $2,500 at time of hire
Medical Assistant, Certified (Triangle only) - ** Select clinics in the markets of Eden/Rockingham & Chatham/Pittsboro qualify.
- Commitment Incentive - $7,500 paid over three (3) years
RN Physician Practice Nurse (excludes GP and GP II)
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over three (3) years ; $2,500 at time of hire
RN Clinical Nurse II (excludes GP and GP II)
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over three (3) years ; $2,500 at time of hire
Medical Lab Technician
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 paid over two (2) years
Radiologic Techs
- Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over three (3) years
Shared Services
Pharmacy Tech
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 paid over two (2) years
UNC Health Chatham
Administrative Coordinator
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over two (2) years
- Relocation
Cardiovascular Sonographer
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over two (2) years
Manager Level and above
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over two (2) years
- Relocation
Medical Lab Tech / Medical Technologist
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over two (2) years
- Relocation
Occupational Therapist
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over two (2) years
Pharmacy Tech
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 paid over two (2) years (effective for offers on and after 9/11/23)
Physical Therapist I
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over two (2) years
- Relocation
Respiratory Therapist I and II
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over two (2) years
- Relocation
RN Clinical Nurse I and II
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over two (2) years
- Relocation
Security Guard
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 paid over two (2) years
Surgical Tech and Surgical Tech OJT (Trainee)
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over two (2) years
- Relocation
UNC Health Caldwell
CRNA
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Full-time: $30,000 sign-on AND $20,000 commitment incentive (effective for offers on or after 10/23/24)
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Part-time: $20,000 sign-on AND $10,000 commitment incentive (effective for offers on or after 10/23/24)
Medical Assistant, Certified
- Sign-on Bonus - $1,000 to be paid at 30 days of employment (effective 2/11/25)
PLUS
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 to be paid in two (2) equal installments at 12 months and 24 months (effective for offers on and after 2/11/25).
Medical Assistant Trainee
- Sign-on Bonus - $1,500 to be paid at 30 days of employment (effective 2/11/25)
Radiology Tech
- Sign-on Bonus - $3,000 to be paid at 30 days of employment (effective for offers on and after 4/28/23).
PLUS
- Commitment Incentive - $12,000 to be paid in three (3) equal installments at 12 months, 24 months, and 36 months (effective for offers on and after 4/28/23).
RN Clinical Nurse I (New Graduate) (Acute Care / Med Surg & Telemetry nights only)
- Sign-on bonus and commitment incentive - $5,000 will be offered as a sign-on bonus and paid within the first thirty days of employment. In addition, a $10,000 commitment incentive will be offered and paid in three (3) equal installments every twelve (12) months over a three (3)-year period.
RN Clinical Nurse II/III (Acute Care / Med Surg & Telemetry nights only)
- Commitment Incentive - RN Clinical Nurse II/III (Acute Care & Telemetry nights only) - $20,000 paid over four (4) years or $15,000 paid over three (3) years (effective for offers on or after 1/9/24).
UNC Health Johnston
Advanced Practice
Positions: CRNA
- Commitment Incentive – $40,000 will be offered to a CRNA or Anesthesiology Assistant. Payment is spread over a two (2) year period in four (4) installments. Payment is made after each six (6) month period of work is completed. Effective 4/5/23 and after.
and the new teammate will also receive...
- Tuition Loan Forgiveness – Up-to $100,000 will be offered (amount based on outstanding loan) to a CRNA or Anesthesiology Assistant. Payment is spread over a three (3) year period in six (6) installments. Payment is made after each six (6) month period of work is completed. Effective 4/5/23 and after.
Clinical Laboratory
Positions: Medical Lab Technician, Medical Technologist I and II, Medical Lab Supervisor, Medical Lab Specialist, Histology Technician, Histotechnologist, Cytotechnologist
- Commitment Incentive - $10,000 paid over two (2) years’
or
- Tuition Loan Forgiveness - up to $15,000 paid over four (4) years
Imaging
Positions: Cardiovascular Sonographers, CT Techs, MRI Techs, Radiologic Techs, and Ultrasound Techs
- Commitment Incentive (Cardiovascular Sonographers, MRI Techs, Radiologic Techs, and Ultrasound Techs) - $15,000 paid over three (3) years
- Commitment Incentive (CT Techs) - the option of $10,000 paid over two (2) years or $15,000 paid over three (3) years
Nursing
Positions: RN Clinical Nurse II, III, & IV
- Commitment Incentive of $20,000 paid over four (4) years’ or $15,000 paid over three (3) years (BSN or MSN). $16,000 paid over four (4) years or $12,000 paid over three (3) years (ASN)
or
- Tuition Loan Forgiveness - up to $25,000 paid over three (3) years
Positions: RN Clinical Nurse I (New Grad)
- Commitment Incentive of $15,000 paid over two (2) years (ASN, BSN, or MSN).
*Note: New Graduate RN Clinical Nurse I will be eligible for the New Grad Commitment Incentive provided they have successfully passed the NCLEX.
Nursing Support
Positions: Behavioral Health Tech, Clinical Support Tech I & II, ER Tech, Nursing Assistant I & II, and Prenatal Tech
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 paid over three (3) years
Position: LPN (Clinical Bedside)
- Commitment Incentive - Payment of $2,500 upfront and remaining payment is spread over 1 year in 2 installments of $1,250 after each 6 month period of work is completed.
Pharmacy Tech
Positions: IP Pharm Tech I (Non-Cert), OP Pharmacy Technician I, IP Pharm Technician II (Cert), OP Pharmacy Technician II, Pharmacy Transition Specialist, IP Pharmacy Technician III, Pharmacy Access & Sol Tech, Specialty Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy Technician Specialist, Pharmacy Technician Supervisor
- Commitment Incentive - $1,500 paid over two (2) years
Physical Therapy
Positions: Physical Therapist I, II,
- Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over eighteen (18) months
Respiratory Care
Positions: Respiratory Therapist I, II, and Senior, Respiratory Care Clinical Specialist, Respiratory Care Coordinator, Respiratory Care Supervisor, and a Respiratory Care Manager
- Commitment Incentive - $15,000 paid over three (3) years
Surgical Technologist
- Commitment Incentive - $5,000 paid over two (2) years. Plus an additional $1,000 at time of hire. ($6,000 total)
