Clinical Laboratory Incentive Program

*This page was updated on October 3, 2022 to reflect changes to the incentive offering. Changes ($10,000 offering vs $5,000 offering) are applicable to those hired on October 3, 2022 or after. Those eligible for UNC Medical Center or UNC REX Healthcare jobs may receive either the commitment incentive OR tuition loan forgiveness listed below.  Eligible parties will receive one or the other, but not both incentives.

Program Guidelines:

• This is a program in which the specific positions below are eligible for tuition loan assistance and commitment incentive bonus.
• ​To be eligible, candidate must be employed, and continue to work, in one of the regular full-time qualifying positions listed below (Full-time is 36 hours or more per week).
• ​To be eligible, candidate must not be currently employed, or employed within the previous 12 months, at any owned entity within the UNC Health system.
• To be eligible, candidate must not be currently employed as a per diem, traveler or contract staff at any owned entity within the UNC Health system.
• To be eligible, candidate must remain in good standing throughout the work commitment period.
• If the employee receives a final written warning, resigns or is terminated, the incentive will be discontinued.
• Be in active status at the time the installment payment is payable; otherwise, the payment will be cancelled (and not paid on any future date). Remaining installment payments will be paid if the employee returns to active status, as long as the employee meets all other eligibility requirements.

• The following can be offered the hiring incentive at the time of offer into a permanent full time role:

  • External Traveler
  • Internal Traveler
  • Per Diem employee
  • Contract/Temp Agency Worker
• Remain in the department where initially hired.

Tuition Loan Forgiveness:

UNC Medical Center is offering tuition loan forgiveness to new hires of $10,000 in four (4) equal installments over four (4) years in order to attract qualified candidates that have earned a bachelor’s degree.

UNC REX Healthcare is offering tuition loan forgiveness to new hires of $15,000 in four (4) equal installments over four (4) years in order to attract qualified candidates that have earned a bachelor’s degree.

Eligible Job Classes:

• Medical Technologist I
• Histotechnologist
• Cytotechnologist
• Cytogenetic Technologist
• Cytogenetic Technologist Senior

OR

Commitment Incentive:

UNC Medical Center is offering a commitment incentive for newly-hired employees of $10,000 for a two (2) year work commitment. Payments will be provided in equal installments to the new employee after each six (6) month period of work is completed for up to two (2) years.

Eligible Job classes:

• Medical Lab Technician
• Medical Technologist I and II
• Medical Lab Supervisor
• Laboratory Department Manager
• Histology Technician
• Histotechnologist
• Cytotechnologist
• Cytogenetic Technologist
• Cytogenetic Technologist Senior

UNC REX Healthcare is offering a commitment incentive for newly-hired employees of $10,000 for a two (2) year work commitment. Payments will be provided in equal installments to the new employee after each six (6) month period of work is completed for up to two (2) years.

Eligible Job classes:

• Medical Lab Technician
• Medical Technologist I and II
• Medical Lab Supervisor
• Medical Lab Specialist
• Histology Technician
• Histotechnologist
• Cytotechnologist

Questions? Please contact recruiter Devin Cofield at [email protected]

*UNC Health employees are not eligible for recruitment incentives when going from one entity to another.