REGINA — Saskatchewan's Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive (RRRI) program is expanding to the towns of Edam, Battleford and Hudson Bay, extending eligibility to a total of 73 communities.
This incentive of up to $50,000 for a three-year return-in-service is offered to new, permanent full-time employees in nine high-priority health occupations in rural and remote communities experiencing or at risk of service disruptions due to staffing challenges.
Over 500 hard-to-recruit positions have been filled as a direct result of the RRRI program, according to a SHA press release.
“The expansion of this incentive to three more rural communities supports our ongoing efforts to continue stabilizing local health care services across the province,” Saskatchewan Health Authority Vice-President of Integrated Northern Health Julia Pemberton said.
“By investing in our health care teams, we can ensure residents of Saskatchewan have seamless access to safe, equitable care as close to home as possible.”
A complete listing of the 73 communities and the nine occupations, as well as details on eligibility and how to apply are available at Saskatchewan Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive.
Details on health care opportunities, how to access them and information on the province's HHR Action Plan to recruit, train, incentivize and retain more health professionals are available at saskatchewan.ca/HHR.
