Employer Recruitment Program

This program is designed to allow the employer to use the ND Federal Loan Repayment Program as a recruitment tool for a hard-to-fill position. This program allows the Employer to assert availability of the ND Federal Loan Repayment award for an employer-selected candidate. If the Employer chooses the Recruitment Program, an MOU provides the employer to offer-with-certainty the loan repayment benefit detailed in the MOU to an eligible practitioner candidate.

This opportunity is made available through a competitive application and selection process. This guarantee is available to the employer for a specified period following the MOU’s effective date and can be used as part of the employer’s “recruitment package,” even if the clinician-recruit is unknown. This award will be guaranteed to the Employer for six months following the effective date of the agreement. The clinician recruitment period must conclude with an issue “Letter of Intent-to-Hire” dated no later than six months after initial MOU execution, or this opportunity lapses for the participating Employer.

Both the selected practitioner and the Employer must be and remain eligible for loan repayment participation in all other respects as detailed in this MOU. If eligibility is not demonstrated, then the North Dakota Health and Human Services agency reserves the right to withdraw this Recruitment Program Award. Once the Employer has selected the practitioner to be hired, then that candidate will be issued a contract and must adhere to all program policies and requirements.