BONUSES OFFERED NURSES.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services TEHACHAPI - A nursing shortage at the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District prompted administrators to offer $4,000 bonuses to get licensed nurses to work at the hospital. The district's lone hospital has been struggling to staff shifts for the past three months, said JoAnne Kramer, director of patient services. The shortage in Tehachapi reflects a nursing shortage across California, particularly in the Central Valley, which has the lowest ratio of nurses per capita in the state. The hospital also offers up to $1,000 to a current staff member who recruits a nurse. A minimum continuous service of one year is required to get a bonus. Antelope Valley Hospital began offering, as of December, a $500 finder's fee Finder's fee A fee a person or company charges for service as an intermediary in a transaction. to employees who recruit nurses and another $500 if the new worker stays for a year. The hospital will loan up to $6,000 to new nurses to help them move into the area. The loan will be forgiven after three years' employment.
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