Who We Are
The mission of the South Carolina Nurse Retention Initiative is to retain top nursing talent in Beaufort and Jasper County. Awards are presented to recent Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) grads and Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) grads who remain and practice nursing in Beaufort or Jasper County in primary healthcare. In essence, the South Carolina Nurse Retention Initiative is a talent retention program.
What We Do
To help increase the number of ADN and BSN graduate nurses employed in Primary Care settings in Beaufort and Jasper Counties, and keep nurses from leaving the area and keep nurses in the Lowcountry, the South Carolina Nurse Retention Initiative offers a unique “post-graduation” financial award program in return for a work commitment. The SCNRI offers a financial incentive to keep nurses in Beaufort and Jasper Counties, providing up to $12,000 (BSN) and $6,000 (ADN) over two years based on merit, dedication to the nursing profession, financial need, educational mobility and long-term commitment to practice in Beaufort or Jasper Counties – including specific geographic areas where funding has been made available.
