Churchill Regional Health Authority, Inc.

The Churchill Regional Health Authority, Inc. is a 21 bed acute care hospital with a 7 bed Personal Care Home. The facility offers a wide range of services including a Medical Clinic, Dental Clinic, Retail Pharmacy, Childrens' Centre, Child and Family Services Agency, Mental Health, Addictions, Probation, Public Health, and Prehospital Care.

Additional benefits:
Housing is subsidized and furnished. Furnishings include chesterfield, chair, coffee table, end tables, lamps, TV stand, bed, dressers, end tables, lamps, kitchen suite, drapes or blinds. Housing is assigned according to need, i.e. single person - one bedroom, couple - either one or two bedroom, family - three or four bedroom house. Pets are welcome. All units have washers and dryers either in the building or in the unit. The employee needs to bring all kitchen supplies, bedroom supplies, TV, VCR, personal belongings, etc.

The rental rates (includes all utilities) are a one bedroom is $400/month; two bedrooms $505/month; three bedrooms $554/month and four bedrooms $597/month. All employees are responsible for their own cable TV, telephone and internet connections.

Other benefits include:
Northern Remoteness Allowance - $3,050 per year for single or couple ; $5,027 per year for families i.e. dependents.

Arctic Experience: 1. Birds, polar bears, beluga whales, flowers, arctic fox. 2. History goes back to 1600's with the explorer James Munck. 3. Opportunity to work with Inuit and Aborginal people specifically Cree and Dene. 4. Opportunity to travel to the communities in Nunavut. 5. Chance to meet people from all over the world. Churchill is a major tourist destination.

The Churchill Regional Health Authority offers trips to see polar bears and the whales.

For those RN's who are hired from outside of Manitoba, the province offers the Manitoba Nurses Recruitment and Retention Fund which will provide financial assistance up to $5,000 to relocate to anywhere in Manitoba. In addition, the CHRA receives additional funding from this Fund for continuing education.

Continuing education is offered including ACLS, BTLS, NALS, PALS. Generous support for education is provided by the CRHA.