State announces pay raises and bonuses for health facility employees

The Gianforte administration is offering retention bonuses, incentives for new hires and hourly pay raises for a swath of health care employees at the Montana State Hospital and other public facilities, the state’s most pronounced effort yet to reduce its tens of millions of dollars in annual spending on contract workers. New employees of five state health facilities who are hired as registered nurses, certified nurse aides, direct support professionals, psychiatric technicians, and forensic mental health technicians will receive up to $7,500 if they remain in their positions for one year,