Employee Referral Program

If an employee refers a full-time Registered Nurse who has at least one year of RN experience and that RN is hired full-time into any open and approved RN Authorization to Hire (ATH), a referral payment of $5,000 will be given in increments to the referring employee. The first payment of $1,000 would be given after the new RN has been working for 90 days; a second payment of $1,000 would be given after the new RN has been working for 180 days, and a third payment of $3,000 would be awarded to the referring employee following the new RN’s one-year anniversary. Both the RN and the referring employee must be employed for the entire time between the new RN’s hire date and the payout date. Applicable tax withholds will apply. Note: Nursing managers cannot receive the bonus for referring a new hire to their department, as these managers have nurse recruitment as part of their job responsibilities. Additional stipulations may apply. See HR for more details.

Effective Oct. 1, 2022

If an employee refers a full-time CST who has more than one year of surgical tech experience and that CST is hired into any open and approved CST ATH, the employee will receive a $300 bonus 90 days after the start date in accordance with employment services policies. Applicable tax withholds will apply.

If an employee refers a full-time CNA who has more than one year of CNA experience and that candidate is hired into any open and approved CNA ATH, the employee will receive a $250 bonus 90 days after the start date in accordance with employment services policies. Applicable tax withholds will apply.

If an employee refers a full-time PCA who has more than one year of PCA experience and that candidate is hired into any open and approved PCA ATH, the employee will receive a $250 bonus 90 days after the start date in accordance with employment services policies. Applicable tax withholds will apply.

The person you refer must be employed in the referred position for a minimum of 90 days. The referrer MUST be a current employee of a wholly owned affiliate of Covenant Health AND be employed with Covenant Health and in good standing at the time of the referred person’s 90-day anniversary date.

The bonus applies only to the first person to make the referral. (For example, if five people refer the same person for a Registered Nurse candidate and that candidate accepts the job, you would get the referral payment only if you were the first person who referred the candidate, as stated on the referred applicant’s Official Employment Application.)

There is no limit to how many people you refer! If you have questions, you may contact us at Employee Referral Program.

(Note: The bonus is available only if the referred person is in one of the professions listed above.)

If you have questions please contact your facility’s recruiter or Matt Clingon, Manager, Talent Acquisition, at [email protected].

The job applicant must list the referring employee’s name on their employment application as their referral source. No other sources of referral are accepted.

Only the current employee listed as a referral source on the potential employee’s most recent application will receive the referral bonus. For example, if five employees have referred a nurse through Refer a Friend over three years, and that nurse is hired into a qualifying job, only the employee listed on the most recent application will be eligible for the bonus.

An employee can refer an applicant who is not a current employee of a wholly owned affiliate of Covenant Health and who meets the employment requirements for a posted qualifying job (see positions listed above). If the person who is being referred is a former Covenant Health employee, there must have been a 12-month break in service in order for the referral to be valid. RN’s, however, only require a 9-month break in service to be eligible.

A previous Covenant Health employee with less than a 12-month break in service with Covenant Health is not eligible for Employee Referral consideration. However, RN’s are exempt from this policy and only require a 9-month break in service to be eligible. Previous Covenant Health employees are always welcome to reapply with Covenant Health, but the former employee (excluding RN’s as outlined above) must have left the organization at least 12 months before the referral date for the referring employee to be eligible for a bonus.

The person who was referred and hired into a qualifying job must be employed in the position for at least 90 days. The referring employee must also still be employed with Covenant Health at the time of the 90-day anniversary date. Referral payments will be made on the next full pay period following the 90-day anniversary.

• Special temporary programs may be instituted at times based on emergent market needs.
• This bonus amount is included in the employee’s taxable compensation and is subject to applicable federal income tax withholding and to employment taxes.

• All referrals will expire: 1) one calendar year from the date that they are received in Employment Services; or 2) if the referring employee or the referred applicant leaves employment with Covenant Health for any length of time from the time of the referral until the referred employee’s 90-day anniversary.
• Temporary employees, consultants, and third-party contracted employees are not eligible to receive a referral bonus for referring someone to Covenant Health.
• Covenant Health managers are not eligible for the Employee Referral Program bonus if the person they refer is hired to work in their department.