Baptist Employee Referral Program

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation recognizes the importance of recruiting highly-qualified staff to provide the highest quality of care possible. Filling a vacant position is a high priority and accordingly, a referral bonus may be granted to Baptist employees who refer an applicant that is hired by the hospitals.

Qualifying Job Codes

Metro Market

Members of Management
Members of the Human Resource Department

2340 Head Nurse
2350 RN
2351 Clinical Research Nurse
2352 Advanced Nurse Clinician
2350 RN w/o Benefits
2352 ANC w/o Benefits
2340 Head Nurse w/o Benefits
2350 Clinical Nurse Resident
2350 Clinical Nurse Resident w/o Benefits
2345 Care Coordinators (RN)
2350 RN Internal Float Pool
9023 Nurse Intern II (Only if/when RN license obtained)
2366 RN-Trinity HHA-Nursing
2372 RN-Trinity HCS Nursing
2369 RN Hospice
2370 RN Hospice
2371 RN Hospice
2019 BHSU-Nursing Instructor Baccalaureate
2053 BHSU-Nursing Professor Assistant
2052 BHSU-Nursing Professor Associate
2051 BHSU-Nursing Professor
2683 Lead Pharmacist
2682 Clinical Pharmacist
2681 Staff Pharmacist
2400 Physical Therapist
2402 Occupational Therapist
3001 Physical Therapist Assistant
2411 Physical Therapy-Trinity HHA
2410 Occupational Therapy-Trinity HHA

Eligibility & Exclusions

Candidate Referral Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for referral under the Employee Referral Program, referred applicants must fully meet the qualification requirements listed in the job description for the position.

Employee Referral Program Eligibility

All employees are eligible to participate in the program regardless of status (FT, PT or PRN) unless they are excluded (see exclusion conditions below).

The referring employee must be employed by the organization at the time of referral.
The referring employee must be employed by the organization at the time of hire of the referred candidate.
The referring employee must remain an employee of the organization to be eligible for subsequent referral bonus.

Exclusions

The following are not eligible for referral under this program:

Current employees transferring within Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation.
Temp, agency, travelers or contract personnel already working on site at a Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation facility.

The following groups and individuals are not eligible (to refer an applicant and) to receive the referral bonus:

Temporary Agency Staff
Administrative Staff
Members of Management
Members of the Human Resource Department

Referral Procedures

Applicant must include the name of the current Baptist employee who referred them on the application for employment that he or she submits to Employment Services.

This is done on the last page of the application under the section heading, "Referral Source", fill in the space "Current Employee referred me ____________"
This must be done at the time the application is submitted to employment.

Duplicate Referrals

If duplicate referrals occur, the first referral received will be eligible for payment. If a joint referral is made (and received at the same time), the Referral Bonus will be split evenly between the referring staff.

Selection Procedures

The employment application will be reviewed through the normal hiring procedures. The appropriate employment staff member will review the application. If the applicant meets the specified qualifications for the position, the application will be referred to the hiring department for review and evaluation. The hiring manager will make the selection decision for the position. All information regarding the reason(s) for making a decision not to hire an applicant will remain strictly confidential. Applicants must successfully complete all aspects of the pre-employment process.

Position Changes

If a referred employee changes to another position that is full-time and still one of the qualifying job codes, the referrer will remain eligible for the future installments of the Referral Bonus. If a referred employee leaves through termination or resignation or drops below the defined full-time status (64 hours bi-weekly), the referring employee shall not be eligible for the remainder of the referral bonus.

Payment Procedures

If the referred applicant accepts employment with Baptist and is hired into a priority recruitment position, the referring employee will receive a referral bonus in two (2) equal increments. The initial bonus payment is made when the referred new-hire has completed his/her initial 90-day introductory period in the approved full- or part-time priority recruitment position. A second and final bonus payment is made after the new hire works 6 months in the same position and status. Employees making successful hiring referrals receive the following referral bonus amounts:

If the referred person is hired into a full-time priority recruitment position working 64 to 80 scheduled hours bi-weekly, the referring employee will receive $500 (less applicable tax withholding) after the new hire's initial 90-day introductory period and after 6 months.
If the referred person is hired into a part-time priority recruitment position working 48 to 63 scheduled hours bi-weekly, the referring employee will receive $250 (less applicable tax withholding) after the new hire's initial 90-day introductory period and after 6 months.