Employee Referral Program

Share the Passion. Share the Success.

Refer a friend, family member or colleague for medical centers employment and earn up to $1,200.

• What employees are eligible to receive referral incentive payments?
• What kinds of positions are included in the Referral Program?
• Who is not eligible for referral through the Referral Program?
• How do I refer someone?
• How will referral incentives be paid?
• Who do I contact with questions?

As a Harborview Medical Center (HMC), UW Medical Center (UWMC) or University of Washington (UW) employee you now have a tremendous monetary incentive to introduce your extraordinary friends, family members, and peers to career opportunities at UW Medicine. If your eligible referrals apply and are hired, you'll receive an incentive of up to $1,200! In order to receive the incentive, your name must be listed by your referral during the online application process.

You can receive multiple incentives, too. The Employee Referral Program pays out up to $1,200 every time one of your eligible employee referrals is hired into an incentive eligible position at UW Medical Center or Harborview Medical Center.

What employees are eligible to receive referral incentive payments?

All HMC, UWMC and UW employees are eligible except for the following:

• The hiring manager or individuals involved in the selection process for a specific position
• Staff who are in the final counseling or dismissal steps of the corrective action process
• Employees who are on unpaid leave
• Members of Human Resources and staff with human resources responsibilities

Human Resources reserves the right to evaluate program eligibility on a case-by-case basis.

What kinds of positions are included in the Referral Program?

UW Medicine is seeking highly qualified new employees for a variety of hard-to-fill positions. Typically, these positions include:

• Anesthesiology Technicians
• Cardiac Sonographer
• Cardiac Technologist
• Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
• EEG Tech / Sleep Tech / Polysomnographic Tech
• Electrocardiograph Tech
• Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist (END Tech)
• Health Care Specialist (ARNP or PA)s
• Medical Assistant (Outpatient and Emergency Department)
• Occupational Therapist
• Orthotics-Prosthetics Practitioner
• Orthotist-Prosthetist Technician
• Pharmacist
• Pharmacy Technician
• Physical Therapist
• Radiation Therapy - Dosimetrist, Specialist, Technologist, Technologist Lead, Technologist Supervisor
• Radiology/Imaging Technologist
• Registered Nurse 2, Registered Nurse 3
• Respiratory Therapist
• Speech Pathologist/Audiologist Specialist
• Surgical Technologist
• Vascular Technologist
• Certain professional staff positions

Specific positions that are eligible for the Employee Referral Program are so noted in the on-line job announcement.

Who is not eligible to be considered for referral through the Referral Program?

People in the following capacities are not eligible to be considered an applicant through the Referral Program.

• New graduates with less than twelve months experience.
• Hourly and per diem appointees.
• Individuals who have held any of the following types of appointments at the University within the last 12 months:
  • Regular classified or professional staff appointments
  • Temporary or per diem appointments;
  • Agency staff on assignment to UW Medicine.
• Referrals who are current HMC, UWMC, or UW employees.
• Any referrals documented before August 15, 2007 will not qualify for the Employee Referral Program.

Human Resources reserves the right to evaluate program eligibility on a case-by-case basis.

How do I refer someone?

Making referrals is very easy!

In order to for you to be eligible for a referral payment, your referral must apply on-line for an incentive eligible position at HMC jobs or UWMC jobs. Each incentive eligible position has a special "assessment" that asks the candidate to identify who, if anybody, referred her/him for HMC or UWMC employment. In order for you to receive the referral award, the candidate you referred must enter your name in the designated location at the time of application.

How are referral incentives paid?

Your referral incentive will be paid like this:

• $600 is paid after your referred employee completes new employee orientation
• $600 is paid after your referred employee completes probation or six months

In order to be eligible to receive a referral incentive, you and your referral must be employed by the University, in good standing, and in pay status at the time payment is to be made.

Referral incentives are paid through the payroll process and are subject to all applicable deductions and taxes. Referral incentives are reported as income for tax purposes.

What if I have questions about the program?

If you have questions about the program, contact Human Resources:

• HMC Human Resources: 206-744-9220
• UWMC Human Resources: 206-598-6116

UW Medicine and the University reserve the right to amend, interpret, terminate, or suspend this program at any time.