Terms and Conditions

Community Nurse Referral Program
Terms and Conditions

By participating in the Community Nurse Referral Program, you agree to the following terms and conditions: 

Referrer Eligibility 
Participation in the Nebraska Medicine Nurse Referral Program is open to the public, ages 19 and older, to receive cash rewards for referring qualified registered nurses to Nebraska Medicine who remain in staff nurse positions for a qualifying period. Nebraska Medicine colleagues should make referrals through the Employee Referral program and are specifically excluded from this program, as are their immediate family including spouses, parents, children, and siblings.   

Program Terms
Referrals must meet the following criteria to be eligible to receive cash rewards: 

  1. Referrals must be submitted by the community member referrer via this form. 
  2. The nurse being referred must apply after the referral form is received by Nebraska Medicine.
  3. During the application process the nurse applying must provide the referrer’s name and contact information.
  4. Failure to submit this form prior to the nurse applying or if the referrer’s name and contact information are not provided on the application this the referrer will not be eligible for the referral reward.
  5. The referred nurse must remain employed in good standing as a staff nurse with Nebraska Medicine for one year.
  6. Nebraska Medicine will be responsible for notifying the community member who made the referral after the nurse has successfully worked one year.  The community member is responsible for updating Nebraska Medicine of any changes to their contact information.  Additionally, the community member is required to complete a W-9 and return it to Nebraska Medicine.
  7. Referral bonuses will not be paid until the referring community members returns a complete W-9, including Social Security number to Nebraska Medicine. Payment will be made within Nebraska Medicine receiving the completed W-9.
  8. Nebraska Medicine will issue a 1099 to the referring community in accordance with then current IRS regulations.
  9. Community members may refer more than one nurse and will be eligible for a referral reward for each successful referral.  

Program Rewards
If the referred nurse and the referrer meet all eligibility requirements, for each successful referral, the referring community member will be entitled to $2,500 upon if their referral is hired and remains employed by Nebraska Medicine for one year from their date of hire. 

NEBRASKA MEDICINE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR MODIFY THE REFERRAL PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO TERMS, CONDITIONS AND DISCONTINUING THE PROGRAM AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. NEITHER THIS REFERRAL PROGRAM, NOR ANY REWARD PAID AS A PART OF THE PROGRAM, CONSTITUTES AN OFFER FOR EMPLOYMENT, CREATION OF ANY PARTNERSHIP OR CREATES ANY FORM OF AGENCY BETWEEN THE REFERER AND NEBRASKA MEDICINE.