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Tuition assistance for nursing or radiography education for employees and their family members.

 

We believe in quality. We believe in fulfillment. We believe in you. That's why the Cleveland Clinic-East is proud to offer SmartLoan for employees and family members of Euclid, Hillcrest, Huron and South Pointe Hospitals. Our hospitals maintain a reputation for excellence that's due to the efforts of our staff. Therefore, we want to ensure your professional success as much as you do. One way we do this is by offering compensation for quality education at the Huron School of Nursing or the School of Diagnostic Imaging.

If you would like to see where higher education can take you, we'll be there… for both moral and financial support. After all, our most valuable resource is you.

 

 

SmartLoan Assists Both Employees and Family Members

The newly enhanced SmartLoan program provides monetary support (including tuition, books, uniforms and CCC support courses) for eligible, qualified employees and family members to attend the Huron School of Nursing or the School of Diagnostic Imaging. Upon graduation, employees/students who have received assistance under this program agree to a specified work commitment as a Registered Nurse or Radiologic Technologist within the the Cleveland Clinic-East.

 

 

For additional inquiries, please contact your school of interest. Huron School of Nursing, 216.761.7996, or

School of Diagnostic Imaging, 216.692.8708.

 

 

For an employee or family member to be eligible, the employee must:

• Be a regular full- or part-time employee working at least 40 hours per pay period
• Have successful completion of 3-month orientation period
• Have no corrective actions at written level or above for previous 6 months
• Be in satisfactory standing by meeting most expectations on the most recent performance appraisal
• Maintain all above criteria throughout the enrollee's educational program
• Be accepted for admission to the Huron School of Nursing or School of Diagnostic Imaging

 

 

Upon completion:

• Tuition loan will be forgiven as the employee/student fulfills the post-graduation work commitment specified in the loan agreement
• Work commitments range from 1-2 years based on loan amount

 

 

Guidelines for Employees:

• At the start of the program, employee signs a loan agreement to borrow any portion of the program costs.
• Scheduling or other special work arrangements remain subject to Department Manager
• Employees who do not complete the educational program, maintain program eligibility or fulfill work commitment will be subject to the repayment provisions of the loan agreement.

 

 

Guidelines for family members:

• Family members of full-time employees are eligible for a loan of one-half of the total program costs
• Family members of part-time employees are eligible for a loan of one-quarter of the total program costs
• Employee must remain employed and eligible for family member to retain all program benefits

 

 

SmartLoan Hours Reduction

Often, special needs arise when you decide to pursue your academic objectives. In this program, enrolled employees may be permitted to reduce scheduled hours and retain many benefits as if employed full-time.

 

 

Guidelines:

 

 

Must have at least one year of regular full-time status within Euclid, Hillcrest, Huron and South Pointe Hospitals

Must be selected for an available part-time position of at least 40 hours per pay period

Decrease to part-time hours must not have occurred prior to enrollment. Special benefits status ends upon program completion, at which time the employee's benefit eligibility will depend on current scheduled hours and position

 

 

These programs/tuition loans apply to education at the Huron School of Nursing or the School of Diagnostic Imaging only. Other provisions and requirements apply. Visit our the Huron School of Nursing website or see Human Resources for details.