Atrium Health Career Development programs offer an Inside Up approach to teammate development. Teammates are encouraged to use tuition and professional development reimbursement for continuous learning. When teammates develop and apply new skills, they support the vision of Atrium Health to become the first and best choice for care.
New! Atrium Health Navicent and Atrium Health Greater Charlotte Educational Assistance benefits are now aligned.
Deadline! The U.S. Department of Education implemented a limited PSLF waiver to count all prior payments made by student borrowers toward PSLF, regardless of loan program. The waiver will run through Monday, October 31, 2022. Read more about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and how to apply below.
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Provides teammates with financial reimbursement for approved academic and continuing education course expenses. We are excited to partner with Bright Horizons EdAssist to improve educational assistance benefits to all teammates, including PRN teammates. This benefit may be used for job-related education (for any Atrium Health job). This could include development for a specific skill, preparing for or maintaining a license or certification, or taking educational classes.
Updated benefits include:
Take a few minutes to watch this video outlining the benefits of the EdAssist Portal.
More details about program eligibility by region can be found on the Educational Assistance Eligibility page.
Greater Charlotte and Navicent
Program highlights include:
| Education Type | Maximum Benefit Amount | Eligibility |
| Certificates and Individual Courses | $1,500 per year |
Full-time and part-time teammates who have completed the 90-day orientation period |
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College Degree*: Clinical & Non-Clinical Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate, Ph.D. |
$3,000 per year |
| Education Type | Maximum Benefit Amount | Eligibility |
| Continuing Education Units & Certifications | $1,500 per year | Full-time, part-time and PRN teammates who have completed the 90-day orientation period |
| Education Type | Maximum Benefit Amount | Eligibility |
| Prepaid Tuition Assistance Program
Clinical & Non-Clinical Degrees, Certificates, Individual Courses. *includes one-year work requirement |
$3,000 per year |
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*Prepaid Tuition Assistance Program
Many teammates require prepaid financial support to further their educational and career goals. Prepaid Tuition Assistance program aims to increase access and completion of a college education for all. This program provides up to $3,000 in prepaid college tuition, books and fees to teammates who meet the eligibility criteria.
This program cannot be combined with the Degree/Academic Policy Reimbursement program.
Please review the sections for Educational Assistance Policy to learn what is covered for the Degree and Non-Degree/CEU programs.
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The PSLF (Public Service Loan Forgiveness) Program, encourages employment in high-need public service fields by forgiving remaining student loan balances after 10 years of repayments while working in qualified jobs in government agencies (federal, state, military, local, or tribal) and certain non-profit organizations, including hospitals. PSLF provides debt relief to teachers, nurses and other public service professionals.
PSLF erases or forgives the remaining balance on federal direct loans after a borrower has made 120 qualifying monthly payments while working full time (or a minimum of 30 hours per week) for a qualifying employer. Atrium Health is a qualified employer. Private Student Loans do not qualify for PSLF.
Most of the PSLF qualifying payment rules have been suspended through Monday, October 31, 2022. Under this temporary waiver, you may get credit for payments you’ve made on loans that would not normally qualify for PSLF. These payments will count even if you didn’t pay the full amount or on-time. Only payments made after October, 1, 2007, can count as qualifying payments.
Because you have to make 120 qualifying monthly payments, it will take at least 10 years before you can qualify for PSLF.
Important: You must be working for a qualifying employer at the time you submit the form for forgiveness and at the time the remaining balance on your loan is forgiven. You may also need to get employer verification from a previous employer if you made student loan payments during that time period, too.
Whether you have made 120 qualifying payments or are working toward PSLF and are completing your employer certification, you should complete and submit the (PSLF) & Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF) Certification & Application (PSLF form).
After you submit a PSLF Form, if you don’t yet have 120 qualifying payments, your loans will transfer to the PSLF servicer. After the PSLF servicer determines how many qualifying payments you made during the employment period on your form, you’ll receive a letter telling you the number of qualifying payments you have made.
If the limited PSLF waiver period makes you immediately eligible for forgiveness, your loan may not transfer to the PSLF servicer.
The number of qualifying payments you have made will only be updated whenever you submit another PSLF form that documents a new period of qualifying employment.
You can find out how many qualifying payments you’ve made by logging in to your account with the PSLF servicer and viewing your loan details or by looking on your most recent billing statement. You can also see the number of qualifying payments for each of your loans by logging into your StudentAid.gov account, selecting My Aid, View Loans, then View Loan Details.
What is the PSLF Limited Waiver?
The PSLF Limited Waiver, enacted in October 2021, is a temporary program that allows borrowers to bypass the program’s strict rules and receive credit for all types of payments made toward federal student loans. Various changes have been made to the original program to expand eligibility around loan types, payments made and employment status.
The deadline for the PSFL Limited Waiver is fast-approaching on Monday, October 31, 2022. It’s important for teammates to understand the newest changes and how to obtain and maximize loan forgiveness amounts.
Who is eligible for PSLF?
To qualify for PSLF, you must:
a. Be employed by a U.S. federal, state, local or tribal government or not-for-profit organization (federal service includes U.S. military service)
b. Work full-time
c. Have Direct Loans (or consolidate other federal student loans into a Direct Loan)
d. Repay your loans under an income-driven repayment plan*; and
e. Make 120 qualifying payments
*This provision will be waived through Monday, October 31, 2022, as part of the limited PSLF waiver.
The qualifying repayment plan rules have been temporarily suspended as a result of the limited PSLF waiver. You may receive credit toward PSLF, provided you had qualifying employment, if you made payments on any type of non-consolidation Direct Loan on any repayment plan prior to October, 6, 2021. These loan types include:
What loans are eligible?
Any loan received under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program qualifies for PSLF. Be sure to consolidate your loans if needed. In the past, loans from certain federal student programs, such as Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program and the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins Loan) Program did not qualify. However, they may become eligible if you consolidate them into a Direct Consolidation Loan.
Student loans from private lenders do not qualify for PSLF.
Remember! Until Monday, October 31, 2022, borrowers may receive credit for payments that previously did not qualify for PSLF or TEPSLF (Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness).
If you consolidate these loans into a Direct Loan before Monday, October 31, 2022, you may be able to receive qualifying credit for payments made on those loans through the limited PSLF waiver.
What is a qualifying payment?
A qualifying monthly payment is a payment that you make:
What resources are available to help me?
PSLF Help Tool will:
There is no doubt that the PSLF program is complex set of regulations and requirements that most people have a tough time following. That's why we've partnered with Bright Horizons EdAssist student loan coaches to help our teammates understand the complexities of PSLF and the current PSLF Limited Waiver. They provide one-on-one support and guide teammates through the qualification criteria, estimate savings, and ensure the necessary steps are taken and paperwork complete to stay on track for loan forgiveness.
We are excited to offer our teammates with this new opportunity to work directly with Bright Horizons coaches to help determine their eligibility for a federal loan forgiveness program and provide coaching through each step of the program. Log in to the EdAssist portal or call EdAssist at 833-211-2710. Teammates can also ask about refinancing, how to pay down their balances faster, how to consolidate their loans and more.
Student Loan Coaches can support you by:
Determine eligibility under the various programs: standard PSLF, PSLF Limited Waiver, or TEPSLF
We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity, as the PSLF application must be submitted by October 31, 2022 to be considered. With the amount of steps required, it is important to start the process sooner rather than later.
Register for the PSLF On Demand Webinar
Note: This webinar is intended specifically for student loan information pertaining to the PSLF program. For general student loan coaching, please follow the below steps to schedule an academic coaching session.
Tuition and Continuing Education frequently asked questions can be found on the EdAssist Portal:
