Company Profile
Company Overview
Blessing Hospital is the largest and most sophisticated medical center in a 100-mile radius, with a medical staff of more than 240 physicians and a team of more than 2,000 employees. As the regional leader in patient and family centered care, Blessing Hospital is committed to excellence. We offer quality, compassionate and comprehensive medical care, and place a strong emphasis on community wellness. Blessing continues to respond to the changing health care needs of the region's residents by keeping pace with technology and providing services that are convenient, accessible and vital to our mission to improve life.
Benefits
Benefits Package
The Blessing Health System is pleased to offer a well-rounded total compensation package for our employees. The following is a brief summary of the benefits available. Many benefits are provided at no cost to employees.
Compensation
•Merit Increases: Progression increases to top of range based upon overall work performance and/or skill level. Per Diem employees may progress to mid-point within their salary range.
•Time-And-A-Half/Holiday Pay: Applied to hours worked on the six Hospital-recognized holidays.
•Overtime: 1-1/2 times hourly rate for all hours worked over 40 in the work week.
•Shift Differential: $1 per hour additional compensation for employees who work more than 50 percent of a shift between 6 p.m. - 7a.m.
•Functional Differential: 10 percent of current salary additional compensation for employees temporarily filling a supervisory position at least two pay grades higher than their present grade.
•Paid Time Off (Vacations, Holidays, Personal Time and Sick Time): Paid time off from work; amount based on years of service; accumulates with each pay period. Available to employees working at least 16 hours per week.
Health Care Package
•Air Evac Membership: Transportation to Blessing Hospital or other tertiary care facilities by helicopter in the event of a medical emergency.
•Employee Assistance Plan: Five hours of free counseling for employee or immediate family member.
•Employee Health Services: Professional attention to health needs while on duty.
•Physical Assessment: Physical assessment conducted by Employee Health Nurse.
•TB Test: Annual TB Test for employees with direct patient contact.
•Fitness Center: The Fitness Center is open 24 hours a day on Blessing Hospital's 14th Street campus at no cost to employees.
•Health Care Plan: Two levels of comprehensive hospital and medical coverage for employee and dependents at reasonable employer-sponsored group rates paid by the employee.
•Prescription Plan: Prescriptions are filled at the Hospital Pharmacy. Charges to the employee (fill charge, co-pay, etc.) are paid through payroll deduction by using Hospital photo ID badge or family pharmacy card.
•Dental Coverage (Optional): Two levels of dental care coverage for employee and dependent at a reasonable group rate.
•Vision Coverage (Optional): Comprehensive vision coverage for employee and dependents at a reasonable group rate.
Insurance Programs
•Accidental Death & Dismemberment: Coverage available for employee, spouse (under age 70) and also dependent children up to age 25 if full-time students in accredited schools or colleges. Employee pays premium.
•Life Insurance: Coverage available up to five times annual salary (not to exceed $650,000) for employee and up to $100,000 on spouse (under age 70) and $10,000 on dependent children up to age 25 if full-time students in accredited schools or colleges. Employee pays premium.
•Liability: Coverage in performance of assigned duties.
•Long Term Disability: Hospital provides 50 percent continuing income up to a maximum of $10,000 per month after six months disability.
•Short Term Disability: Option 1 (60 percent of salary up to $1,154 weekly) is provided by the Hospital to full-time and part-time employees. Option 2 improves the benefit to 75 percent, up to a maximum of $1,442 weekly, with premium paid by employee. Short Term Disability may be supplemented with Paid Time Off.
•Worker's Compensation: Medical care and percentage of income for job related injuries and illness.
Retirement Package
•Pension Plan: Defined benefit retirement program to provide income supplementing Social Security benefits. 100 percent vesting after five years qualified service.
•403(b): Opportunity to set aside a part of earnings that are not taxable until withdrawn at retirement. A portion will be matched after one year. Must be 21 years of age and employed one year.
•Social Security: Financial assistance at retirement or disability. Blessing matches contributions.
Other Benefits
•Cafeteria: Discount on selected food purchases with a employee photo ID badge.
•Child Care: On-site Child Care Center for your children ages six weeks through 11 years while at work. Employees pay fee, however, Blessing does subsidize the Center's expenses.
•Credit Union: Members First Credit Union or Great River Community Credit Union.
•Educational Assistance: Financial assistance, leave of absence, or rescheduling work to attend classes. Lifetime maximum of $20,000 for graduate and undergraduate courses.
•Flexible Spending Accounts: Employees may elect to participate in Health Care and/or Dependent Care savings accounts. With the exception of Dependent Life Insurance, employee-paid insurance premiums are deducted before taxes are assessed.
•Funeral Leave: Up to three days for death in immediate family.
•Jury Duty: Full pay less the amount paid by court.
•Leaves of Absence (including FMLA): Authorized time off for illness, maternity, education and other approved absences.
•Service Awards: Service pin after six months employment; then after each five-year interval. Ten Year Plus Club membership after 10 years of service.
•Direct Deposit: Employees receive their compensation through Direct Deposit to the financial institution of their choice.
•Discounts: Discounts on health club memberships, entertainment and other services through Personnel Services.
•Special Events: Picnics, parties, sporting events, etc.