Employee benefits

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Retirement benefits

Benefit: Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS)
What You Receive: Employee and employer contribute pro-rated amount to IPERS fund, which provides retirement income.
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time (mandatory)
When Eligible: On hire date
Who Pays: Hospital pays 8.07% of gross earnings; employee pays 5.38% of gross earnings

Benefit: Tax Sheltered Accounts 403(b)
What You Receive: Allows employees to defer a tax-exempt portion of their earnings into a variety of investment options
for retirement.
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees
When Eligible: On hire date
Who Pays: Employee

Health and wellness benefits

Benefit: Midlands Choice – Plan A
What You Receive: Co-insurance is 80%-20% coverage for all in-network providers. 50%-50% coverage for out-of network providers. Office visit co-pay of $15. Plan also includes dental care, vision care and drug card. $750 single plan deductible and $2,250 family plan deductible. Employee’s monthly contribution is $77 for single coverage, $258 for employee plus children, $272 for employee plus spouse, and $431 for family coverage. Prescription retail $5 or 25% (whichever is greater), max $125. $10 or $70 mail order option. 

Benefits: Midlands Choice – Plan B
What You Receive: Same co-insurance coverage as Plan A, but with higher deductible ($1,500 for single coverage, $4,500 for family coverage). Office visit co-pay of $25. Employee’s monthly contribution is $57 for single coverage, $191 for employee plus children, $201 for employee plus spouse, and $318 for family coverage. Prescription retail $5 or 25% (whichever is greater), max $125. $10 or $90 mail order option.
Who Receives: Full-time (32-40 hr/wk) and part-time (16-31 hr/wk) employees
When Eligible: On the first day of the next calendar month following date of employment.
Who Pays: Hospital and employee

Benefit: Dental / Vision Only
What You Receive: The same dental/vision coverage as with the full medical plan. Full-time employee’s monthly contribution is $18 for single coverage, $38 for employee plus children, $40 for employee plus spouse, and $49 for family coverage.
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees
When Eligible: On the first day of the next calendar month following date of employment.
Who Pays: Hospital and employee

Benefit: Healthy You
What You Receive: If you enroll and obtain program requirements, you receive $25 reduction in your health-care premium per month or paid $25 per month (less taxes) annually. Those employees who utilize tobacco products will not qualify for health-care premuim credit but may be reimbursed up to $300 annually for smoking cessation aids.
Who Receives: All employees
When Eligible: On the first day of the next calendar month following date of employment.
To be Eligible: Must enroll in program, participate in annual Health Assessment and obtain required credits.
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: Employee Wellness
What You Receive: Outpatient weight clinic, discount diet consults, employee exercise room, diabetes education, Healthy You
Who Receives: Full-time, part-time employees and PRN employees
When Eligible: Upon hire

Benefit: Health Service Discount
What You Receive: Employees and retirees may receive a 50% discount on employee's liability for any health service provided by Skiff Medical Center to employees or their immediate family members, if paid within 30 days.
Who Receives: All employees who are enrolled in the Heathy You program. Employees and their immediate family members, as defined in the employee handbook, are eligible for the discount.
When Eligible: On hire date
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: Mammography Screening
What You Receive: Free mammograms, according to a schedule recommended by American Cancer Society or your physician
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time female employees, and spouses of full-time and part-time male employees
When Eligible: Upon hire
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: Pharmacy Dispensing
What You Receive: Prescriptions at cost plus 15% with a minimum charge of $5 for eligible prescriptions.
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees and their immediate family members
When Eligible: On hire date
Who Pays: Employee

Benefit: Group Cancer Insurance
What You Receive: Voluntary benefit for cancer insurance with rider options and cancer screening/wellness benefit.
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees (a minimum of 16 hours/week)
When Eligible: On the first day of the next calendar month following date of employment
Who Pays: Employee

Benefit: Flexible Spending Accounts (section 125)
What You Receive: Allows employees who elect health-care coverage to make contributions exempt from FICA, federal and state taxes. Employees may also establish flexible spending accounts which allows them to make tax-exempt contributions for unreimbursed medical and/or dependent care expenses. Debit card has $6 annual fee.
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees
When Eligible: Upon hire
Who Pays: Employee

Benefit: Employee Assistance Program
What You Receive: Confidential and free assistance for overall well-being; counseling, work/life issues, crisis, resource referrals
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees
When Eligible: On hire date
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
What You Receive: 1X salary term life insurance and 1X salary accidental death and dismemberment coverage, with option to purchase supplemental life insurance for employee, spouse and dependents. Evidence of insurability applicable for employee and spouse.
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees (a minimum of 16 hours/week)
When Eligible: On the first day of the next month following date of employment.
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: Short-Term Disability
In the event of a short-term disability or illness, employees are eligible for 60% of their basic weekly earnings,
for a period not to exceed 11 weeks.
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees (a minimum of 16 hours/week)
When Eligible: On the first day of the next month following a six-month probation period, following a 14-day elimination period.
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: Long-Term Disability
In the event of a disability, employees are eligible for 60% of their basic monthly earnings to age 65.
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees (scheduled 32 hours or more)
When Eligible: On the first day of the next month following date of employment, following a 90-day elimination period.
Who Pays: Hospital

Compensation

Benefit Paid Time Off (PTO)
Skiff Medical Center recognizes the importance of regularly scheduled time off as a period of rest and relaxation
and encourages each employee to take paid time off away from work.

* Based on 80 hours worked per pay period
Who Receives: PTO is accrued by all employees participating in full-time, part-time and department director status.
When Eligible: Accrual starts upon hire.
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit Holiday Premium
Employees who work on designated holidays (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day) will receive 1.5 times their base rate for hours worked. Employees may also request PTO time to be paid.
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees
When Eligible: Upon hire
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: Weekend Package
What You Receive: Premium rate for working an agreed-upon number of weekend shifts
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time RNs
When Eligible: On hire date
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: Call Back
What You Receive: Call time is paid according to departmental policies for employees called in to work after their shift has ended.
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees
When Eligible: On hire date
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: Differentials
What You Receive: All employees receive a differential for evening, night and weekend hours worked. Shift differentials are paid according to departmental policies.
Who Receives: All employees
When Eligible: On hire date
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: Leave of Absence
What You Receive: Skiff recognizes the following leaves: FMLA, Personal Leave, Educational Leave and Military Leave.
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees
When Eligible: Completion of six months of continuous service (for Family and Medical Leave, you must have at least one year of service and have worked 1,250 hours in the previous 12 months)
Who Pays: N/A

Benefit: Compassionate Leave
What You Receive: An excused, paid absence at the time of a family member's death. 24 hours for full-time employees, pro-rated based on scheduled hours for part-time employees.
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees
When Eligible: On hire date
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: Jury Duty
What You Receive: Hospital will pay the difference between the employee's salary and the amount paid by the court.
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees
When Eligible: On hire date
Who Pays: Hospital

Other benefits

Benefit: Continuing Education
What You Receive: Some tuition, travel and salary reimbursement if warranted and beneficial to the hospital. In-house training is available throughout the year.
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees
When Eligible: On hire date
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: Professional Liability
What You Receive: Sufficient coverage for all clinical personnel requiring coverage.
Who Receives: All employees
When Eligible: On hire date
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: Cafeteria Discount
What You Receive: Meals provided by the cafeteria are discounted 25% for employees.
Who Receives: All employees
When Eligible: On hire date
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: Employee Recognition Luncheon
Who Receives: All employees
When Eligible: On hire date
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: New Parent Benefits
What You Receive: CoreSource Special Delivery programs, prenatal classes, lactation room, breast pump discounts
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees
When Eligible: On hire date
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: Adoption Assistance
What You Receive: $1,000 toward costs incurred with adoption
Who Receives: Full-time and part-time employees
When Eligible: On hire date
Who Pays: Hospital

Benefit: Skiff Auxiliary Scholarships
What You Receive: Financial assistance for students pursuing higher education in health-related fields.
Who Receives: Skiff employees and the general public
When Eligible: At any time; typically, the annual scholarship application deadline is April 1.
Who Pays: Skiff Medical Center Auxiliary

Benefit: Employee Computer Purchase
What You Receive: Discount for part-time and full-time employees on computers for home use.
Who Receives: All employees
When Eligible: Upon hire
Who Pays: Employee

Benefit: Employee Scrubs Purchase
What You Receive: Skiff logo embroidered scrubs. Option to use payroll deduction for part-time and full-time employees.
Who Receives: All employees
When Eligible: Upon hire
Who Pays: Employee