Benefits
Benefits and Rewards
From education and training to comprehensive life benefit programs, Northeast Georgia Health System rewards you for your commitment and provides benefits that fit your lifestyle. Our education services start from the moment you begin working here and help create the career of your dreams with continuing education opportunities. Our benefits program offers custom options that let you plan for your life needs.
You’ll find everything you need here to be successful in all that you do – on and off the job.
Benefits Programs and Packages
Customize Your Benefit Package
NGHS realizes that “one size fits all” doesn’t always fit everyone. That’s why we provide employees with the power to shape their comprehensive benefit program to meet their specific needs. And it’s flexible – what may work for you this year, may need to be changed the next. Our benefits package can be recreated year after year to fit the changes in your life. To learn more about benefits, contact us at: Gloria.Gilstrap@nghs.com
Benefits May Include
Medical/Prescription Insurance
- Choice between two plans. The Health Partners Choice HRA is linked to a Health Reimbursement Account. The Health Partners Select HSA is linked to a Health Savings Account.
- Both plans are partially subsidized by NGHS
- The Health Partners Choice HRA Plan provides pharmacy co-pays according to choice of generic, preferred and non-preferred brand prescriptions
- Employee Pharmacy is available to all NGHS health plan participants
- Coverage available to full-time and part-time employees
- Coverage begins on 1st day of pay period following 30 days of continuous employment
Dental Insurance
- Preventive, basic, and major services included
- Orthodontic services available for children under 19
- May visit any dentist
- Coverage available to full-time and part-time employees
- Coverage begins on 1st day of the pay period following 30 days of continuous employment
Vision Insurance
- Choice between two networks
- Co-pays for exam and materials
- Coverage available to full-time and part-time employees
- Coverage begins on the 1st day of the pay period following 30 days of employment
Life/Accidental Death
- Coverage available to full-time employees only
- Benefit pays one times base annual salary; premiums fully paid by NGHS
- Optional Life & Accidental Death coverage
- Optional Spouse & Dependent Life Insurance
- Coverage begins on 1st day of the month following 30 days of continuous employment
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Available to all employees, age 21 or older
- Opportunity to contribute up to the maximum annual amount set by the IRS
- Employees automatically enrolled at 3% of earnings; ability to opt out provided
- NGHS will match a portion of employee’s contribution
- Several investment funds to choose from
- Coverage begins on 1st day of the month following 30 days of continuous employment
Flexible Spending Accounts
- Pre-tax money set aside in Health and/or Dependent Care accounts for future reimbursement
- Coverage available for full-time and part-time employees
- Coverage begins on 1st day of the month following 30 days of continuous employment
Short-term Disability
- Elect coverage up to 60% of gross monthly income
- Price based on the level of coverage selected, up to $3,000 in monthly benefits
- Coverage available to full-time and part-time employees
- Coverage begins on 1st day of the month following 30 days of continuous employment
Long-term Disability
- Elect coverage of 60% of your gross monthly income with a maximum monthly benefit of $10,000
- Coverage available to full-time employees
- Coverage begins on 1st day of the month following 30 days of continuous employment
Health Savings Account
- Employee can choose the amount to be deducted each period, up to maximum allowed by IRS
- Tax-free funds
- NGHS will contribute to account based on tier of medical coverage
- Coverage available to full-time and part-time employees who participate in the Health Partners Select HSA
- Coverage begins on 1st day of the pay period following 30 days of continuous employment
Aflac
- Supplemental insurance policies including cancer, accident, critical illness, and hospital protection
- Depending on plan selected, premiums are payroll deducted on a pre-tax or after-tax basis
- Coverage available to full-time and part-time employees
- Coverage begins on the first day of the month following 30 days of continuous employment
Legal
- Provides access to professional legal representation
- Coverage begins on 1st day of the month following 30 days of continuous employment
Paid Days Off (PDO)
- Automatic accrual for full-time and part-time employees upon 1st day of employment
Includes vacation, holiday, sick, and personal days - Opportunity to cash-in PDO hours one time each year, up to the employee’s maximum annual accrual for the upcoming year. Payment is made based on the employee’s current base rate of pay.maximum annual accrual. Payment is made based on the employee’s current base rate of pay
- Available to full-time and part-time employees
Additional Benefits
- Competitive Salaries, Stand-by Pay, & Shift Differentials
- Credit Union
- Leave of Absence
- Bereavement Leave
- Worker’s Compensation
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Incentive for Health Insurance
- Cafeteria Discount
- Window Shop Charging
Employee Recognition
- Continuous Employee Recognition Events
- Service Award at 5-year intervals
- Employee of the Year Recognition Program
Employee Health Services
- Available immediately
- Company-paid health assessments by on-site Nurse Practitioner for minor illnesses
Continuous Learning Opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement for full-time employees: Maximum of $5,500 per approved degree. Reimbursement for part-time employees will be pro-rated.
- In-service educational courses offered by NGHS