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Brigham and Women’s Hospital offers a comprehensive Benefits Program, with a choice to utilize pre-tax deductions, designed to benefit our RNs.
Vacation/Sick/ESL/Holiday: We offer 15 paid vacation days (20 after three years), 12 paid sick days, 3 extended sick leave days and 11 paid holidays per year.
Health Insurance: We offer a variety of plans, ranging from no cost for full-time RNs to low premium contribution plans for full-time and part-time RNs electing individual or family coverage. Plans include a selection of Partners Plus, Partners Value, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Plans, Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan, Neighborhood Health Plan and Tufts Associated Health Plan. The pre-tax deduction can be arranged for you individually or for a whole family. If you have coverage under another medical plan, you may elect to opt-out of medical coverage at BWH and receive a supplement in your paycheck.
Dental and Vision Insurance: We offer both an individual or family basis.
Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment: This is totally free of charge for you! The insurance plan has a value equal to your annual salary, so as your salary increases so does the value of your life insurance. You may also choose to purchase additional insurance coverage for you and your dependents.
Relocation program: Relocation may be available to you if you are considering this option. Please contact your recruiter for more information as this is determined on a case by case basis.
Long Term Disability: LTD is offered at no charge to our employees scheduled 20 hours or more. Should you become sick or disabled you would receive 60% of your gross monthly income.
Pension Plan: Brigham and Women’s Hospital contributes 100% toward your pension. You are vested after three years of employment.
Nursing Cash Balance Plan
Tax Sheltered Annuities: Allows you to save money and plan for retirement through pre-tax payroll deductions. Accounts may be set up through Fidelity, Valic and TIAA-Cref.
Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent Care and Health Care): By opening a health care or dependent care spending account, you may reimburse yourself for medical and/or dependent care expenses on a tax-favored basis, with dollars that are not subject to federal, state and social security taxes.
Long-Term Care Insurance Plan: A voluntary benefit available to employees, spouses, same-sex domestic partners, parents/step parents and parents-in-law. In addition to conventional nursing home coverage, the policy covers services received in your home.
Retiree Medical Savings Account: This program is designed to help you save and pay for the cost of health benefits during retirement, as well as provide access to retiree health plans sponsored by the hospital. One major feature of the program provides for a hospital matching contribution to help encourage savings under the program. You are eligible to participate in the RMSA beginning the calendar year in which you reach age 50.
Credit Union: Medical Area Federal Credit Union (MAFCU) offers an opportunity to have money deducted from your paycheck on a weekly basis and deposited into a variety of accounts; checking, clubs and savings. In addition, there are loans available including home mortgages. The credit union offers you a convenient way to save money and/or borrow money.
Wellness Program: Subsidized memberships at Fitcorp, a fully equipped and professionally staffed fitness center located at 77 Louis Pasteur Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. Membership is at a reduced rate and is deducted from your paycheck.For BWH/PHS Boston Prices are as follows: $75.00/month, plus $50.00 initiation fee (usually $85.00/month, plus $150.00 initiation fee). Suburban Prices: $45.00/month, plus $50.00 initiation fee (usually $52.00/month, plus $150.00 initiation fee). For more detailed information on FitCorp and the services offered, please visit www.fitcorp.com. There are a variety of locations to choose from.
Boston locations:
Longwood (617) 738.9229, Financial District (617) 261.4855, Government Center (617) 248.9797, Cambridge (617)494.9455, and Prudential (617) 262-2050.
Suburban locations:
Charlestown (617) 242.6103, Lowell/Crosspoint (978) 454.6800, Waltham/Hobbs Brook (781) 466.6339, Waltham/Reservoir Place (781) 890.8422 and Burlington (781) 270.1121
Employee Assistance Program: EAP is a free and confidential professional resource available to all BWH employees. This program focuses on work-life issues, stress reduction, family matters, crisis intervention and substance abuse, in addition to other areas of expertise.
Direct Deposit: This program allows you to have your weekly pay deposited directly to your bank account.
Discounts: Save money on prescriptions filled at our Brigham and Women’s Pharmacy. Discounts also are available at local attractions, including movie theaters. We offer memberships to Disney’s Magic Kingdom, the Harvard Coop and Mass Buying Power for the purchase of products and services.
Information Systems Training: On-site computer training is offered free of charge with supervisory approval.
Tuition Reimbursement: Our Nursing Staff Education Department offers a number of courses to meet your requirements for Continuing Education Credits (CEU) as well as $2,600 tuition reimbursement toward an advanced degree in nursing.
Professional Development: The hospital allows nurses to earn an annual payment for specialty certifications and American sign language or bilingual certifications. Certain criteria is used to determine eligibility and the amount of payment.
Getting to Work: Brigham and Women’s Hospital is easily accessible by public transportation. Monthly discounted MBTA passes are available through a pre-tax payroll deduction, contact the parking office to enroll. Commute Works provides free information on commuting alternatives. For more information contact (617) 632-2796. Parking is available on a limited off-site basis and is arranged through the Parking Office.
Benefits are offered to employees regularly scheduled 20 or more working hours per week.
For more information on benefits please visit the Benefits Website. (please note this is an internal page and can only be accessed via a Partners workstation or through VPN)
For any individual-specific benefits questions please contact your Consultant for assistance. In the case that they are unavailable you can contact the benefits office directly at 617-726-8133.
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