Employee Benefits

• Those eligible: full-time and part-time employees
• Comprehensive plans for employees and eligible dependents.
• You can choose between the Saint Francis Health System PPO, HDHP or CommunityCare HMO.

• Those eligible: full-time employees
• Dental coverage for employee and eligible dependents. Orthodontic coverage for children under the age of 19.

• Those eligible: full-time and part-time employees
• Allow medical and dental premiums to be deducted Pre-Tax
• Medical Spending Account – Ability to pay out-of-pocket health/dental expenses (expenses must be eligible under section 125 guidelines) that are not covered by medical, dental or vision plans with pre-tax dollars.
• Daycare Spending Account – Ability to pay section 125 eligible daycare expenses that are incurred while working with pre-taxed dollars.
• Election amounts for each of the accounts are a minimum of $260 and a maximum of $5,000 per year.
• Deductions are withheld in equal installments throughout the year.
• Reimbursements received are non-taxable.
• This is a use-it-or-lose it program.
• Contribution amount must be re-elected each year during Open Enrollment for the following calendar year.

Life Insurance

• Those eligible: full-time employees
• SFHS will provide 1x base annual earnings in basic life insurance and accidental death/dismemberment (AD&D).
• Maximum benefit of $250,000

• Those eligible: full-time employees
• Employees may purchase an additional one, two, three, four, five or six times base annual earnings life insurance.
• May be subject to underwriting
• Maximum benefit of $1.5 million

• Those eligible: full-time employees
• Employees may purchase dependent life insurance equal to $10,000 for spouse/ $5,000 for children over 6 months and $200 for children under 6 months.
• May be subject to underwriting

Voluntary AD&D

• Those eligible: full-time employees
• Employees may purchase additional AD&D, from one to ten times salary, maximum benefit $500,000
• Employee only or family coverage

Long Term Disability Insurance

• Those eligible: Exempt - upon full-time employment, Hourly - upon first of month following two consecutive years of full-time employment, McAlester employees excluded.
• 60% of base monthly earnings (not to exceed $10,000) payable to age 65 if employee continues to meet disabled definition according to plan.
• Elimination period (period of disability before benefits start ): Exempt - 90 days, Hourly - 180 days.
• Employee only or family coverage

Basic Retirement Plan

• Those eligible: full-time, part-time, and ECB employees
• Eligible after 12 months of employment, paid 1,000 hours, and age 21
• SFHS matches 6% of salary and contributes it to a retirement account

401k Plan

• Those eligible: full-time, part-time and ECB employees
• Individual pre-tax retirement savings
• Immediate upon hire
• Employees are AUTOMATICALLY enrolled in the plan at 3% after your 30 day election period has ended
• Employees have 30 days from hire date to opt out by calling Fidelity at 1(800)343-0860 or logging onto www.Fidelity.com/atwork.
• Employees may increase/decrease their contributions at any time by calling Fidelity at  1(800)343-0860 or logging onto www.Fidelity.com/atwork.
• After 12 months of employment, working 1,000 paid hours and at least 21 years of age, Saint Francis Health System will match 50 percent of first 8 percent that the employee contributes

Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Those eligible: full-time and part-time employees
• Start accruing immediately upon employment
• Paid time off for vacations, personal use, holidays and the first 24 consecutive hours of personal illness or injury.
• May carry over unused PTO hours to PTO bank.  Maximum limit for PTO bank is 40 days (320 hours).
• Full-time employees may accrue up to 21 days (168 hours) during their first through fifth year of service; 26 days (208 hours) during their sixth through 10th year of service; 31 days (248 hours) during their 11th year or more of service.
• Part-time employees may accrue up to 10 days (80 hours) during their first through fifth year of service; 15 days (120 hours) during their sixth through 10th year of service; 20 days (160 hours) during their 11th year or more of service.

• New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. 
• Part-time and ECB employees receive an extra hour of base pay up to a maximum of 8 hours worked on a holiday.

• Those eligible: full-time employees
• Start accruing immediately upon employment
• Paid time off for personal illness or injury lasting more than 24 consecutive scheduled hours.
• May accrue up to 7 days (56 hours) per year and carry over unused hours for a total of 1,040 banked hours.

Family and Medical Leave of Absence

• Those eligible: full,  part-time and ECB employees
• Eligible after 12 months of employment and 1,250 hours worked prior to leave.
• Up to 12 weeks leave with retention of benefits and job following a temporary absence required due to birth or placement of a child or serious medical condition of employee, spouse, child or parent. (In accordance with policy.)
• Leaves are subject to HR approval by following DOL guidelines.

Military Leave of Absence (LOA)

• All employees who are engaged in the uniform services
• Leave approval in accordance with USERRA Guidelines
• See Military Leave of Absence Policy for details

Medical Leave of Absence

• Those eligible: full-time and part-time employees whom are not eligible for FMLA or have exhausted their FMLA based on leave type
• Leaves are subject to HR approval.

Tuition Assistance Plan

• Those eligible: full-time and part-time employees
• After completion of 6 months of continuous employment in an eligible status.
• May receive reimbursement after class completion and necessary documentation is provided.
• Full-time: $3,000/yr Basic, $4,500/yr Critical (per policy guidelines)
• Part-time: $1,500/yr Basic, $3,000/yr Critical (per policy guidelines)
• Requires employee to remain in a full-time or part-time working status for 6 months following completion of the course.
• Grades and tuition assistance reimbursement form must be received no later than 60 days following the course end date to be eligible for reimbursement.

• Those eligible: full-time, part-time and ECB employees
• Immediate upon employment
• Employee discount for Health Zone membership.

• Those eligible: full-time, part-time and ECB employees
• Immediate upon employment
• The Child Development Center is open Monday through Friday 6:20 AM to 8:00 PM and is located on the Saint Francis Hospital campus
• The School Age Program for the Four Year Old program and the Before/After school program operates Monday through Friday 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM and is located at 5710 E 61st Street South.

• Those eligible: full-time, part-time and ECB employees
• Five years of continuous employment required
• Service award gift and special recognition honoring employee's 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th etc. anniversary.

Jury Duty Policy

• Those eligible: full-time and part-time Immediate upon employment
• Time paid is not deducted from PTO, see policy listed on HealthNet for further specifics.

Bereavement Leave/Funeral Pay:

• Those eligible: full-time employees
• Immediate upon employment
• Up to three days leave/24 hours of funeral pay for policy defined family members

 Adoption Benefits

• Those eligible: full-time and part-time employees, one year of continuous service from most recent hire date
• FT - $4,000 per adoption (max $8,000)
• PT - $2,000 per adoption (max $4,000)
• If employee and spouse are both employed by Saint Francis Health system, eligible amounts are allowed to one employee per family.

• Those eligible: full-time, part-time and ECB employees
• Immediate upon employment
• A full service financial institution providing savings, investment and lending services.

• Those eligible: full-time, part-time and ECB employees
• Immediate upon employment
• Discount for meals
• Payroll deduction available

• Those eligible: full-time, part-time and ECB employees
• Immediate upon employment
• The EAP’s professional counselors offer you an assessment of your problem, short-term counseling, information and referral to community resources.