The General Health System (GHS) Benefits Program offers several options
for you and your family.
Health
Health Insurance: Our premium and consumer-based healthcare insurance plans are available
to meet you and your family’s needs. All full-time employees are
eligible for health insurance on their date of hire. Our plans offer a
simple co-pay structure and 100% coverage on most services provided at
a GHS facility.
Flexible Spending Accounts: This benefit offers employees a reimbursable pre-tax savings account available
for dependent care and / or medical spending expenses.
Dental Insurance: Our dental insurance plans allow you to see any dentist,
anywhere, with 100% coverage for preventive care every six months.
Vision Insurance: Our vision insurance plan premiums are affordable and easy to use with
a preferred provider network that includes individual optometrist and
ophthalmologists and major retail businesses such as Walmart and Target.
Cancer & Specified Disease Insurance is a supplemental policy that
provides income if you or a family member is diagnosed with cancer or
any other disease as specified by the plan.
Critical Illness Insurance is a supplemental policy that provides benefits
for 11 critical illnesses. The amount of coverage is chosen by you, and
your dependents are covered under this policy as well.
Life & Disability
Company Paid Life Insurance: This policy is available for all full-time employees with one year of
service with GHS, and is valued at one time your annual salary (capped
at $50,000).
Salary Supplemental Life Insurance: This policy gives you the option of purchasing life insurance equaling
up to five times your annual salary.
Optional Term Life Insurance: An affordable policy in the amount of $10,000 is also available.
Interim Disability: This disability policy is a company-paid and funded benefit for all full-time
employees with one year of continuous full-time service. The policy is
a one-time payment and pays up to 60% of an employee's base annual salary
after the total disability absence period has exceeded 60 days and will
continue to pay through the 90th day of the disability.
Long Term Disability: This company-paid policy is available to all employees with one year of
continuous full-time service. The policy pays up to 60% of an employee's
base salary after the total disability or absence period has exceeded
the policy's 90-day elimination period.
Short Term Disability: This voluntary disability policy allows employees the option to pick their
benefit amount up to 65% of their base salary with a maximum benefit of
$6,000 monthly. Coverage begins on the 15th day of the illness or disability,
and benefits are paid up to 26 weeks (6 months)
401K
Employees are automatically enrolled in our comprehensive 401(k) retirement
plan. Eligibility begins at the beginning of the pay period following
30 days of employment. Employees have the option to contribute 1% - 100%
of their annual salary, up to the legal limit. The organization will also
match 50% of the first 6% of pay contributed by employee after one year
of employment and 1,000 hours worked.
Paid Time Off
General Paid Time (GPT) Off: This benefit combines accruals for vacation, holiday, and sick time into
one flexible plan - you choose when you want to take time off. GPT accumulation
begins upon hire for all regular full-time and regular part-time employees
and is calculated per pay period, based on an employee's FTE value and
hours worked. (capped at 80 hours bi-weekly)
GPT Cash-Out Programs: This benefit offers employees the opportunity to forego a portion of their
GPT accrual in exchange for a monetary payment.
Jury Duty: The organization recognizes the responsibility of employees as citizens.
Employees summoned to jury duty will be allowed approved time off with pay.
Bereavement: This benefit allows full-time employees up to three regular scheduled days
leave of absence without loss of pay in the event of an immediate family
member’s death.
Employee Wellness
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): This program is designed to assist employees and their families with concerns
related to physical illness, mental or emotional disturbance, chemical
/ substance abuse and dependency. The EAP also provides assistance related
to marital, legal, or financial concerns.
Employee Health Office: FREE office visit with nurse practitioner for all employees.
Employee & Family Clinic: All employees are able to utilize the services offered at the four locations
of the Employee & Family Clinic. Discounted co-pays apply for GHS
health plan members.
