Careers
Benefits
How would you like to work at a community hospital where the well being of people is valued beyond anything else? At Emerson Hospital, it's beyond compare. Emerson's supportive environment, combined with a generous compensation and benefits package, allow you to provide compassionate care while balancing your work life with your personal life.
Employees are eligible for benefits if they are full time or part time, and are scheduled to work 24 hours or more per week.
Health Insurance
Emerson offers health insurance from HMO Blue New England through BlueCross BlueShield. This plan covers physician visits, hospitalization, emergency care, prescriptions, routine eye exams and a fitness benefit. Deductions are taken on a pre-tax basis, and coverage is effective on the first of the month following an employee's start date.
Dental Insurance
Coverage is provided by BlueCross BlueShield, Dental Blue. It covers Preventative at 100%, Basic Restorative at 80% and Major Restorative at 50%. Deductions are taken on a pre-tax basis. Coverage is effective on the first of the month following an employee's start date.
Earned Time/Extended Sick Leave
Emerson Hospital recognizes the benefit that employees derive from compensated time away from the workplace. Therefore, the Hospital provides an integrated program of compensated time-off called the Earned Time Program, to be used for all absences including vacations, holidays, sick leave and personal days. Eligible employees may schedule, within departmental guidelines, time-off for their own personal use. Earned Time provides employees with flexibility in the use of time-off, while assuring the Hospital that most absences are planned in advance. There may also be situations where employees need to be paid for unscheduled time-off.
Holidays
Emerson Hospital observes the following holidays: Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Day, Presidents Day, Patriot’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. These holidays are included in the earned time accruals.
Tuition Assistance
Emerson provides Tuition reimbursement for the cost of tuition for degree-related courses at accredited colleges to a maximum of $1,500 per fiscal year based on full-time employment. Courses taken for CEU or non-degree or work related courses are reimbursed to a maximum of $100 based on full-time employment. Reimbursement is prorated for part-time benefits eligible employees
Rina K. Spence Award
The Rina K. Spence Endowment Fund honors the efforts of Emerson employees. The income from this fund is used to finance an annual award of up to $1000 for a benefits-eligible employee who has completed one year of service; it enables an Emerson employee to increase knowledge and competence in an area of interest outside of his or her ordinary job responsibilities. Examples of such areas include, but are not limited to, the fine or performing arts, crafts, horticulture, wood and metalworking, and culinary arts.
Employee Assistance
Confidential counseling is available to employees and their families seeking professional guidance with personal or work-related problems.
Emerson Hospital also offers:
- Scholarship Programs
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Coverage for Life, Disability, Critical Illness, Long Term Care and Vision
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Free Parking
- Flexible Schedules
- Recreational Discounts:movie tickets, Six Flags New England and Canobie Lake Park tickets, discounts on cellular phone service.
