Benefits at a Glance
Considering a future with a new employer raises many questions. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is a world-renowned pediatric hospital dedicated to patient care, teaching and research – and an employer deeply committed to its people. Children's Hospital is very committed to providing employees with a highly competitive level of benefits and compensation; some of these benefits are at no cost to the employee and others are at a subsidized or attractive group rate via payroll deduction.
We hope this overview of benefits available to most Children's Hospital employees and their families is helpful to you as you make your decision to join the Children's Hospital team! Benefit offerings and cost may vary depending on scheduled hours, position or work location. Some benefits outlined below may not be available depending upon your work location.
Our benefits programs were built upon the foundation that you need flexibility, financial security, a meaningful work experience, and work-life balance and integration. We call these programs CHOPTIONS.
| Health | Choose plans and coverage that best meet yours and your family's needs: |
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| Medical | Choose from a variety of medical plans such as PPO and HMO with varying levels of coverage. Children's Hospital pays a significant portion of the cost for all plans. Employees contribute a minimal payroll deduction. |
| Prescription | Prescription drug coverage with a $20 copayment for name brand and $12 ($5 for Keystone HPE/AmeriHealth NJ) for generic drugs included with all medical plans. |
| Dental | Two comprehensive dental plans, DMO and Traditional PPO, are offered. |
| Vision | You receive a vision discount card at no cost, with the option to purchase supplemental vision coverage. |
| Employee Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment |
Base coverage of $30,000 ($15,000 for part-time employees), plus the option to purchase coverage up to 5 x base salary, and your coverage is portable! |
| Dependent Term Life Insurance | You can purchase $10,000 or $25,000 Spouse Life and $10,000 or $5,000 Child Life at low group rates. |
| Short-Term Disability* | Provides Short-Term Disability, should you become disabled and unable to work, coverage after one month of service at base benefit of 50 percent of compensation. Employees may purchase additional coverage at 60 percent or 70 percent of coverage. |
| Long-Term Disability* | Base benefit of 60 percent Long-Term Disability coverage after one month of service for most full-time employees, plus the option to purchase 70 percent coverage. |
| Flexible Spending Accounts |
Reduce federal income tax by participating in Health Care and Dependent Care Spending Accounts and pay for out-of-pocket health/dental or child/elder care expenses without paying Federal income taxes. |
| Financial security | Plan for your future now by building wealth for your retirement: |
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| Pension Account Plan |
Your pension plan is completely funded by the Hospital and provides you with a monthly annuity upon retirement. Each year, a pension account in your name is credited with 3 percent to 8 percent of your pay (based on your years of service) and interest. You are partially vested after three years of service, with full vesting after five years of service, which means you have a non-forfeitable right to your pension benefit. |
| Retirement Savings Plan |
You can start contributing upon hire to a Tax-Deferred Annuity 403(b) Plan that allows you to make pre-federal income tax deferrals to TIAA CREF. After one year of service, Children's Hospital matches 50 cents for each dollar you contribute, up to the first 4 percent of your contribution. |
Time off
The Hospital offers generous time-off benefits that grow based on your position, length of service and employment status. These plans can be used for vacations, illness, holidays, bereavement, military duty or jury duty.
| Professional and personal development | To ensure that your working experience is rewarding and dynamic, we provide the following benefits and services to expand your professional development. |
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| Tuition Reimbursement* | Up to $4,000 in undergraduate education or up to $5,250 for graduate study per academic year after one year of service for most full-time employees and up to $1,500 for undergraduate education or $2,000 for graduate study per academic year for most part-time employees. |
| Center For Career Development* |
Hundreds of on-site courses to choose from at Main Campus: Computer Classes, Continuing Education Credits, Leadership Development, Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Spanish I and II, Star Achievement Program and more. |
| Work/life balance and integration | These are just a few of the many Work/Life benefits that our employees enjoy. Please visit our Work/Life Balance page for a complete list. |
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| Flexible Scheduling | Where available. |
| Adoption Program | After one year of service, you may receive up to $2,500 in adoption reimbursement for the adoption of an infant or child. |
| Family and Medical Leave of Absence |
After one year of service and worked at least 1,250 hours in a 12-month period preceding the request for a Family Medical Leave of Absence. |
Volunteer programs
To promote our mission and values, and provide yet another way to integrate your family life with your work life, we afford you opportunities to participate in on-site volunteer work including:
- Reading books to the children/patients
- Blood donation in partnership with the American Red Cross
- Various programs to interact with and support patients and families, including the Grandparent's Club, Wawa Cart
Please note: This summary is intended to provide an overview of the benefits provided to full-time and part-time staff in a benefits eligible status at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. If the descriptions in this summary differ from the actual plan documents, the plan documents shall apply. Additionally, plans are amended from time to time, and it is the employee's responsibility to inquire about the effect of such changes.
