Along with offering highly competitive salaries and a dynamic, friendly work environment, Sierra View takes care of its employees by offering a benefits package that's unrivaled in the region. Since our employees take such great care of our patients, why shouldn't we return the favor? Below you'll find detailed information about the lucrative benefits we offer our staff.

Group Benefits

Health Insurance
Eligibility: Full-time/Part-time employees and their dependents
Premiums: Single-Employer paid, Part time-Employee 100 percent
Benefit Description: PacifiCare HMO--No deductible, $30 office visit co-pays, $500 hospitalization co-pay (services rendered at SVDH-zero cost), $100 emergency room visits. PacifiCare PPO--$500 deductible, 80/20 with participating provider, 60/40 with non-participating provider, Pre-tax dollars, $15 co-payment

Prescription Drug Insurance
Eligibility: Enrolled in health insurance.
Benefit Description: Services through local participating pharmacies and mail order. HMO--$10 generic, $20 brand name, $25 non-formulary. PPO--$10 generic, $20 brand name, $35 non-formulary.

Dental Insurance
Eligibility: Full-time & part-time employees and their dependents.
Premiums: Employee paid.
Benefit Description: Participating dentists only. $50 deductible/ 100% preventative services covered. 80% basic services, and 50% major or orthodontia. Orthodontia coverage available for dependent children only. 12 month waiting period on major and orthodontic treatment without previous dental coverage. Pre-tax dollars.

Vision Insurance
Eligibility: Full-time & part-time employees and their dependents.
Premiums: Employee paid.
Benefit Description: $25 annual co-payment. $105 paid towards contact lenses. Frames covered in full every two years. Pre-tax dollars.

Life Insurance
Eligibility: Full-time & part-time employees and their dependents.
Premiums: Employer paid.
Benefit Description: $10,000 life insurance policy for employee only (reduced to $3,500 at age 65). Must be enrolled in hospital's health insurance.

Employee Assistance Program
Eligibility: Full-time & part-time employees and their dependents.
Premiums: Employer paid.
Benefit Description: Family, counseling, legal and financial services available. Three sessions per family, per problem area, per benefit year.

Long Term Care Insurance
Eligibility: Full-time & part-time employees actively at work and eligible family members.
Premiums: Single-employer paid. Part-time-employee 100%.
Benefit Description: Core benefit $100 a day toward nursing, residential, home and community-based care paid by District with option to increase benefit at employee's expense. Protects against financial loss when nursing, residential, home and community-based care is needed.

Voluntary Benefits

Accident Insurance
Eligibility: Full-time & part-time employees.
Premiums: Employee paid.
Benefit Description: Protects against financial losses when an accident occurs. Portable plan. 24-hr coverage. Pre-tax dollars.

Cancer Care Plan
Eligibility: Full-time & part-time employees.
Premiums: Employee paid.
Benefit Description: Cancer screening--each calendar year pays up to $60 for each covered person (annual pap, prostate, or mammo exam). Covers the cost of ambulance transportation, experimental treatment. Pre-tax dollars.

Critical Illness Health Plan
Eligibility: Full-time & part-time employees.
Premiums: Employee paid.
Benefit Description: Protects from financial ruin accompanying critical illness--heart attack, stroke, life threatening cancer, multiple sclerosis, loss of sight, loss of limb, paralysis, Alzheimer's disease. Pays for expenses not covered by regular medical insurance.

Long Term Disability
Eligibility: Full-time & part-time employees.
Premiums: Employee paid.
Benefit Description: Long term injury or illness. One year coverage. Seven day waiting for illness, none for accidents. Pre-tax dollars.

Short Term Disability
Eligibility: Full-time & part-time employees.
Premiums: Employee paid.
Benefit Description: Short term illnes or injury. One year coverage. Seven day waiting for illness. None for accidents. Pre-tax dollars.

Additional Life Benefits
Eligibility: Full-time & part-time employees.
Premiums: Employee paid.
Benefit Description: Apply for individual, spours, or dependent children life insurance.

Retirement

401(a) Profit and Pension Trust
Eligibility: Full-time & part-time employees. Six months from date of hire.
Premiums: Employer investment.
Benefit Description: Employer contributes six percent of base salary. Six months from date of hire. 100 percent vested. Employer matches 10 percent after three years of continuous participation.

457 Deferred Compensation
Eligibility: Full-time & part-time employees.
Premiums: Employee investment.
Benefit Description: Immediate vesting for employee. Four percent of base salary. 100 percent vested. 10 percent increase matching contribution after three years of continuous particpation. Employees may begin their savings prior to six months and vestment.

Voluntary Deferred Compensation Tax Deferred Savings Plan
Eligibility: Full-time & part-time employees.
Premiums: Employee contributions.
Benefit Description: Yearly maximum $15,000 with catch up provisions of $5,000 for age 50+. Part-time employees may also enroll.

Life Insurance
Eligibility: Full-time & part-time employees.
Premiums: Employer paid. 
Benefit Description: Two times annual salary with participation in retirement plan.

Section 125 Spending Accounts

Medical Reimbursement
Eligibility: Full-time & Part-time.
Premiums: Employee paid. 
Benefit Description: $2400 maximum yearly amount. Reimbursement of any medical cost, such as deductibles, co-pays, health, vision, dental costs. IRS-"Use it or lose it" plan.

Dependent Care Reimbursement
Eligibility: Full-time & part-time employees.
Premiums: Employee paid. 
Benefit Description: $5,000 maximum yearly amount. Reimbursement of any dependent under the age of 13 in licensed day care facility/caretaker.

US Savings Bonds
Eligibility: Open enrollment for all employees
Premiums: Employee paid. 
Benefit Description: Automatic Payroll Deductions. Tax Deferred. Mail to Residence.

Direct Banking Deposit
Eligibility: All employees
Premiums: Employer paid. 
Benefit Description: Area Banks

Paid time away from work

Paid Time Off (PTO)
Eligibility: Full-time.
Premiums: Employer paid. 
Benefit Description: PTO accruals based on length of services used for: vacation, illness, holiday, emergency, personal business. Accrued, but not accessible during 90 day evaluation period.

State Disability Insurance (SDI)
Eligibility: All employees following 7 day waiting period.
Premiums: State of California.
Benefit Description: SDI is a mandated deduction that provides financial assistance during periods of disability. Hospital coordinates PTO with SDI benefits.

Jury Duty
Eligibility: Full-time & Part-time.
Premiums: Employer Paid.
Benefit Description: Five days pay after submitting verification of service.

Bereavement Pay
Eligibility: Full-time/after three months employment.
Premiums: Employer paid.
Benefit Description: Three consecutive days upon death of immediate family member.

Bonuses

Nurse Retention Bonus
Eligibility: Full-time.
Premiums: Employer Paid. 
Benefit Description: Between $1,000-$3,000 every six months. Prorated based on hours worked.

Employee Referral Bonus
Eligibility: All employees.
Premiums: Employer paid. 
Benefit Description: $1,200 for full-time targeted positions appearing on job posting notices.

Educational Opportunities

20/20 Program
Eligibility: Full-time and six months of employment.
Premiums: Employer paid. 
Benefit Description: Students work part-time and receive pay and benefits for a full-time commitment.

RN Extern Program
Eligibility: Students in RN program.
Premiums: Employer paid. 
Benefit Description: Must accept employment at SVDH and approved within nursing program.

RN Aide Program
Eligibility: Students in RN program.
Premiums: Employer paid. 
Benefit Description: Must accept employment at SVDH and approved within nursing program.

Employee Activities

Cafeteria Discount
Eligibility: All employees
Premiums: Employer paid. 
Benefit Description: Employees receive a discount for all meals purchased within the cafeteria.

Annual Service Recognition
Eligibility: Employees with five or more years of service.
Benefit Description: A service award program is held annually to recognize employees for years of service. Service awards are given for each five year anniversary.

Policy:

The Hospital is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees. Employment decisions shall comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in employment, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the American With Disabilities Act of 1990, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and any applicable State and Federal Laws.