Benefits
and Perks
FLEX
For Your Personal Benefit:
Massachusetts General Hospital is pleased to offer FLEX For Employees'
Personal Benefit. FLEX is a comprehensive program that gives you
a choice about how to allocate the dollars MGH makes available as
part of your total compensation package. FLEX is designed to reflect
personal choice by allowing you to select the options that best
meet your needs and the needs of your family. Each year you are
given an opportunity to reassess your needs and change your choices
to continually meet the needs you face as you move through different
life stages. MGH provides Benefits Credits that are part of your
total compensation package and can be used to purchase benefits
that meet your personal needs. You may receive two types of Benefit
Credits under FLEX:
• Medical participation credits are used to purchase healthcare
coverage and will vary depending on what type of healthcare coverage
you elect (employee only, employee + spouse/same-sex partner, employee
+ children, or family);
• Basic credits are used to purchase your other benefits.
To be eligible for benefits, you must be regularly scheduled to
work at least 20 hours a week. Credits are prorated for part time employees.
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Medical
Coverage:
You have a selection of five plans, representing the full spectrum
of healthcare program offerings from fee-for-service to HMOs: Master
Health Plus, Partners Plus, Partners Value, Harvard Pilgrim Health
Plan and Tufts Health Plan. You receive medical participation credits
(only if you elect medical coverage) toward the purchase of health
coverage, which varies depending on your level of coverage: employee
only, employee + spouse/same-sex partner, employee + children, or
family.
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Prescription
Drug Coverage:
When you enroll in an MGH medical plan, you will receive prescription
drug coverage through Merck Medco. Merck Medco offers both retail
and mail order drug coverage for a co-payment based on drug designation:
generic, preferred brand and non-preferred brand.
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Dental
Coverage:
You may select from two Delta Dental plans: Major and Basic Dental,
and may elect from the following coverage levels: employee only,
employee + spouse/same-sex partner, employee + children, or family.
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Vision:
Davis Vision provides coverage for basic vision services using a
network of participating optometrists. A reduced level of benefit
is available for out-of-network services. You may elect from the
following levels of coverage: employee only, employee + spouse/same-sex
partner, employee + children, or family.
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Paid
Time Off:
MGH employees accrue a bank of earned time (used for holidays, illness,
vacation or personal days) based on years of service and standard
hours. Your earned time accrues over the course of a year, with
new employees earning 29 days annually (prorated for part-time employees).
MGH observes nine core holidays which come out of your earned time bank.
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Fitness
Benefit:
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) acquired The Clubs at Charles
River Park in May 1, 2001 in order to provide enhanced health and
fitness benefits to its employees. The health club, is a full-service
fitness center located behind the hospital, near the sign "If
You Lived Here You'd Be Home Now." The Clubs' features include:
- A wide range of cardiovascular and strength training equipment
- Group fitness classes including pilates, yoga, group cycling and kickboxing
- Outdoor pool
- Indoor lap pool
- Orientation session with a personal trainer included in cost of membership
- Men's and women's steam room, sauna and locker room
- Complimentary towel service
- Validated parking
- Cabanas and outdoor cafe open during the summer months
All benefits-eligible MGH employees or MGH based Partners Corporate employees can join
The Clubs at a special hospital subsidized rate of $40 per month or $9.23 per week. For
added convenience, the rate is automatically deducted from employees' paychecks.
Personal lockers may be rented for $6 per month.
Hours of Operations
Monday through Friday, 5:30 am to 10 pm
Saturday and Sunday, 8 am to 8 pm
Contact Us
617.726.2900 or http://www.clubsatcrp.com
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Disability:
A separate accrual of Extended Sick Leave (ESL) is used for short-term
illnesses. ESL accrues annually at the rate of one times an employee's
weekly standard hours. Employees may purchase group Long-Term Disability
coverage that replaces 60% of pre-disability income (up to a monthly
maximum of $6,000 after 3 months of disability) with specified offsets
for other benefits you receive on account of disability.
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Life/Accidental
Death & Dismemberment Insurance:
MGH provides one times your pay in Life Insurance coverage. You
may choose to purchase additional life insurance and/or AD&D
insurance to increase your level of coverage, or you may purchase
coverage for your spouse/same-sex partner or dependents.
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Flexible
Spending Accounts:
You may establish a reimbursement account for Health Care and/or
Dependent Care expenses. The Health Care Account yearly maximum
is $3000.00 pre-tax, and the Dependent Care account yearly maximum
is $5000.00 per family pre-tax. Retirement: The MGH Cash Balance
Retirement Plan assists employees with financial security in retirement.
Once you are eligible, your account is credited with an amount based
on age, annual pay and length of service. MGH also offers Tax Sheltered
Annuities (403(b)) that permit you to voluntarily save for retirement
on a pre-tax basis with the following vendors: TIAA-Cref, Fidelity
and Vanguard.
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Tuition
Reimbursement:
Depending upon the number of standard hours per workweek and length
of service, employees can receive up to $2000 for degreed program
courses and up to $750 for approved certifications.
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Work/Life
Resources:
There are a wide variety of resources available to assist MGH employees
with maintaining a healthy balance. Our Employee Assistance Program,
childcare and eldercare programs and referrals and back-up childcare
all help our employees meet the challenges of balancing work and
family.
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Massachusetts General Hospital is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action Employer.
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