Wyoming Valley Health Care System provides various levels of benefits to all regular full-time employees and regular part-time employees who are in positions budgeted at 20 hours per week or greater.
This comprehensive benefits program supports a rewarding work/life balance and includes competitive compensation and opportunities for education and development. WVHCS offers a flexible benefit plan where the costs are shared between the System and the employee.
Benefits may vary depending on the affiliate organization. If you have questions about the benefit programs, please call Human Resources at 570-552-8800. Highlights of each of the benefit plans follow:
HEALTH CARE (for you and your dependents)
- Your choice of First Priority HMO or HMO Plus
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Long term disability insurance (where applicable)
- Short term disability insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Medical spending account
- Dependent care spending account
- Pension plan (where applicable)
- Tax sheltered annuity (403b)
- Vacation
- Personal days
- Holidays
- Sick leave
- Jury duty pay
- Bereavement days
- Employee assistance program
- Direct deposit
- Pharmacy discount (where applicable) & over the counter medication at cost, plus a nominal fee
- Reduced ticket prices for local entertainment
- Service awards
- Customer Service Awards
- Exceptional Care Awards
- Vacation, savings and/or holiday club
- Up to $3,000 per year undergraduate
- Up to $3,300 per year graduate
- Nursing and Physical Therapy Sponsorship Program
- PHEAA Nursing Loan Forgiveness Program
Graduate and Registered Nurses, Registered Pharmacists, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Respiratory Therapists and Imaging Technologists are eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $6,000 upon hire with a 36-month part-time and 48-month full-time commitment.*
* New graduates are eligible upon licensure.