Benefits
The Good Samaritan Society offers a competitive benefits package that includes health insurance, dental insurance, retirement, flexible spending accounts, life insurance and much more.
Along with all the benefits you'd expect from the nation's largest not-for-profit provider of care and services for seniors, we have a few that maybe you wouldn't expect, such as opportunities for daily devotions and Bible study. And the chance to work in a place that allows you to care for each resident, client and fellow staff member as a whole person — mind, body and spirit. The benefits of being able to reach out to others in need, regardless of circumstance, and help provide them with the fullest possible life in a loving environment, are immeasurable.
Good Samaritan Society employees are eligible for benefits after working for the Society
for 60 days and averaging a minimum of 64 hours over four biweekly pay periods.
Benefits include:
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Pre-tax flexible savings accounts to pay for health and dependent care expenses
• Supplemental benefits such as critical illness insurance, universal life insurance, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance and accident insurance
• Retirement – 403(b) plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Years of service recognition program
• Miscellaneous benefits such as daily devotions/Bible study opportunities, provisions for leave of absence, liability insurance, PTO sellback, employee discounts, flu shots and Next Jump – Employee Discount Services
• Limited medical and dental plans are availabe for employees who are not eligible for the major medical plan. These plans are designed to cover a basic level of service for common medical and dental needs.
Benefits are subjected to change accordingly at the designation of The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society. For a more detailed summary of benefits, contact us for a Employee Handbook or Summary Plan Description. The summary provided above is governed by the plan documents in all cases, which are the final authority. Additional fringe benefits may be available at specific Good Samaritan Society centers.
As the nations largest not-for-profit provider of senior care and services, we are able to offer our staff members an attractive comprehensive major medical health plan that provides coverage for medical office visits, lab and x-rays, hospitalization, mental health and chemical dependency treatment, emergency care and prescription drugs. Online resources are available to provide you with the information you need to make healthy and smart health care decisions.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota is the third-party administrator for all claims processing except for the following locations: Employees in Hawaii can enroll in HMSA Blue Cross Blue Shield of Hawaii or Kaiser Foundation Health Plan-Hawaii. Employees in Wisconsin can enroll in Dean Health Insurance. Employees in Gresham, Ore., can enroll in Kaiser Foundation Health Plan.
Caring can be a job, a career or a way of life. For many Good Samaritan Society staff members, aspects of their work are universally important in all areas of their lives. It doesn't matter whether they are on the clock or not, in a care center or out in the community. Compassion, dedication, caring and faith are the kinds of things that people drawn people to a vocation within the Good Samaritan Society hold dear.
If caring and compassion is a way of life for you, then perhaps a career at the Good Samaritan Society is right for you. Working for the Society, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of those you serve.
This is what the work/life balance is about at the Good Samaritan Society. Good Samaritan Society employees always carry with them the wisdom, the experiences and the rewards they gain and find in their work with residents, clients, staff and families. No matter where they go or what they do, these experiences become part of who they are.
The word "vocation" is often used by Good Samaritan Society staff members to describe their work within the Society. The word implies that the work is not just a job or a career. It is an extension of what we are called to be and called to do.
The best examples of this work/life balance within the Good Samaritan Society are our people. Click here to meet a few people from the Good Samaritan Society.
The Good Samaritan Society offers a 403(b) retirement plan to all qualified employees. The retirement plan is administered by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Board of Pensions. Employees may contribute pre-tax dollars up to the maximum allowed under the IRS limits. Once an employee meets the eligibility requirements the Society will begin contributing to the employees retirement account.
The Society also offers the financial security and peace of mind that goes along with knowing you're working for the largest not-for-profit provider of senior care and services in the country. We have a long history of sound financial management and stability.
