UCHealth Employee Benefits & Human Resources – Guide

Employees of UCHealth are eligible for a highly competitive UCHealth Employee Benefits program that includes medical, dental, and retirement plans, as well as other benefit options.

UCHealth Employee Benefits plans are designed for maximum flexibility in order to better meet the specific needs of you and your family. 

Employees are able to choose how and where benefit dollars are spent within the program once their eligibility is established.

You can purchase higher levels of coverage in some areas and lower levels in others — to better reflect your lifestyle needs or specific situation.

Read the following UCHealth Employee Benefits, Discounts, and Perks Guide.

So, if you are curious to get a job at the firm or already have joined the chain, read the post to find out all the essential details on various UCHealth Employee Benefits programs.

Why UCHealth Employee Benefits Packages?

UCHealth believes that when life works, work works. And that starts with their core benefits.

UCHealth Benefits Program allows employees to customize their benefits plans to help meet individual and family needs.

UCHealth offers a variety of benefits to promote the best health and well-being of our associates and their families.

With extended health plans, paid time off, savings plans, employee discounts, and fitness classes, you can take care of your whole self.

UCHealth wants you to realize your full potential.

That’s why they provide ways to help invest in your continuing growth that is uniquely UCHealth.

Each regular, full-time employee is entitled to the following benefits on the first of the month on or after the minimum waiting period of one calendar month unless otherwise noted.

All employees and associates can access these perks by logging onto the official UCHealth employee benefits site.

Check below for what employees and their dependents are eligible for if they meet the eligibility requirements.

HEALTH BENEFITS

Medical Options

• Exclusive2 plan with in-network coverage through a network of providers who are part of or strongly affiliated with UCHealth
  • UCHealth pays approximately 86% of the premium and employee full-time wellness premiums to range from $97.44 for employee-only coverage, to $314.64 per month for family coverage
  • Low copays for doctors’ visits, specialists, and prescriptions
  • Copays apply after a deductible is met for the inpatient facility fee, outpatient surgery, and outpatient imaging services (CT, MRI, PET)
• High Deductible/HSA Compatible Health Plan
  • Access to Anthem’s nationwide PPO network
  • $0 premium applies to all eligible family members of full-time employees participating in the wellness program and who are tobacco-free
• Kaiser plan available at some locations

Free diabetic medicines and supplies with each medical option.

Premium discounts are given for participation in the wellness program (up to $240 per year) and for being tobacco-free (up to $600 per year).

RETIREMENT

UCHealth retirement benefits are designed to be as good as, or better than, those available through Social Security.

Pension Plan employer-funded pension benefit formula of 1.5% x average of 5 highest years of pay x credited service = annual pension benefit payable at age 65; vesting at 20% each year up to 5 years, 100% thereafter.

401(a) employee pre-tax contribution of 6.2% replaces employee Social Security contribution (up to Social Security FICA limit).

• Employees can direct investments
• Employees are always 100% vested in their contributions

403(b) with employer matching contributions up to 3% of pay, vesting at 20% each year up to 5 years, 100% thereafter.

• Employees with an FTE of .5 or higher are eligible to receive the employer matching contribution
• Contributions can be made up to $18,500 annually or $24,500 if over age 50

457(b) Deferred Compensation Savings Plan allows employees in a .1 FTE or above to save more for retirement through pre-tax payroll deductions.

• Contributions can be made up to $18,500 annually or $24,500 if over age 50

Also read – Cintas Employee Benefits

LIFE AND DISABILITY PLANS

Employer Paid Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

• UCHealth provides coverage in the amount of 1x annual base pay up to $2 million

Employer Paid Short Term Disability (STD) and Long Term Disability (LTD)

• UCHealth-paid STD plan of 60% coverage up to $5,000 per week
• UCHealth-paid LTD plan of 50% coverage up to $17,500 per month

Buy-Up Options

• Supplemental Employee and Spouse Life Plans
• Supplemental Employee and Spouse AD&D
• Supplemental Child Life
•  70% STD coverage
• 60% or 66 2/3% LTD coverage

OTHER BENEFITS

Paid Time Off (PTO)

• PTO banks include vacation, sick time, and holiday hours.
• PTO bank maximum of 420 hours.
• Employees in a .5 to 1.0 FTE status will receive an initial PTO load of 24 hours (12 hours for .1 to .49 FTE status employees) after the first two weeks of employment, and another load in the same amount after one year of employment

Tuition Reimbursement

• Part-time employees with < 3 years of service can receive up to $2,000, and full-time employees can receive up to $3,000 per fiscal year.
• Maximum reimbursement increases based on years of service

Full Suite of Voluntary Benefits

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
• Health Savings Account (High Deductible Health Plan only)
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Legal Insurance
• Identity Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Home and Auto Insurance Discounts
• Employee Discount Programs

Also read – Johns Hopkins Employee Benefits

UCHealth Emergency Room

UCHealth Emergency Care locations are open 24 hours a day, and offer emergency services at both UCHealth hospitals and freestanding emergency care locations. When you’ll require the UCHealth Emergency Room or UCHealth Emergency Care:

• Abdominal pain
• Chest pain
• Severe headache
• Shortness of breath
• Significant trauma such as head injury or severe bleeding
• Poisoning

Call 911 immediately if someone is unconscious, having trouble breathing, has a serious injury or maybe having a heart attack

UCHealth Human Resources

Questions? Please call UCHealth Human Resources: at 720.848.6800.

Metro Denver: 720.848.0000

Northern Colorado: 970.495.7000

Southern Colorado: 719.365.5000

Para información en español llame al: 844.945.2500

• Emergency Line – 303-352-0860 (recorded)
• IT Helpdesk
  • Northern Colorado: 1-970-495-7540
  • Metro Denver: 1-720-848-4000
  • Southern Colorado: 1-719-365-6789

If you need assistance with your username and password, call the Help Desk at 720-848-4000. For more details, visit the official website.

Conclusion

That’s all about UCHealth Employee Benefits, Discounts, and Perks in 2022.

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