Hackensack Meridian Health offers our team members so many health and Wellbeing benefits, programs and perks that can make a huge difference in your quality of life. Ready to discover which ones are right for you?
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HMH Offers 3 affordable medical plans to ensure that team members can choose the best plan that fits their needs. HMH also provides other benefits including voluntary insurances, prescription coverage and discounts, fitness tools and discounts, incentive pay for Self-Care, Wellness Coaches, Smoking cessation programs, and multiple online tools to help you reach your goals!
In addition to Mental Health benefits through our medical plans, we have our own HMH Emotional Support Resources.
For emotional support resources, team members can call the Cope Better Emotional Support line and talk to someone 24/7. For confidential support and to find the help that’s right for you, Ask About:
- Immediate Support: from a licensed professional
- WeCare: Peer support for individuals and teams
- Critical Incident Debriefing: Team support after a difficult or traumatic event
How the WeCare Program Can Help:
- Provide “emotional first aid” to those who may have been involved in or experienced an unexpected or stressful event.
- Provide one-on-one peer support in a non-judgmental, caring and supportive environment.
- Explore normal reactions and feelings that often occur after a stressful or traumatic event.
- Provide a “safe zone” to express thoughts and reactions to facilitate safe and effective coping.
- Provide assurance that emotions and reactions being experienced are normal.
- Ensure that information shared is strictly confidential.
Optum Emotional Wellness Solutions (EAP):
Optum Emotional Wellness Solutions provides team members with confidential support for both everyday challenges and more serious problems. Counselors and other specialists can help team members and their families.
HMH has generous PTO plans as well as Leave Of Absence programs so that you can make sure you have the time you need to take care of yourself and your loved ones.
Through HMH's medical plan, Horizon BCBS, we offer fertility and doula benefits for team members. HMH also offers adoption assistance and parental and family bonding leaves for eligible team members!
We know that there will be times when our team members need to take an extended period of time away from work. Our different leave of absence programs give our team members peace of mind when they have to step away from work when they have to care for a loved one.
Through Optum Emotional Wellness Solutions (EAP), team members can receive confidential guidance on child and eldercare support as well as parenting and family resources.
HMH has multiple programs that can help you overcome addiction. Through our Cope Better Emotional Support line, Team Members can talk to someone 24/7 to receive confidential support, and to find appropriate help and resources. Through WeCare and the 24/7 Team member Support and Navigation line, team members can receive confidential support and assistance to find appropriate resources. Our EAP, Optum Emotional Wellbeing Solutions, can also offer support, guidance, and resources for our team members looking to receive help. Team members can also utilize our smoking cessation programs for overcoming nicotine addiction. Team members can use our Leave of Absence programs to take the time they need for recovery.
At HMH we believe that mental and emotional health are just as important as physical health. A full range of support and services are available through our medical benefits. In addition to this, we offer fitness education tools and discounts, incentive pay for self-care, Wellness Coaches, online self care tools, and financial planning assistance.
Live Better
HMH provides team members with the opportunity to save for retirement on a tax-advantaged basis through a 401(k) savings plan provided through TIAA. Contributions are from eligible earnings from the primary position, and employer match is provided each pay period. In addition, TIAA can also provide financial consulting and education.
Through HMH's EAP, Optum Emotional Wellness Solutions, and through TIAA, team members can receive financial consultations and education including a financial stress assessment, tax consultation and preparation and a 25% discount for income tax prep!
HMH supports continuing team members' education via our external partner EdAssist.
EdAssist can provide guidance through many aspects of adult higher education through their College Coach program. This program provides team members with career coaching, financial coaching, and academic coaching. Team members can even use this College Coach program for their children!
HMH also has a Grow with Google Certificate Program in which team members can get professional training and certificates in fast-growing, high-demand technology fields.
Team HMU’s Higher Education Assistance Programs empower team members to continue their education through various approaches, including participation in Team HMU classes. This comprehensive curriculum, delivered by qualified internal instructors and external training partners, provides a true learning experience aligned with Hackensack Meridian Health’s mission, vision, and strategic priorities.
There are a number of discounts and perks available to our team members including private discounts and corporate rates through BenefitHub as well as savings for the American Dream Mall. In addition, there are Rx Discount cards available for brand-name prescriptions.
In addition to Mental Health benefits through our medical plans, we have our own HMH Emotional Support Resources.
For emotional support resources, team members can call the Cope Better Emotional Support line and talk to someone 24/7. For confidential support and to find the help that’s right for you, Ask About:
- Immediate Support: from a licensed professional
- WeCare: Peer support for individuals and teams
- Critical Incident Debriefing: Team support after a difficult or traumatic event
How the WeCare Program Can Help:
- Provide “emotional first aid” to those who may have been involved in or experienced an unexpected or stressful event.
- Provide one-on-one peer support in a non-judgmental, caring and supportive environment.
- Explore normal reactions and feelings that often occur after a stressful or traumatic event.
- Provide a “safe zone” to express thoughts and reactions to facilitate safe and effective coping.
- Provide assurance that emotions and reactions being experienced are normal.
- Ensure that information shared is strictly confidential.
Optum Emotional Wellness Solutions (EAP):
Optum Emotional Wellness Solutions provides team members with confidential support for both everyday challenges and more serious problems. Counselors and other specialists can help team members and their families.
Team Members can contact the TMSC or Team Member Service Center with any questions they may have about their HMH benefits and resources that are available to them. This service center is designated to clarify and connect team members with resources. Reach out to them for next steps after a life event!
Many of HMH's programs can help team members improve their work/life balance. Through our EAP, Optum Emotional Wellbeing Solutions, you can tackle your to do list by simply calling and utilizing the Optum Work-Life Concierge to help you manage work-life issues, such as finding child care or a caregiver, finding resources like plumbers or pet services and fueling personal growth through learning opportunities. HMH also has several online self care tools and resources to help team members manage stress and practice mindfulness. Through HMH's partnership with Ramp Health, team members have access to Wellness Coaches so that you can get assistance reaching your goals at no additional costs!
Benefit programs are complex and can be difficult to understand. That’s why we have engaged outside experts who specialize in understanding the technical nature of benefits and how to work with our benefit partners on your behalf to bring out-of-network resources to you. The Benefit Advocate Center can help you with:
Insurance Contact Information: Have you not received your insurance cards, need replacement cards or need to get in touch with an insurance carrier?
Explanation of Benefits: Is it unclear to you what your insurance covered on a particular claim and what your responsibility is?
Prescription/Pharmacy Issues: Is the pharmacy telling you that your medication is not covered or charging you full price? Do you need help getting an authorization on a medication?
General Policy Questions: How much PTO am I eligible for? How do I learn more about my 401k? What is my tuition reimbursement opportunity? Am I eligible for FMLA? I don’t understand my disability benefits.
Work Better
HMH has multiple opportunities for career growth. Through our partnerships with the Grow with Google Career Certificate program and EdAssist, team members have multiple avenues to further their education. EdAssist's College Coach program provides team members with career coaching, financial coaching, academic coaching and more!
HMH also offers our Career Development Academy through Hackensack Meridian Health’s internal network university, Team HMU. This academy empower individuals in their professional growth through workshops and skill building modules.
HMH even has site specific and network professional committees for team members to participate in to share subject matter expertise while learning and growing their skills.
There are many ways to connect with your fellow HMH team members! Team members can join a Culture and Wellbeing Circle or a professional committee. These groups are here for team members to make meaningful connections with their fellow team members.
At HMH we know that connection with your peers and leaders is important and that's why HMH utilizes StandOut to help foster more meaningful connections between team members and leaders.
HMH also has a special platform for team member recognition, High Five! Here you can send a thoughtful message through a creative award of your choice or recognize a fellow team member for an extraordinary moment by sending them an award. At HMH, all team members have the opportunity to receive special recognition!
Through MySuccess, HMH's learning platform, team members have access to multiple classes and learning modules that can help them improve their work performance. MySuccess is also where team members can track their goals!
In addition to MySuccess, Team members can also take advantage of Hackensack Meridian Health’s internal network university, Team HMU! Team HMU programs have a comprehensive curriculum of classes taught by qualified internal and external instructors. These programs provide a true learning experience supporting Hackensack Meridian Health’s mission, vision, and strategic priorities.
Team members can also utilize StandOut to Check-In with their leader to discuss how they feel about the work they are doing and how their leader can help them!
In addition to Mental Health benefits through our medical plans, we have our own HMH Emotional Support Resources.
For emotional support resources, team members can call the Cope Better Emotional Support line and talk to someone 24/7. For confidential support and to find the help that’s right for you, Ask About:
- Immediate Support: from a licensed professional
- WeCare: Peer support for individuals and teams
- Critical Incident Debriefing: Team support after a difficult or traumatic event
How the WeCare Program Can Help:
- Provide “emotional first aid” to those who may have been involved in or experienced an unexpected or stressful event.
- Provide one-on-one peer support in a non-judgmental, caring and supportive environment.
- Explore normal reactions and feelings that often occur after a stressful or traumatic event.
- Provide a “safe zone” to express thoughts and reactions to facilitate safe and effective coping.
- Provide assurance that emotions and reactions being experienced are normal.
- Ensure that information shared is strictly confidential.
Optum Emotional Wellness Solutions (EAP):
Optum Emotional Wellness Solutions provides team members with confidential support for both everyday challenges and more serious problems. Counselors and other specialists can help team members and their families.
Team members can make a general referral or job specific referral through MyWay Peoplesoft internal career page. All open positions can be on our Careers page.
High Five is HMH's team member recognition platform. Recognition is powerful in the way that it creates a positive experience for all. There are many ways to recognize one another, High Five being one of the quickest and easiest ways to do so. In High Five, you can send a thoughtful message through a creative award of your choice or recognize a fellow team member for an extraordinary moment by sending them an award.