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VITAS® Healthcare, a pioneer and leader in the hospice movement since 1978, is the nation’s largest provider of end-of-life care. Our name is derived from the Latin word for “lives” and symbolizes the VITAS mission: to preserve the quality of life for those who have a limited time to live.

Headquartered in Miami, Florida, VITAS operates 44 hospice locations in 14 states and the District of Columbia.

VITAS has enjoyed dynamic growth since its founding as a volunteer organization by a United Methodist minister and an oncology nurse. Today, VITAS employs 11,490 professionals who care for terminally ill patients daily-primarily in the patients’ homes, and also in the company’s inpatient hospice units as well as in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living communities/residential care facilities. VITAS team members include registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, home health aides, physicians, social workers, chaplains and other caregiving professionals.

Benefits

VITAS ® Healthcare 2018 Benefits

As a VITAS employee, you will embark on a career that makes a difference in others’ lives—and your own. A career at VITAS Healthcare comes with flexible benefits that meet your financial and personal needs. We offer various types of benefits to our employees who work 30 hours or more per week.

Benefits Overview
Financial and Health Benefits

Competitive salary package
Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts and a pre-tax health savings account
Life insurance with buy-up options
401(k) plan with numerous investment options and generous company match
Cancer and/or critical illness, supplemental accident, and hospital indemnity coverage

Personal Benefits

Tuition reimbursement
Paid time off
Employee assistance program
Pre-paid legal services
Affinity program (employee discounts)
Roadside assistance

Financial and Health Benefits

A competitive salary package.VITAS regularly conducts salary surveys in the markets we serve to ensure that our compensation packages remain competitive.
Medical plan.VITAS offers an Employee Medical Insurance Plan that empowers you to take control of your health and the dollars you spend on your healthcare. To assist with medical expenses, VITAS also offers a Health Savings Account with an employer contribution, which can help you put money aside on a pre-tax basis to meet your healthcare needs.
Dental insurance.VITAS offers two choices in dental care: a Dental Maintenance Organization (DMO) and a Dental Preferred Provider Organization (DPPO).
Vision insurance.VITAS offers two options: the Core or the Enhanced plan, both available for a low per-pay-period cost. The plans offer a large network of providers, including local independent optometrists, LensCrafters and other national retailers.
Life insurance.VITAS provides $10,000 in life insurance coverage for all benefit-eligible employees. Employees may elect additional coverage up to five times their annual salary.
Dependent life insurance. Employees may elect coverage for a spouse, domestic partner or dependent children. Disability insurance. VITAS offers short-term and long-term disability insurance to benefit-eligible employees, with options to increase monthly benefits through voluntary buy-up.
Health and dependent care savings accounts.VITAS provides a tax-free way to pay for eligible health and dependent care expenses, resulting in substantial tax savings.
401(k) plan. Eligible employees may choose to participate in the VITAS 401(k) plan, which allows them to save for retirement on a pre-tax basis through convenient payroll deductions. VITAS provides a matching contribution to this plan, with numerous investment options that fit any age and any investor profile.
Cancer/critical illness. Employees may elect coverage for cancer and certain critical illness diagnoses.
Supplemental accident insurance. This voluntary coverage provides cash payments in the event of an accident—ranging from major to minor.
Hospital indemnity insurance. Pays a cash benefit when you are hospitalized for an accident or illness.

Personal Benefits

Tuition reimbursement.Full-time employees can receive financial support to pursue courses and educational programs that enhance their skills in current or future work-related areas.
Paid time off.VITAS offers a competitive paid-time-off package that combines vacation, sick, personal and holiday pay into a bank of hours that employees can use to take time off from work at their discretion (with their supervisor’s approval).
Roadside assistance.A Good Sam Club membership provides 24/7 emergency services, including towing, lockout/key help, jump starts, gasoline/fluid delivery, tire repair and more.
Employee assistance program.We provide help for employees to obtain professional assistance with a wide range of personal concerns, such as obtaining child care, dealing with family matters and legal or financial issues.
Legal insurance.The legal plan provides support in a variety of legal areas: access to local attorneys via phone or in-office consultation, preparation of wills and trusts, representation regarding debt and other legal issues.
Affinity program.VITAS has secured discounts to national and local retail, entertainment and service providers that can add up to hundreds of dollars in savings for our employees.