At Sentara, we are unwavering in our commitment to elevating our team members' experience. Our goal is to consistently enhance our work-life benefits, training and advancement tracks. Whether you plan to grow your family, need time off, wish to go back to school or want to save for the future, your benefits should support your individual needs. Sentara is proud to offer enhanced benefits to our colleagues to help support and meet their unique needs and priorities.
Our comprehensive and competitive benefits program is designed to enrich your career and personal life, providing many remarkable advantages. Read more in-depth about our benefits and download our Benefits Brochure.
Rewards that Celebrate Excellence
We believe in recognizing exceptional achievements, which is why Sentara offers several award programs that celebrate the individuals that make up our award-winning system for their outstanding performance. We are dedicated to fostering your career growth by providing extensive training and learning opportunities for all our employees.
Sentara’s RxFlex and Voluntary Benefits with you in mind:
Sentara offers colleagues comprehensive healthcare, retirement and many other benefits designed with you and your family’s needs in mind. Sentara strives to accommodate each colleague's personal choices and specific needs with our benefits packages that are designed to change with you by meeting your needs now and anticipating what comes next.
- Benefits designed to help you save money and secure your financial future.
- Benefits for time away from work to promote your well-being.
- Benefits for continuing education opportunities, reimbursement and loan repayment.
- Benefits to help you grow your family, care for your family and care for yourself.
Benefits Overview: Read more details about these benefits in our Benefits Brochure.
Medical Benefits
Sentara offers a choice between two medical plans with a range of coverage levels and costs. This gives you the flexibility to choose what is best for your needs and budget.
Dental
Sentara offers Full-time and Part-time colleagues a choice of three dental plans with a range of coverage levels and costs.
Vision
Sentara offers Full-time and Part-time colleagues two supplemental vision plans through VSP.
Life Insurance
All Full-time and Part-time colleagues are automatically covered with term life insurance, effective the 1st of the month following one month of employment, equal to one (1) times your base annual salary (not including overtime pay or bonuses) rounded to the next $1,000. This coverage is a core benefit provided at no cost to you and cannot be declined. Sentara offers buy-up options for the term life insurance up to five (5) times your salary.
Flexible Spending Account
A Flexible Spending Account (FSA) can help you pay for out-of-pocket expenses incurred throughout the benefit plan year for you and your eligible dependents. Your FSA election is a pre-tax deduction from your paycheck, and a great way to pay for out-of-pocket expenses and reduce your taxable income.
Health Savings Account
A Health Savings Account (HSA) is a tax-exempt account tied to a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), that you may use to pay for qualified medical, dental or vison expenses for you, your spouse and any eligible tax dependents. The HSA is used to cover eligible expenses not covered by the HDHP, including your annual deductible.
Financial Wellness Tools
What is Financial Wellness? It is two things:
- Feeling good about your financial situation
- Knowing what to do next with your money
No matter where you are on the financial spectrum today, Fidelity can help you achieve financial wellness. Sentara offers a variety of Financial Wellness Tools from Fidelity Investments Including:
- Student Debt Tool
- 1:1 planning consultations
- Financial Wellness webinars
- Charitable giving and Volunteer platform
- Fidelity 529 access
- Emergency Savings
- Personalized Planning and Advice
Voluntary Benefits
Sentara offers Full-time and Part-time colleagues the option to purchase the following voluntary benefits:
- Auto, Home and Pet Insurance
- Identify Theft Protection
- Life Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Critical Illness
- Legal Resources
Adoption, Fertility, and Surrogacy Reimbursement
Adding to your family is a major milestone, and we are proud to be part of it. Sentara offers Full-time and Part-time colleagues an Adoption, Fertility, and Surrogacy reimbursement benefits.
Parental and Family Caregiver Leave
Parental Leave
- To support the well-being of you and your family, Sentara provides Full-time and Part-time colleagues four (4) weeks of Paid Parental Leave at your full base pay.
Family Caregiver Leave
- Sentara cares about the well-being of our colleagues and recognizes that there are a variety of reasons why we may need time away from work to care for our family members. To assist and support the balance of work and family needs, Sentara offers colleagues two (2) weeks of job protected leave to care for a family member experiencing a serious health condition and who is not covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Emergency Back-up Care
Sentara has partnered with an emergency back-up care company to help in times of need. We are providing this benefit to create peace of mind by taking the stress out of finding alternate care when regular daycare, sitters, elder care, or pet sitting plans fall through.
Time Off (Vacation/Sick)
Take time to rest and recharge. If you are a Full-time or Part-time colleague, Paid Annual Leave (PAL) provides you with paid time off for vacation, holidays, personal days, and more. You are also eligible to cash out PAL up to four (4) times per year at your rate of pay.
In addition, Sentara provides a Floating Holiday. A Floating Holiday is a paid day off that you may take at your discretion, that is not restricted to any particular date, that can be used for a personal observance, important holiday, volunteering and more; so you can take time off for any reason that is meaningful and important to you!
Sentara’s Sick Leave Plan provides protection from loss of income due to a colleague's own bona fide medical problem. Full-time and Part-time colleagues may use accrued Sick time for yourself or to care for immediate family members.
Bereavement Leave
Sentara recognizes the need for colleagues to have time off when the death of an immediate family member touches their lives. Full-time and Part-time colleagues are provided up to five (5) days off with pay for the death of an immediate family member, and up to one (1) day off with pay for the death of all other family members.
Disability Insurance
The loss of income due to illness or disability can cause serious financial hardship for your family. For our Full-time and Part-time colleagues, Sentara’s disability insurance programs, both Short-Term and Long-Term, work together to replace a portion of your income when you are unable to work. The disability benefits you receive allow you to continue paying your bills and meeting your financial obligations during this difficult time.
Retirement Savings
Sentara is committed to providing you with a secure source of future income through the Sentara 401(a) Plan. You’ll also have the opportunity to get involved and create the kind of retirement you have always wanted with your own savings and, if eligible, the 403(b)/401(k) employer match.
For Peace of Mind: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Sentara understands our employees deserve support through significant life and career events. We offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) designed to help you work through and resolve issues that are impacting your life, either at home and at work. This service provides confidential, short-term and solution-focused services. We offer unlimited in-person and virtual EAP sessions for you and your dependent family members.
Examples of situations Sentara EAP supports include:
- Family situations, such as divorce, taking care of parents, adoption assistance, or childcare.
- Social or professional relationships, like conflict resolution, networking, family issues, and relationship building.
- Recovery from substance abuse and traumatic events, like accidents or the loss of a loved one.
- Mental wellness support for stress, depression or other mental health concerns.
- Career transitions, be it a lateral switch or a promotion.
Wellness Tools
Our commitment to your holistic well-being and professional development is unwavering. Experience the Sentara difference with a benefits program that inspires you to thrive.
Mission: Health is a voluntary wellness incentive-based program that is focused on empowering employees to invest in their own health and well-being and live the Sentara mission, To Improve Health Every Day. Mission:Health programming includes a wide variety of in-person and digital health and well-being services and resources, along with the chance to earn a $250 Prepaid MasterCard gift card upon successful completion of the program's requirements.
You Matter is an internal resource guide aimed at providing you with skills and tips to manage day-to-day stressors of everyday life and then some. We featured topics such as stress management, mindfulness, LGBTQ+ mental health resources and so much more.
meQuilibrium is a digital coaching platform that delivers clinically validated and highly personalized resilience solutions addressing burnout, stress, purpose, performance, and well-being holistically.
The H.O.P.E Fund is an emergency financial resource for Sentara employees that are experiencing catastrophic hardship or loss through no fault of their own.
Disease Management
As part of our Mission: Health Program, colleagues covered under one of the Sentara medical plans, as the primary member and/or a covered spouse, may have the opportunity to benefit in several ways with their participation in one of the following Disease Management (DM) programs:
- Diabetes
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Partners in Pregnancy
- Tobacco Cessation
- Weigh To Win (Weight Management)
- AccordantCare™
- Respiratory Disease
Secure Travel
New York Life Group Benefit Solutions (NYL GBS) Secure Travel offers our Full-time and Part-time colleagues pre-trip planning, assistance while traveling and emergency medical transportation benefits for covered persons traveling 100 miles or more from home. Service is a phone call away, 24/7/365.
Educational Assistance Program
To help support your educational and career goals, all Full-time and Part-time colleagues will be eligible for up to $5,250 in Educational Assistance per year with no waiting period! You can choose to enjoy this benefit or the Student Debt Program each calendar year.
Whether you are currently in school or looking to go back to school, with the Sentara education benefit, the possibilities for your future are endless! Your education benefit isn’t just a chance to go back to school; it’s an opportunity to future-proof your career by learning in-demand skills. This benefit was designed to help you reach your career goals, whether you want to be more independent and confident in your current job or find new roles and career paths.
You can access select fully and partially funded, business-aligned programs at high-quality schools. Degrees and certificates are available in a wide variety of areas including nursing, healthcare administration, healthcare support, business, technology, communications and more!
Sentara Student Debt Program
Pay down your student loans faster! Sentara will pay $400 per month up to a lifetime maximum of $10,000 toward your student debt repayments. Full-time and Part-time colleagues are eligible for this benefit upon hire. You can choose to participate in the Sentara Student Debt Program or the Educational Assistance Program with Guild each calendar year.
PSLF (Fidelity Public Service Loan Forgiveness powered by Summer):
Together, Summer and Fidelity can help you tackle your student debt with an automated digital PSLF solution. Fidelity and the PSLF experts at Summer can help you simplify your loan repayments and save.
Discover the Power of Education with Sentara
Unlock your potential and embark on a rewarding journey with Sentara's impressive Professional Development and Career Growth benefits. Your success is our mission.