Benefits

Adventist Health Castle (AHCS) takes pride in providing its associates with a great benefits package. The following is a partial list of benefits offered to all hospital associates who work for AHCS full time or part time at least twenty hours per week:

• Medical Insurance: Associates can select from one of two plans offered by Hawai‘i Medical Services Association (HMSA): the Preferred Provider Plan and the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO). Both plans include a:
  • Flexible Spending Account: Associates can elect to have a certain portion of their pay set aside in a tax-exempt account for the purpose of paying for medical or dependent care.
  • Life Insurance: AHCS provides basic life insurance and accidental death insurance to all associates. Associates have the option of purchasing additional life and accidental death insurance for themselves, their spouses, and/or dependent children.
• Retirement Plan: AHCS’s defined contribution pension plan has the following features:
  • Every associate has a basic retirement plan account. The medical center makes a contribution to these accounts every pay period.
  • Associates can elect to contribute a portion of their pay to their retirement account each pay period.
  • The medical center will match, up to a certain maximum, each associate’s contribution to his or her retirement account.
  • An associate’s retirement account becomes vested after the associate has worked for AHCS for five years.
  • Once an associate’s retirement account is vested, the associate may take a loan from the account.
• Paid Leave: AHCS provides paid leave to its associates according to the following guidelines:
  • Associates who have worked for AHCS less than five years accrue up to 25 days of paid leave per year, depending on the actual number of hours they work.
  • Associates who have worked for AHCS at least five but less than ten years accrue up to 30 days of paid leave per year.
  • Associates who have worked for AHCS at least ten years accrue up to 35 days of paid leave per year.
  • Associates can accrue up to a maximum of 300 hours of paid leave.
  • Options are available for cashing out paid leave in the first pay period of each year.
• Holiday Pay: Associates are paid time and a half when working on eight designated federal holidays.
• Other Benefits Include:
  • Free parking
  • Shift and weekend differentials
  • Recognition bonuses
  • Temporary disability benefits
  • Disability leave program
  • Bereavement leave
  • Shared paid leave program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Voluntary long-term care insurance
  • Voluntary pet insurance
  • Voluntary pre-paid legal services
  • Educational reimbursement and education days
  • Web-based education programs
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Educational/certification achievement recognition, including a cash award up to $500
  • On-site infant care center, for infants 6 weeks to 30 months of age
  • Discount for services rendered at AHCS
  • Discounts at the on-site pharmacy
  • 10% meal allowance
  • Subsidized bus passes
  • Complimentary flu shots
  • Birthday meal and gift shop coupon
  • On-site ATM
  • Complimentary notary services.
  • AHCS Wellness Program, including membership discount at 24hr fitness and discounts at local merchants
  • Recognition for employment anniversaries (five, ten, fifteen years, etc.)
  • The Hōkū Awards, which recognize outstanding AHCS associates each quarter, and reward them with $200 cash, unrestricted parking, and a public ceremony
  • Acknowledgement in Kū I Ka Mahalo, Castle’s praise newsletter