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Benefits
The company offers a variety of benefits to employees as follows:
Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance
The company offers medical, dental, and vision insurance plans to both employees and their families. All three of our plans are currently provided by United Healthcare.
Employees are responsible for partial premiums which are deducted on a bi-weekly basis as follows:
MEDICAL PLAN 1
Medical Insurance
Plan 1 |
2009 EE
Monthly Premium |
2009 EE
Per Payperiod Premium |
| EE Only |
$36.00 |
$16.62 |
| EE + Spouse |
$279.91 |
$129.19 |
| EE + Children |
$239.92 |
$110.73 |
| EE + Family |
$499.83 |
$230.69 |
|
MEDICAL PLAN 2
Medical Insurance
Plan 2 |
2009 EE
Monthly Premium |
2009 EE
Per Payperiod Premium |
| EE Only |
$70.98 |
$32.76 |
| EE + Spouse |
$378.27 |
$174.59 |
| EE + Children |
$330.08 |
$152.34 |
| EE + Family |
$643.27 |
$296.89 |
|
DENTAL
| Dental Insurance |
2009 EE
Monthly Premium |
2009 EE
Per Payperiod Premium |
| EE Only |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| EE + Spouse |
$22.60 |
$10.43 |
| EE + Children |
$22.71 |
$10.48 |
| EE + Family |
$51.89 |
$23.95 |
VISION
| Vision Insurance |
2009 EE
Monthly Premium |
2009 EE
Per Payperiod Premium |
| EE Only |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| EE + Spouse |
$5.20 |
$2.40 |
| EE + Children |
$5.79 |
$2.67 |
| EE + Family |
$11.29 |
$5.21 |
New employees are eligible for these benefits on the 1st of the month following their first 30 days of employment.
Life Insurance
Employees are provided with life insurance and AD&D life insurance both up to one times their annual salary at no cost to the employee.
Employees are also provided with life insurance for both their spouse ($5,000) and dependent children ($2,000 or $1,000 depending upon age) - again at no cost to the employee.
Supplemental/Voluntary Life Insurance
Employees are provided with the option of electing additional life insurance coverage up to five time their annual salary for themselves, up to the same amount elected for the employee and their spouse, and up to $10,000 for their child(ren).
Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
All employees are provided with both short-term and long-term disability insurance at no cost! Short-term disability benefits are payable after the employee has been away from work due to a medical condition for more than 30 days and are payable at 50% of employees' gross regular salary.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Employees are provided with the option to participate in either or both a medical reimbursement and dependent care FSA each year.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
All employees are provided with an EAP free of charge which provides assistance with many of life's tough issues including personal relationship information and counseling, health management and support, childcare and/or eldercare referrals, legal consulting, financial planning assistance, career development, and more.
Vacation/Sick Pay/Holidays
The company generously provides time off for its employees in the form of vacation and holiday pay. Should employees be ill or need to care for an ill immediate family member, sick pay is also provided. New employees have access to accrued paid time off after six months of service with MedStar. Details are as follows:
Vacation
Employees begin accruing vacation from the date of hire and are awarded vacation based on years of service as follows:
| 0-1 Year |
1-2 Years |
2-3 Years |
3-4 Years |
4-5 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
15 Years |
| 2 weeks |
2 weeks
+ 1 day |
2 weeks
+ 2 days |
2 weeks
+ 3 days |
2 weeks
+ 4 days |
3 weeks |
4 weeks |
5 weeks |
Sick Pay
Employees begin accruing sick time from the date of hire and are provided with approximately 6 - 8 days of sick time per year, depending upon their schedules.
Holidays
MedStar recognizes nine paid holidays each year including the following:
- New Years Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Day after Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Eve Day
- Christmas Day
Retirement
401a
- Employees are eligible to participate after six months of service with the company.
- Plan provides for both employee and employer contributions:
- Employees must contribute at least 2.5% and no more than 10%
- Employer match is one-and-a-half times the employee contribution up to 7.5%!!
- Plan offers various investment options.
457
- Employees may participate immediately upon hire.
- Plan provides for employee only contributions; includes no employer contributions.
- Employees may contribute up to the maximum of gross income on a pre-tax basis.
- Plan offers various investment options.
Paramedic Program
EMT employees in good standing may be eligible to participate in MedStar's eight-month Paramedic program where they will receive their full pay to attend required classes. Selected employees must commit to at least three years of service with MedStar after completion of the course.
Tuition Reimbursement
Employees with one year of service are eligible to receive reimbursement for tuition costs associated with a paramedic certification course.
Compensation
MedStar employees are initially compensated based on years of direct experience when the employment offer is made.
Once employees have been with MedStar for one year, they are eligible to receive a merit increase based on their individual performance. Merit increase budgets are determined annually which in turn determine the range of merit increase percentages available to employees. Any increases awarded for certification progression or promotions are separate from merit increases.
Employees are also eligible for an annual 5% incentive bonus that is based on company/departmental goals. This bonus is based off the employees' based annual salary.
Overall, MedStar's compensation philosophy is to be at 100% of our market. Our market consists of other comparable high-performance EMS systems as well as some local fire departments. Each year, an analysis is conducted to ensure that our salary ranges are competitive. Salary ranges are increased accordingly based on the results of this analysis.
Current salary ranges for our largest Field and Field Support job groups are as follows:
EMT**
EMT - Basic:
- Hourly: $10.83 - $14.55
- Annual (based on 48 hours per week): $29,284 - $39,343
EMT - Intermediate:
- Hourly: $12.02 - $16.53
- Annual (based on 49 hours per week): $32,502 - $44,697
Paramedic**
Secondary Paramedic:
- Hourly: $13.40 - $18.98
- Annual (based on 48 hours per week): $36,233 - $51,322
Lead Secondary Paramedic:
- Hourly: $14.06 - $20.41
- Annual (based on 48 hours per week): $38,018 - $55,188
Primary Paramedic:
- Hourly: $15.18 - $22.04
- Annual (based on 48 hours per week): $41,046 - $59,596
System Status Controller**
- Hourly: $14.60 - $21.20
- Annual (based on rotating 48 hours one week/36 hours the next): $33,404 - $48,505
Supply Technician**
- Hourly: $9.15 - $11.94
- Annual (based on rotating 48 hours one week/36 hours the next): $21,530 - $28,095
Patient Account Representative
- Hourly: $13.30 - $18.62
- Annual (based on 40 hours per week): $27,664 - $38,730
** Initial salary offers for these positions are determined by the use of an experience-based salary range which begins at 0-1 years of experience and increases in one-year increments up to 10 years.