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While it is vital for our people’s health and wholeness to take time off from work, we recognize that for many of you, the ongoing pandemic has impacted your ability to use your accrued Paid Time Off (PTO).
We are offering a one-time PTO cash out based on feedback from our associates. As part of this one-time program, eligible associates may elect to cash out up to 80 hours of PTO (while maintaining a balance of at least 40 hours). We are providing two options for this cash out for interested associates to select the option that best fits your situation. The election period runs through Dec. 31.
Past PTO cash out
This option allows eligible associates to cash out up to 80 hours of PTO that has already been accrued and is currently available in Lawson. Elected hours would be paid during the second pay period of February 2022 and taxable per Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations at the supplemental tax rate. Additionally, IRS guidelines require past PTO cash out elections to be paid at a discount of 10%. For example, if an associate elects to cash out 80 hours of PTO currently in their PTO bank, and their current wage is $20, the PTO cash out would be paid at a 10% discount ($18/hour) for the 80 hours.
Future PTO cash out
With this option, associates may elect in December to cash out up to 80 hours of PTO that is due to be accrued between December 2021 and May 2022. Elected hours would be paid to individuals at their regular rate of pay and received during the second pay period of June 2022. The cash out is taxable per IRS regulations at the supplemental tax rate, but the discount does not apply.
Both options require a minimum balance of 40 hours to be remaining in your PTO bank.
Make your election by Dec. 31
If you would like to participate in one of the above PTO cash out options, you must complete the PTO cash out election form by 5 p.m. MT on Dec. 31. Completed forms should be submitted to Payroll@Centura.org.
Review these frequently asked questions for more information to guide you in making a personal decision about utilizing this benefit and which option may be best suited for your situation.
Questions?
Contact your local human resources director.
Programs, policies, pay and benefits may not apply to all associates, departments or locations; you will need to speak with your manager for specific questions and details.
The Mineral Diversity and Inclusion Council will host their second meeting, open to all interested Mineral associates, on Jan. 18.
During this meeting we will reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy to foster a discussion around the gaps for improvement within the diversity and inclusion space.
The council was founded to connect associates from various backgrounds, interests, and departments to create a sense of belonging and uphold Centura’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.
If interested in joining, email co-chairs Jasmine Gonzalez or Brandon Okezie to be included in future communications.
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Our Profile Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers confidential counseling, work-life services, legal or financial assistance to you and your family members. We don’t want misinformation to keep you from using this valuable resource.
Over the coming weeks, we will share our Myths and Reality series to address the most common concerns we hear from you – our incredible caregivers – on topics including accessibility, availability, confidentiality, provider and counselor expertise, location, and cost.
This week we focus on accessibility!
Myth: My family and I are on my partner’s insurance; we are not eligible for Profile EAP.
Reality: Benefits through Profile EAP are available to you as the associate, your partner or spouse, and any dependent up to 26 years old and younger who is unmarried. You don’t need to be on Centura insurance to access it.
Myth: I am a part-time or PRN associate. I cannot use EAP.
Reality: EAP is available to all full-time, part-time and PRN associates and their families!
Join us next week as we focus on availability.
For more information about your EAP benefits, please visit www.ProfileEAP.org and enter company code CENTURA, call 800.645.6571, or email ProfileEAP@Centura.org.
We must take care of ourselves first so we can bring our best selves to help other people and our communities. Our Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit provides flexibility for you to take time off from work to recharge and connect with the people and activities that inspire you most. As we approach the new year, we’d like to share more information about the holidays that we will observe in 2022.
Our Social Justice Framework calls us to recognize, support and celebrate the diversity of the individuals and communities we serve. In alignment with this framework, our ministry will again observe the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in 2022. This will serve as a day of prayer, reflection and dialogue. Watch for more information about opportunities to join together, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy and embracing a positive, diverse and inclusive Centura.
Below is a complete list of the holidays we will observe in 2022:
We are nearing the end of the calendar year and it is time to ensure we have properly accounted for all business courtesies provided by a Centura hospital to a non-employed physician (including their immediate family and/or staff). Examples of business courtesies include, but are not limited to, holiday gifts, meals off campus, event tickets, clothing, etc. We are required by regulation to not exceed $429 in calendar year 2021.
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What is the NWSS?The following was written by Alison Hillis, social worker, Hospice of Mercy, Durango, Colo.:
In August of 2021, at the young age of 17, Oxford, Colo., resident Joshua Middlebrook was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, Ewing Sarcoma. The diagnosis was devastating to the family as Josh’s father had died from cancer just 7 years prior. Josh and his mother, Julie, took the diagnosis in stride and began pursuing alternative treatment while accepting hospice for pain and symptom management. It is thankfully rare in the small La Plata County, Colo., community to have a pediatric patient on hospice and even more rare to have a family so accepting of care and support.
It quickly became evident to me, as their assigned social worker, that Josh was no ordinary teenager. He was open to discussing his prognosis, able to make jokes about his dad “fighting for custody of him” from heaven and truly wise beyond his years in so many ways. Josh came from a family of strong faith. He was very involved with his local church and began hosting his youth bible study group from his bed, which his mom had moved into the living room as he declined.
Because Josh was under 18, he was eligible for the Make-A-Wish program. When I approached him about this, asking him if he could think of anything he would like to use his wish for, he told me, “I have had a really good life with everything I could ever want.” I encouraged him to think of an experience, perhaps that he could share with his mom and 15-year-old sister, Jillian. After a week or so, he decided he would like to take his mom and sister on a shopping spree in downtown Durango. Immediately, generous donations came in from two local Durango, Colo., candy stores, Fuzziwig’s Candy Factory and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. Because of Josh’s prognosis, the Make-A-Wish foundation expedited his wish and issued him a debit card for $5,000 to be used for his night on the town with his mom and sister. Unfortunately, the progression of Josh’s cancer was so rapid that by the time the night on the town arrived, Josh was in too much pain to make it out of bed and into his wheelchair. Instead, he purchased gifts for his friends and family, with his mom’s help, from his bed.
In explaining what Josh chose to do with the remainder of the money, his mom said, “Josh had bought everything that he wanted and everything that he could think to get for friends and family and there was still $1,200 left. He suggested that we bless some people for Thanksgiving by purchasing groceries for people in our community. I took the card to a lady that we know who works at our local grocery store and asked her if she would help us.” The grocery store employee gave the family the gift of a heartfelt letter detailing the numerous lives Josh touched with his generous donation. The employee sought out people who appeared in need and brought every single one to tears when she told them their purchases were covered.
Josh passed away peacefully in his home the evening of Dec. 4, just one week shy of his 18th birthday, with his family by his side. To say Josh was a gift would be an understatement. Josh was one of the most extraordinary teenagers I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. His ability to find so much gratitude while fighting an aggressive, debilitating, painful form of cancer, is truly remarkable and a tribute to the wonderful mother who was by his side advocating for him every step of the way. Josh’s legacy of gratitude and generosity has left such an impression on so many who loved and will never stop missing him.
Our one-time PTO cash out is here! As part of this one-time program, eligible associates may elect to cash out up to 80 hours of PTO (while maintaining a balance of at least 40 hours).
The Mineral Diversity and Inclusion Council will host their second meeting, open to all interested Mineral associates, on Jan. 18.
We often refer to the holidays as the most wonderful time of the year, but for many this is a season filled with sadness, loneliness and anxiety. If you are struggling, you are not alone and help is available.
Our Profile Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a free and confidential resource available to both you and your family members! The Myths and Reality series, which we will share over the coming weeks, was created to address the most common concerns and misinformation we hear about EAP services from you. This week, we address accessibility.
As we approach the new year, we’d like to share more information about the holidays that we will observe across our ministry in 2022.
We are nearing the end of the calendar year and it is time to ensure we have properly accounted for all business courtesies provided by a Centura hospital to a non-employed physician (including their immediate family and/or staff). Please complete this tracking by Dec. 31, 2021.
We are excited to be the first ever presenting partner of the National Western Stock Show, a legendary event at the National Western Complex in Denver. The exclusive partnership will highlight the food security initiatives we are working on throughout our ministry and our communities.
Across our connected ecosystem our incredible caregivers provide compassionate, whole person care to every patient in our care. Many of the patients we care for leave lasting impressions on our hearts. Mercy Hospital social worker Alison Hillis shares this beautiful tribute to one of our Hospice of Mercy patients whose generosity touched the lives of many.
As we continue our Advent journey towards Christmas, this week’s reflection from Catholic Health Association is “The Magi Set Up Camp.” We are all encouraged to search for the star that is calling us to service.
