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"Whether you are a caregiver, an administrator or a key support staff member, you probably decided to work in health care for a mix of reasons. You thrive on challenge, you enjoy teamwork, but mainly you want to make a positive difference in people’s lives. At Columbia St. Mary’s we are committed to helping you fulfill those dreams. When we say ‘we have a passion for patient care', it's not a slogan; it’s the truth that we live every day. If you care as much as we do about providing quality treatment and service, there’s no better place for you to be than Columbia St. Mary’s." Leo Brideau, CEO

We know that our strength is in our employees and we value the referrals made by them. Therefore, we offer a referral bonus to Columbia St. Mary’s employees who successfully refer external candidates for select market sensitive positions.

Select market sensitive positions may be eligible for a sign-on bonus.

Columbia St. Mary’s reviews salaries to ensure that we stay competitive in our market place. Salaries are matched to local and regional market conditions that are based on salary data from numerous surveys. The analysis of this information from healthcare and non-healthcare organizations ensures that we continue to provide competitive salaries for all positions within Columbia St. Mary’s.

Through our flexible benefit program, Columbia St. Mary’s employees receive paid time away for vacations, holidays and illness.

Many staff development and nursing education opportunities are available. As a critical operational component within the Columbia St. Mary’s Human Resources Department, the Employee Education and Organizational Development division supports the company’s strategic business plan by creating an environment where a comprehensive, and company- wide approach to learning, centers it’s focus on fostering a passion for exceptional customer service, through our dedicated and engaged employees.

We are a diverse family of professionals. We are the people of Columbia St. Mary’s and it’s our differences as individuals that allow us to thrive as a team. Working at Columbia St. Mary’s means working with people who have different ideas, views and opinions. People who are true originals. People just like you.

We’re proud we don’t fit into a cookie-cutter mold. After all, what could we offer our patients if we all thought alike? So, we’re thankful for our differences. We celebrate our diversity. And we continue to succeed because we each have something unique to offer… Ourselves!

We offer a competitive benefits package. The various benefits described below reflect the variety of options offered by Columbia St. Mary’s:

• Medical coverage with access to three provider networks and preventive care/exams covered at 100%
• Prescription drug coverage is included as part of the medical plan premium; reduced out-of-pocket costs at our in-house pharmacies
• Dental coverage includes three different provider network options and benefit plan coverage levels
• Vision coverage available in and out-of-network
• Flexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent care expenses
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan with employer automatic contributions; 3-year vesting requirement
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
  • Employer match of .50 cents per $1 after 12 months for full and part-time employees
  • 12-month vesting requirement
• Life insurance
  • Basic coverage for employees automatically provided at no cost; option to purchase supplemental coverage
  • Spouse life insurance coverage available at group rates
  • Child(ren) life insurance coverage available at group rates
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance (AD&D) basic coverage provided at no cost; option to purchase supplemental coverage for yourself and family
• Short Term Disability
  • Basic coverage provided at no cost
  • Supplemental coverage purchase option
• Long Term Disability at 50%, 60% or 70% coverage purchase option
• Long Term Care Insurance to assist with the cost of assisted living and nursing home expenses; premiums based on group rates
• Paid Time Off benefit which provides employees time away from work for vacations, personal time, personal illness or holidays; time off for bereavement, jury duty and military leave is also provided
• Group Legal coverage to assist with most personal legal needs at reduced fees
• Tuition Reimbursement programs for full and part-time employees

Columbia St. Mary’s considers its employees to be our greatest asset and therefore offers the following employee perks:

• Cellular service & equipment discounts
• Cable service discount
• Computer purchasing discount program
• Area health & fitness club corporate membership plans
• National retailer oil change discount
• Sporting goods discount
• Retail store men’s clothing discount
• Discounted shopping opportunities throughout the year from local area and national retailers
• Merchandise coupons & discounts when joining shopping warehouses which require membership
• On-site dry cleaning services
• Corporate employee purchase program with local automotive group
• Discounted, early purchase ticket programs with area theatres
• Discounted tickets for area professional sports teams games
• Milwaukee area hotel discounts
• Discounts for lodging and activities at resorts throughout the state of WI
• Special pricing at area jewelry retailers
• Concierge services
• Discounted tickets for local festivals and fairs and surrounding area amusement park establishments