Texas Children's Hospital
 
   

     About Texas Children's
 


    Overview
    Map & Directions
    Visiting the Hospital
    Patient Admission
    Online Bill Pay
    International Services
    Careers
    Newsroom
    Legislative Advocacy
    Site Map
    Contact Us



  Donate Now

 
 

CAREERS
Texas Children's Pediatric Associates Benefits

Career opportunities  

When you choose a career with Texas Children’s Pediatric Associates, you’re choosing to work hard for the children and families we serve. Besides offering competitive salaries, we reward you with a comprehensive benefits package that is in line with other high-performing organizations and offers choices to fit your needs. Texas Children’s is committed to providing employees with opportunities that promote and protect their financial stability.

Financial

  • Competitive base salaries, including differentials and call pay for certain positions
  • Merit increases competitive with the health-care industry average
  • Incentive pay programs
  • Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and 401(k) savings plans with match program
  • Texas Children’s will match your pre-tax contributions up to 3% of your total compensation
  • Hospital-sponsored pension plan
  • Banking discounts and credit union services
  • The EARN Program: Everyone’s A Recruiter Now
  • An employee referral financial reward and recognition program

Medical, dental and vision benefit coverage begins on your date of hire—no waiting-period. We also offer part-time employees the option to cover their dependents.

Back to top

Health care

Texas Children’s takes great pride in providing a competitive, leading-edge employee benefits program. Our program is designed for the benefit of our employees – it offers flexibility, choice and value.

Medical

Two medical plan options administered through AETNA US HealthCare

  • A Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) with in-network and out-of-network benefit
    • Comprehensive network of physicians, specialists and hospitals
    • Office visits with $15 co-pay
    • Preventive care
    • Immunizations
    • Pharmacy benefits
  • Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
    • Comprehensive network of physicians, specialist and hospitals
    • No deductibles or claim forms
    • Office visits with $20 co-pay
    • Preventive care including eye examination
    • Immunizations
    • Pharmacy benefits

Contributions made on a pre-tax basis, thus reducing your taxable income

Dental

Two dental plans:

  • Traditional indemnity plan
    • Preventive services covered at 100 percent
    • Basic services covered at 80 percent with $50 deductible
    • Major services covered at 50 percent with a $50 deductible
    • Orthodontic benefits for children
  • Dental Maintenance Organization (DMO)
    • Preventive services covered at 100 percent
    • Co-pay only for basic and major services
    • Orthodontic benefits for adults and children

Contributions made on a pre-tax basis, thus reducing your taxable income

Vision

Vision plan administered through Cole Vision with locations nationwide.

Back to top

Life insurance

Paid life and accidental death and dismemberment benefits to eligible employees.

  • Coverage equal to annual base salary
  • Additional levels of supplemental coverage, including dependent coverage

Long-term disability

Long-term disability coverage for full-time employees

  • Coverage equal to 50 percent of annual base salary
  • Additional level of supplemental coverage available

Back to top

Flexible spending accounts (FSA)

Two flexible spending accounts are available to eligible employees - Health Care and Dependent Care. Money put in either account is contributed on a pre-tax basis, thus reducing your taxable income.

Health Care

  • Pre-tax savings for expenses not covered by your insurance (i.e., co-payments for office visits, prescriptions, eye glasses, dental etc)
  • Minimum contribution $5 a pay period
  • Maximum contribution $3,000 annually

Dependent Care

Designed to help employees with dependent care expenses necessitated by their work schedules.

  • Licensed nursery school, day care center for children under the age 13 or care for a disabled dependent
  • Minimum contribution $5 a pay period
  • Maximum $5,000 annually

Back to top

Health and wellness programs

While the mission of Texas Children’s is compelling, the nature of our work can be physically, mentally and emotionally challenging. We recognize our employees have lives outside their careers. Texas Children’s supports health, wellness and the compatibility between work and life that employees and their families need.

  • Employee assistance program (EAP) benefits

Available for you and members of your immediate family, providing confidential assistance with personal or professional issues to help work or home life become more manageable

  • Employee health services
    • Pre-employment and periodic health assessments
    • Ongoing health education, counseling and wellness promotion is available to all employees
    • First aid services and certain vaccinations, including annual flu shots

Free parking, bus and van-pool vouchers

Texas Children’s parking benefits make life a little easier for employees.

  • Employees park FREE in the Smith Lands and Meyer lots at Braeswood and Greenbriar.
  • Bus and van-pool riders receive FREE vouchers.
  • Shuttle service from parking lots to the Medical Center campus is available Monday through Friday from early morning to late evening.

Back to top

Time off

Personal time off (PTO)

  • Generous PTO accruals begin on your first day of employment
  • Full-time employees can earn up to 18 days of PTO their first year
  • PTO is available beginning the first full pay period after an employee's 3 month anniversary date
  • PTO can be used for vacation, personal holidays, and personal or family illness or injury

Extended illness bank (EIB)

  • EIB accruals begin on your first day of employment
  • Full-time employees can earn up to five days of EIB time for use during their first year of employment for periods of extended illness or injury.

Family and other leaves of absences

  • Family Medical Leave for qualifying circumstances
  • Leave may be granted to employees for personal or educational needs or if they are not able to use Family Medical Leave.

Catastrophic time off (CTO)

  • Time off for employees who have exhausted their leave but still need up to four more weeks to care for themselves or immediate family members following a catastrophic illness.

Six organizational holidays

Flexible scheduling and job sharing

  • Creative scheduling possibilities allow flexibility to manage personal and work responsibilities
  • Win with Weekends program offers nurses flexible scheduling to accommodate those who wish to work weekends, while decreasing the weekend rotation for those who prefer weekday schedules and working fewer weekends.

Education

  • Opportunities for professional growth
  • Generous tuition reimbursement through the Tuition Assistance Program
    • Full-time employees can receive tuition reimbursement up to $2,500 per calendar year; part-time employees, up to $1,500
  •  Certification reimbursement
    • Full-time employees can receive certification reimbursement up to $500 per calendar year; part-time employees, up to $250

Children-related benefits

  • Adoption expense reimbursement up to $3,000 for eligible expenses
  • Corporate discounts at select, quality child-care centers

Extras

  • Business casual dress
  • Resource and referral, health and wellness and eldercare management services
  • Hospital cafeteria discount
  • Discounted tickets to recreational parks and events, popular attractions, movies and more
  • Subsidized Texas Medical Center parking, vanpools and public transportation
  • Team sports subsidies


 
Texas Children's Hospital ranks in top ten of pediatric hospitals nationwide - U.S. News & World ReportTexas Children's Hospital receives coveted Magnet nursing recognitionTexas Children's Hospital voted one of Houston's Best Places to Work     Home I About Texas Children's I Care Centers I For Parents I For Professionals I Ways To Give I Find A Doctor
    Refer a Patient I Contact Us I Newsroom I Careers I Parents e-Newsletter I Your Child's Health I Toy Store
    Make a Donation I Map and Directions I Site Map I Terms of Use I Linking Policy
    ©2008 Texas Children's Hospital I Texas Children's is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine