Employee Benefit Details
FirstHealth of the Carolinas is pleased to provide a comprehensive benefit package for our employees. For additional information on employee benefits, contact Human Resources at (910) 715-1350 or (888) 236-2389.
Classification of Employment
Full-time - A full-time employee is scheduled to work at least 72 hours per pay period.
Three-Quarter Time - An employee is scheduled to work an average of 60 hours or more per pay period.
Half-Time - An employee is scheduled to work an average of 40 hours or more per pay period.
Casual Part-Time - A casual part-time employee is scheduled to work fewer than 40 hours per pay period.
Benefit Eligibility Who pays? Eligibility Period Benefit Summary
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Paid Time Off (PTO) |
Full-time, Three-Quarter time and Half-time |
FirstHealth |
After 90-day probationary period |
Refer to Policy C-8370-304 Paid Time Off |
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Medical Insurance |
Full-time and Three Quarter time |
FirstChoice* |
1st of month after 30 days of employment |
Point of service plan. Dependent coverage available. |
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Out of Area
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Full-time, Three-Quarter time and Half-time |
FirstChoice* |
1st of month after 30 days of employment |
$50 lifetime deductible, coinsurance decreases with years of participation. Dependent coverage available. |
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Full-time, Three-Quarter time and Half-time | FirstChoice* | Option-1st of month after 30 days of employment | An eye exam once ($10 co-pay), standard contact lens fitting for new fits or re-fits, as needed ($25 co-pay) and a $150 allowance for eyewear annually ($25 co-pay). Dependent coverage available. | ||||||
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Full-time, Three-Quarter time and Half-time |
FirstChoice* |
1st of month after 30 days of employment |
Deposit of pretax dollars into Health Care or Dependent Day Care accounts to meet qualified expenses. |
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Full-time, Three-Quarter time and Half-time |
FirstChoice* |
1st of month after 30 days of employment |
60% of base weekly salary beginning on the eighth day of disability, up to a maximum benefit of $1,000/week. |
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2022 FirstChoice Benefit Rate Sheet- FirstChoice Online
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Long Term Disability Insurance |
Full-time |
FirstHealth |
1st of month after 90 days of employment |
60% of base weekly salary beginning on the 121st day of disability, up to a maximum benefit of $15,000/month. |
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Group Term Life Insurance |
Full-time |
FirstHealth |
1st of month after 90 days of employment |
One times annual base salary, plus AD&D. Dependent coverage available with employee contribution. (Contact Human Resources if you need a change-of-beneficiary form) |
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Voluntary Life Insurance |
Full-time, Three-Quarter time and Half-time |
Employee |
Annual enrollment |
Supplemental Universal Life Insurance. Supplemental Term Life Insurance. (See your HR Benefits Representative for more details) |
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FirstHealth On the Go |
All Employees |
FirstHealth and Employee (Depending on Medical Plan) |
1st month after 30 days of employment |
$0 copay for employees and their dependents on the FirstHealth employee medical insurance POS plan. Employees and their covered dependents in the high-deductible/HSA plan must meet their out-of-pocket deductible before becoming eligible for the $0 co-pay. All others can use the service for a fee of $45 for each visit. Click here to learn more. |
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Employees paid for 1,000 hours in the calendar year |
FirstHealth |
One year of qualifying service. |
FirstHealth contributes an amount equal to 1% of gross annual earnings into employee’s account. Discretionary contribution based on FirstHealth’s annual performance with Board of Directors approval. Partial vesting after 2 years. 100% vesting after 5 years. |
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Same as RGP and enrolled with carrier |
FirstHealth and Employee |
FirstHealth match at end of calendar year following one year of qualifying service. |
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All employees |
Employee |
Immediately |
Access to the FirstHealth Outpatient/Employee Pharmacy |
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Employee Health Assessment |
All employees |
FirstHealth |
Immediately |
Pre-employment and annual health evaluation. Required vaccines available at no charge. |
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Employee Health Improvement Program |
Full-time, Three-Quarter time and Half-time |
Employee |
Immediately |
Up to $240 per year based on achievement of health related goals. Refer to Policy C-8370-312. |
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Full-time, Three-Quarter time and Half-time |
Employee |
Space as available |
Contact Center for information and availability. |
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All employees |
Employee |
Immediately |
Discount memberships available for employee and family. Contact Center for more information. |
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Leave of Absence |
Refer to Policy C-8370-305. |
FirstHealth |
Refer to Policy C-8370-305. |
Refer to Policy C-8370-305. |
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Jury Duty Pay |
Full-time, Three-Quarter time and Half-time |
FirstHealth |
Immediately |
Refer to Policy C-8370-303. |
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Bereavement Pay |
Full-time, Three-Quarter time and Half-time |
FirstHealth |
Immediately |
Refer to Policy C-8370-300. |
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Tuition/ |
Full-time |
FirstHealth |
12 months of continuous service |
Maximum reimbursement per fiscal year is $2500. Includes text book costs up to $500. |
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Three-Quarter time and Half-time |
FirstHealth |
12 months of continuous service |
Maximum reimbursement per fiscal year is $1250. Includes text book costs up to $500. |
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To meet the federal Transparency in Coverage regulation, FirstHealth of the Carolinas is providing files that contain the in-network rates and out-of-network allowed amounts of our self-funded health plan. Please click here to download the files.
Important: These files are very large to meet CMS requirements. TAR and GZ file compression tools were used to compress the files due to size. You will need appropriate software to decompress and read the files, which are in JSON, a machine-readable format, as well as substantial hard drive space available to download the files.