At St. Joe’s Hamilton, our determination to attract and retain the best and the brightest talent is reflected in our investment in the people who work here. We are dedicated to the well-being of our employees and continuously investing in ways to facilitate work/life balance.
At St. Joe's Hamilton we are committed to creating a healthy workplace and developing a Wellness Culture within the St. Joe’s community. We recognize this commitment to a healthy workplace helps drive our ultimate goals of delivering compassionate care and achieving excellence in health care.
Wellness
Our Wellness strategy and programming is aimed at reducing stress, building health awareness and improving the overall quality of life of our employee community. We are committed to developing a program that inspires employees to take care of themselves.
The Wellness program promotes a healthy, inspired work culture by offering the following:
- Free onsite massage
- Mechanical massage chairs
- Fitness classes
- Meditation/mindfulness based programs
- Stretch break program
- Around the Bay Road Race in support of the St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Foundation
- Monthly seminars and workshops to promote personal and professional well-being
- Wellbeats, an on demand wellness program for exercise, nutrition and mindfulness.
- Host of Schwartz Rounds (Schwartz Center) from the Schwartz Centre for Compassionate Healthcare. An opportunity for staff to reflect on the emotional aspects of working in healthcare.
Benefits
As benefits contribute significantly to an employee’s total compensation, at St. Joe’s Hamilton we offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits program to meet varying employee needs.
We recognize the importance of employees achieving their personal and professional goals and in turn offer generous and flexible benefit programs to enhance our employees’ health, wellbeing and financial security. Please see these useful links to learn more about financial planning resources for employees of SJHH:
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton TD Insurance Group (TD Insurance)
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Staff Credit Union Branch (PDF)
Employees can take advantage of our work life balance initiatives and abundant rewards and recognition programs. In addition we offer a number of ways for employees to save through our employee programs including discounts for home and auto insurance, cell phones, hotels, car rentals, theatre tickets and more.
Additional Perks and Benefits include:
- Health and Dental Benefits
- Defined Benefit Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) which provides confidential counseling services to employees and their families, as well as a variety of work life services to assist with everyday life challenges such as child and eldercare, financial advice, legal support, career and resiliency coaching, nutrition support and naturopathic services
- Retirement Planning
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Maternity/Parental Leave Top Up
- New Grad Initiatives and Late Career Opportunities
- Education Subsidies
- Employee Discounts
- Canada Savings Bonds & RSP through payroll deductions
- Pay Day Payouts - opportunity for staff to play St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation's Payday Payouts 50/50 lottery and much more.