Benefits

Castle Medical Center takes pride in providing its associates with a great benefits package. The following is a partial list of benefits offered to all hospital associates who work for Castle full time or part time at least twenty hours per week:

  • Medical Insurance: Associates can select from one of two plans offered by Hawai‘i Medical Services Association (HMSA): the Preferred Provider Plan and the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO). Both plans include a:
    • Prescription drug program
    • Vision plan
    • Dental plan.
  • Flexible Spending Account: Associates can elect to have a certain portion of their pay set aside in a tax-exempt account for the purpose of paying for medical or dependent care.
  • Life Insurance: Castle provides basic life insurance and accidental death insurance to all associates. Associates have the option of purchasing additional life and accidental death insurance for themselves, their spouses, and/or dependent children.
  • Retirement Plan: Castle’s defined contribution pension plan has the following features:
    • Every associate has a basic retirement plan account. The hospital makes a contribution to these accounts every pay period.
    • Associates can elect to contribute a portion of their pay to their retirement account each pay period.
    • The hospital will match, up to a certain maximum, each associate’s contribution to his or her retirement account.
    • An associate’s retirement account becomes vested after the associate has worked for Castle for five years.
    • Once an associate’s retirement account is vested, the associate may take a loan from the account.
  • Paid Leave: Castle provides paid leave to its associates according to the following guidelines:
    • Associates who have worked for Castle less than five years accrue up to 25 days of paid leave per year, depending on the actual number of hours they work.
    • Associates who have worked for Castle at least five but less than ten years accrue up to 30 days of paid leave per year.
    • Associates who have worked for Castle at least ten years accrue up to 35 days of paid leave per year.
    • Associates can accrue up to a maximum of 300 hours of paid leave.
    • Options are available for cashing out paid leave in the first pay period of each year.
  • Holiday Pay: Associates are paid time and a half when working on eight designated federal holidays.
  • Other Benefits Include:
    • Free parking
    • Shift and weekend differentials
    • Recognition bonuses
    • Temporary disability benefits
    • Disability leave program
    • Bereavement leave
    • Shared paid leave program
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Voluntary long-term care insurance
    • Voluntary pet insurance
    • Voluntary pre-paid legal services
    • Educational reimbursement and education days
    • Web-based education programs
    • Tuition reimbursement
    • Educational/certification achievement recognition, including a cash award up to $500
    • On-site infant care center, for infants 6 weeks to 30 months of age
    • Discount for services rendered at Castle Medical Center
    • Discounts at the on-site pharmacy
    • 10% meal allowance
    • Subsidized bus passes
    • Castle Wellness Program, including membership in the YMCA fitness center and discounts at local merchants
    • On-site HMSA HealthPass screening
    • Complimentary flu shots
    • Recognition for employment anniversaries (five, ten, fifteen years, etc.)
    • Associate of the Month recognition, including a $200 cash award, unrestricted parking, and a public ceremony
    • Acknowledgement in Kū I Ka Mahalo, Castle’s praise newsletter
    • Birthday meal and gift shop coupon
    • On-site ATM
    • Complimentary notary services.