Category: Helping Our Heroes
St. Joseph’s Offers Hero Pay to Eligible Employees
To express our gratitude for your continued dedication to caring for our patients and community during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are providing active frontline team members, including supervisors, with a special Hero Pay bonus of $500 as recognition for all you’ve done, and continue to do. The payments, which will be subject to applicable taxes, will be made on Thursday, March 4, by either direct deposit or payroll check.
Helping Our Heroes: WIFI at Home
Do your kids have trouble getting connected to their on-line lessons? Do you have poor internet connectivity in your neighborhood or home? If so, let us know and we will assist with a mobile Wi-Fi unit for you and your family.
Helping Our Heroes: Convenient Parking
As the weather gets colder, more than 150 employees will be able to park in the Visitor Garage at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center rather than the O Lot. Any employee hired in 2013 or earlier will be permitted to use the garage – starting on Saturday, December 19, 2020.
Helping Our Heroes: Good to Well
Our recently-launched web site, GoodtoWell, offers resources to improve employees’ well-being.
Helping Our Heroes: Family Meals & Groceries
Stressed about what’s for dinner? Let St. Joseph’s Food & Nutrition Services handle meals after a long shift. Effective immediately, employees on the Paterson and Wayne campuses can order from a Family Menu (meals typically feed 4-6) that includes items such as whole pizzas, meatloaf, and Salisbury steak.
Helping Our Heroes: Tutoring Services
Virtual learning can be a challenge. We are partnering with the Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic to provide free tutoring sessions for children in grades 4 through 8.
Helping Our Heroes: Employee Relief Fund
Administered through Pastoral Care, the Employee Relief Fund provides a one-time grant for employees experiencing a financial hardship. An employee applies by filling out a form (included below) and accompanied by supporting documents. A committee takes each application under consideration, using criteria including the amount requested, the circumstance and years of experience.
Helping Our Heroes: Hotel Accommodations
St. Joseph’s Health is pleased once again to offer local hotel accommodations to all eligible employees as we continue to fight the COVID-19 virus. If approved