At Banner Health, we offer a variety of employment statuses, pay programs and benefit plans that support your Journey. Your employment status determines your eligibility for benefits. Details about employment statuses can be found in the Employee Handbook on the internal employee website.
The Benefits Overview contains a summary of Banner Benefits and eligibility requirements. Follow the links below for additional Employee Eligibility Information.
- Benefits for Full- and Part-Time Employees
- Benefits for Travelers
- Benefits for Other Employees
- Changes in Eligibility
- Plan Documents
You are considered to be a “benefits eligible” employee if you are regularly scheduled to work 32 hours or more per pay period and are classified as a full-time or part-time employee. Full-time employees are scheduled to work 64 or more hours per pay period on a continuous basis. Part-time employees are scheduled to work a minimum of 32 hours but less than 64 hours per pay period on a continuous basis.
| Banner Health will automatically provide you with these benefits upon hire/transfer into a benefits-eligible full-time or part-time position. | |
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You may elect to participate in the following benefits by completing the enrollment process. With the exception of the legal and retirement plans, you may also choose to cover your eligible dependents under these plans. |
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Provided you are actively at work, Banner Health automatically provides this coverage beginning on the first day following 365 calendar days in a regular full-time or part-time employment classification. If a break in service or change to an ineligible employment classification occurs prior to your eligibility or after you were eligible, other rules apply and are located in the Benefit Summary. | |
| Banner Health makes these additional benefits available. |
Travelers are employees who work short-term assignments throughout Banner Health’s facilities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming.
| Banner Health will automatically provide you with these benefits upon hire/transfer into a benefits-eligible Traveler position. | |
| You may elect to participate in the following benefits by completing the enrollment process. With the exception of the legal and retirement plans, you may also choose to cover your eligible dependents under these plans. | |
| Banner Health makes these additional benefits available. |
Benefits for Other Employees
The following benefits may be available to employees who are not in full-time, part-time or Travelers status.
- 401(k)/Roth 401(k) Retirement Plan - All employees except Registry and Travelers
- 403(b) Retirement Plan - Registry and Travelers
- Education Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee Discounts
- Wellness
Becoming Eligible: In the event your employment status changes to regular full-time or part-time and you become eligible for benefits, you will have 31 days from the date of the status change to enroll..
Losing Eligibility: If you move to an employment status that is not benefits eligible, or you leave employment with Banner Health, your medical, pharmacy, dental, vision and Flexible Spending Accounts coverage for you and your qualified covered dependents may be extended through the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA). For additional information on COBRA, please read through the COBRA Notice of Rights and/or contact the COBRA Administrator, Discovery Benefits, at (866) 451-3399.
For a summary of how various benefits may transition, view Loss of Eligibility for Banner Health Benefits.
Detailed benefits information such as eligibility, plan coverage, limitations, benefits continuation and contact information can be found in the Plan Documents.
