Thank you for your interest in joining the Caring Health Center (CHC) team of dedicated healthcare professionals and organizational staff. With multiple locations throughout the city, and well over 200 employees, CHC offers a wide variety of employment options and opportunities for growth.
The CHC family prides itself on providing quality, comprehensive care to all members of the community, and we welcome those with a commitment to excellence.
New opportunities are posted regularly so please visit our careers site often.
Why Caring Health Center
Caring Health Center - An Excellent Choice
Caring Health Center is a great place to begin or advance your career in health care. We are looking for people who are passionate, take pride in providing exceptional service, the highest quality of care, and are challenged to achieve their full potential.
Our goal is to recruit highly skilled and motivated healthcare workers who will support our mission: to eliminate health disparities and achieve health equity through providing accessible, value-driven healthcare for diverse, multi-ethnic communities in Western Massachusetts.
Caring Health Center Inc. is a premier, regional healthcare organization that is committed to providing excellent, comprehensive and evidence-based healthcare. CHC employs a dedicated team of over 200 employees, at three full-service locations, ensuring that accessible, affordable, highest quality healthcare is available to all. CHC offers a wide spectrum of services, making it easy for patients to achieve good health. Medical, dental, pediatrics, behavioral health, urgent care, wellness, Telehealth, and access to a broad array of support services – patients benefit from all that CHC has to offer, and our employees take pride in working here.
What are we looking for? As our name implies – we are looking for people who care. People who pursue excellence, people who treat patients with the same compassion as family members, and people willing to excel, grow, and be challenged to reach their full potential. Whether you are looking to start your career or advance and grow, Caring Health Center is an excellent choice. Caring Health Center Inc. offers a comprehensive and competitive employer-paid benefits package. Employees may also purchase supplemental life and disability insurances through payroll deductions. Coverage can also be purchased for eligible family members. Additionally, CHC offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides free, confidential services for employees and family members. For complete details on our benefit packages read below:
Medical Insurance
All employees hired to work thirty (30) or more hours per week are eligible for coverage under a comprehensive package of medical care benefits. Employees have the option to select from HMO or PPO plans. Coverage for employees is effective thirty (30) days after date of hire. Employees electing coverage are required to pay a share of the premium cost on a pre-tax basis.
Dental Insurance
Any employee regularly scheduled to work thirty (30) or more hours per week is eligible for coverage under a comprehensive package of dental care benefits. Coverage is effective thirty (30) days after date of hire. Employees electing coverage are required to pay a share of the premium cost on a pre-tax basis.
Vision Insurance
Any employee regularly scheduled to work thirty (30) or more hours per week is eligible for coverage under a comprehensive package of vision are benefits. Coverage is effective thirty (30) days after date of hire. Employees electing coverage are required to pay the cost of the premium on a pre-tax basis.
Reimbursement Accounts
Eligible employees may enroll each year in reimbursement accounts for medical expenses and for dependent care expenses. The employee funds their own accounts with pre-tax dollars through payroll deductions subject to limitations.
Life Insurance
Any employee regularly scheduled to work thirty (30) or more hours per week is eligible for coverage under the health Center’s group term life insurance plan. Coverage for employees is effective (30) days after date of hire. In the event of an employee’s death while employed, his/her designated beneficiary will receive a benefit equal to the employee’s annual base salary rounded up to the next $1,000 to a maximum benefit of $120,000 thousand. The premium cost for this coverage is fully paid by Caring Health Center Inc.
Disability Insurance
Long-term disability insurance is provided to eligible employees (30 hours or more) at the expense of the health center. Coverage is effective thirty (30) days after date of hire of employment. After 180 days of total or partial disability, the plan pays 60% of base salary to a maximum of $6,000 per month.
Sick Time
Paid sick time is provided to all employees, accrual starts on the hire date. Employees hired for 20 or more hours accrue up to twelve (12) days each year. Intermittent and per diem employees accrue up to forty (40) hours per year. Accrued sick time is not payable upon termination of employment.
Paid Holidays
All full time (40 hours) and part time (20 hours or more) employees are entitled to 12 paid holidays per year. This includes one (1) floating holiday which is earned after (1) year of service. Part-time employees will earn prorated hours based on their scheduled hours.
Personal Time
Full-time and part-time employees, employed for at least one year, earn 16 hours of personal time on July 1st each year. Employees employed for at least 6 months earn 8 hours of personal time.
Vacation time
Vacation time is provided to all employees regularly scheduled to work twenty (20) or more hours per week. Time is accrued on a weekly basis after thirty (30) days employment. Earned vacation time cannot be used until after 6 months of employment. The amount of time that accrues is dependent on the position and length of service with the health center.
Retirement Plan
All employees can contribute towards an employer sponsored 403(B) retirement plan. CHC offers up to a 2% match with a 3-year vesting period. A Roth option is also available.
Credit Union Membership
A full range of financial services is afforded employees who become members of the Pioneer Valley Credit Union (413)-733-2800