Benefits
Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to meet the needs of our employees. A summary of our plans is below. Full descriptions and a complete list of benefits are available from Human Resources.
The Resident Physician Agreement outlines the goals and duties of residents along with benefits, liability insurance and the role of the faculty advisor.
The 2022-2023 salary levels are:
Postgraduate Year 1 — $60,118
Postgraduate Year 2 — $62,271
Postgraduate Year 3 — $64,520
Chief Residents — $66,270
Eligibility: Regular employees who work a minimum of 20 hours per week.
Coverage effective date: Coverage is effective the first of the month following 30 days of eligible status.
Description: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana provides a traditional 80/20 plan with a Flexible Spending Account/Dependent Care option or a High Deductible Health Plan with a Health Savings Account. Both plans offer Pharmacy.
Paid: Benefit is paid by RiverStone Health.
Eligibility: Regular employees who work a minimum of 20 hours per week.
Coverage effective date: Coverage is effective the first of the month following 30 days of eligible status.
Description: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana, 80/20 plan.
Paid: Benefit is paid by RiverStone Health.
Eligibility: Regular employees who work a minimum of 20 hours per week.
Coverage effective date: Coverage is effective the first of the month following 30 days of eligible status.
Description: Two plans are available: Davis Vision and VSP.
Paid: Benefit is paid by employee.
Eligibility: Regular employees who work a minimum of 20 hours per week.
Coverage effective date: Coverage is effective the first of the month following 30 days of eligible status.
Description: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana, at 75 percent of annual gross salary (capped at $40,000).
Paid: Benefit is paid by RiverStone Health.
Eligibility: Regular employees who work a minimum of 20 hours per week.
Coverage effective date: Coverage is effective the first of the month following 30 days of eligible status.
Description: Offered through Unum Life Insurance Company.
Paid: Benefit is paid by RiverStone Health.
Eligibility: Regular employees who work a minimum of 20 hours per week.
Coverage effective date: Coverage is effective the first of the month following 30 days of eligible status.
Description: Offered through Unum Life Insurance Company; employee pays at various rates.
Vacation, Sick, Holiday, Floating Holiday
Eligibility: All employees
Effective Date: Eligible to use accrued vacation hours after six months from date of hire; eligible to use accrued sick hours three months from date of hire; eligible to use holiday time off immediately.
Description: Employees proportionately accrue hours based on the number of hours worked in a fiscal (July – June) year. For residents, we comply with ABFM leave policy and ACGME work or duty hours.
