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CHKD Employee Benefits

Discover the comprehensive employee benefits at CHKD, including health coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, and wellness resources designed to support you and your family.

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Below is a look at our comprehensive and competitive benefits program, thoughtfully designed to support you and your family’s health, happiness, and future. From medical coverage to work-life balance resources, we’re here to care for the people who care for others.

Benefits for Your Health

Medical

CHKD offers multiple medical plan options for full-time and part-time employees and their dependents. All plans include pharmacy benefits and free mental health and substance use disorder services.

Dental

Choose from two comprehensive dental plans that include coverage for cleanings as well as basic, major, and orthodontia services.

Vision

Choose from two comprehensive vision plans that cover annual exams as well as coverage for a choice of contact lenses or glasses each year.

Just for Kids

Children enrolled in our health plans have no copays or deductibles for CHKD services* including primary care, specialists, surgeries, therapies, imaging, hospital stays, and more!

*Emergency department and transport services not included.

Additional Assistance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

An FSA allows you to pay certain healthcare and dependent care expenses with pre-tax funds. By not having to pay taxes on the income you allocate to the FSA, you can save an estimated $20 to $40 on every $100 you elect to defer! Contribute up to $3,300* tax-free with our Medical FSA and up to $5,000 with our Dependent Care FSA.

*As of 2025 per IRS

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

CHKD offers online resources and confidential counseling services at no cost to you or your household members. Employees do not need to go through human resources or their manager to set up an appointment with a licensed clinician.

Benefits for You and Your Family

Paid Time Off

As a CHKD full-time or part-time employee, you accrue PTO from the day your employment begins. A full-time employee working 80 hours per two-week pay period accrues four weeks of PTO in their first year.

CHKD recognizes six paid holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

Paid Parental Leave

Be present in the most important moments of your little ones’ lives without worrying about your finances, thanks to four weeks of paid parental leave. Employees are eligible after 90 days of employment.

Employee Perks and Discounts

CHKD employees are regularly recognized with team appreciation events like company-wide meals, family sporting events, and an annual celebration for long-tenured staff. Employees enjoy discounts on everything from travel experiences and amusement park tickets to YMCA and SitterCity premium memberships. Plus, they also get free 24/7 use of an employee gym in downtown Norfolk.

Know someone who would be a great fit at CHKD? CHKD employees may also be eligible for a referral bonus of up to $5,000 if they refer someone for employment and they are hired. Learn more about our employee referral program.

Personal Days

In addition to accrued PTO and holidays, CHKD also awards two paid personal days each year that employees can use to observe a cultural holiday, volunteer, or just relax.

Benefits for Your Future

Retirement

To save for a financially secure retirement, all CHKD employees may contribute to a 401(k)-retirement plan on a pre-tax basis, Roth after-tax basis, or a combination of both. CHKD will match up to 5%* after one year of service. Employees can also schedule complimentary private appointments with a retirement education specialist.

*As of 2025 plan year.

Disability Insurance

CHKD offers employer-paid short-term and long-term disability plans for full-time employees. CHKD employees have the option to purchase additional Aflac policies, such as accident, cancer, short-term disability, and critical illness.

Life and AD&D Insurance

CHKD provides full-time and part-time employees with a core employer-paid life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance benefit equal to your budgeted annual earnings. Employees can purchase additional life benefits for themselves, spouses, or children. Travel assistance, estate guidance, funeral concierge services, and beneficiary counseling services are available at no cost.

Supplemental Programs

Employees can elect to participate in a range of supplemental insurances and services, including identity theft protection, legal resources, and pet insurance.

Benefits For Your Education

Tuition Reimbursement

CHKD employees can apply for financial reimbursement toward the cost of their tuition at the following levels: up to $5,250* per year for full-time employees and up to $2,625* per year for part-time employees. Employees must be seeking an associate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degree that can be utilized within CHKD Health System. Participants can opt in to free academic and college finance counseling, including access to discounts and waived fees at accredited schools.

*Employees of Children’s Medical Group (CMG), the primary care practices of CHKD Health System, are not included.

Student Loan Repayment

We are proud to offer monthly financial contributions toward the repayment of student loans for benefit-eligible employees in good standing with their loan servicer.

In conjunction with your monthly payments, CHKD makes payments directly to your loan servicer, with full-time employees receiving up to $400* per month ($10,000 lifetime benefit maximum) and part-time employees receiving up to $200* per month ($5,000 lifetime benefit maximum).

Personalized Educational Assistance

CHKD employees can set up one-on-one sessions with financial experts who can help you understand your student loans and find additional paths to loan forgiveness, including how to navigate the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program

*$200 and $100 respectively for employees of Children’s Medical Group, the primary care practices of CHKD Health System.

Baby in an isolette in CHKD's NICU. Looking and smiling at the camera.

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