Salary and Benefits

Insurance

• Choice of health care plans for residents and their dependents
• Dental insurance for the resident and his/her dependents
• Life insurance equal to the yearly salary
• Long-term disability insurance
• Option to purchase short-term disability insurance (after 6 months of employment)
• Malpractice insurance

Paid Time Off

• PGY-1: 10 vacation days off
 
• Sick time will accrue at a rate of one day per month

Education

• Book allowance / Loops – $550 per year
• Payment of licensing and examination fees required for advancement in the program

Conference and Travel Allowance

• Funding up to $2,000 for a conference in the last year of residency with the approval of the Program Director and the Chief Academic Officer
• One additional conference yearly with a $2,000 stipend when a resident at any level of training has a paper accepted for presentation at a meeting

Other Benefits

• iPad mini for Allscripts and Epic use
• Prescription plan for the resident and dependents
• Free meals on-call
• Free on-site covered parking
• Two free lab coats
• Employee assistance program
• Child development center provides day care for hospital employees' children at competitive rates (adjacent to St. Luke’s Hospital – Bethlehem Campus)
• Credit union membership
• Membership in the St. Luke’s Health & Fitness Center
• Tax sheltered annuities – option to establish payroll deductions for pre-tax contributions
• Flexible spending accounts – option to establish pre-tax deduction to pay for dependent (child or elder care)
• Two free scrubs