Nathan Adelson Hospice

You’ve received the job offer and are reviewing the benefits package. You find that all of the things that you were expecting are there.

But what about the benefits and perks that may tip you in favor of accepting the position? That can often be the deal-maker or deal-breaker for companies when they are recruiting prospective employees.

“Our overall philosophy is that we know our employees are looking for more than just a paycheck,” said Rosamari McNulty, senior director of human resources and volunteer services at Nathan Adelson Hospice. “We want to offer so much more to them for being great employees.”

In a small sampling of Las Vegas companies, some extraordinary benefits quickly become apparent. Those range from pet insurance, the ability to purchase major household appliances interest-free through payroll deduction, Weight Watchers and smoking cessation programs, and even an on-site lactation room for new mothers who are breastfeeding.

The hospice care facility was recognized as a Top 100 Best Places to Work by Modern Health Care magazine in 2010 and 2011. McNulty believes that’s because the company listens to its employees.

“We do a lot of internal employee surveys,” she said. “We truly want to know and care what the employees are thinking.”

Some of its perks include on-site car washes for employees, an option for pet insurance, dry cleaning pickup and drop-off twice per week, an employee purchasing program, discounts on work shoes and free flu shots, plus occasional seminars on financial planning and nutrition.

McNulty said the purchasing program has been a big hit. Employees can purchase things online from a website such as household furniture, computers, washers and dryers, and then pay for them interest-free through payroll deduction.

The company pays 100 percent of coverage for medical, pharmaceutical and dental premiums, plus it subsidizes 25 percent of dependent and domestic partner care. It also provides life insurance and long-term disability coverage at no cost to the employee.

The company pays for all certification classes and renewals that employees need.“Anything that is required for them to do their job, we pay for,” McNulty said.

Weight Watchers classes also are offered, and employees who lose 5 percent of their body weight and maintain it are reimbursed, McNulty said.

Another area where Nathan Adelson Hospice is particularly diligent is counseling for its employees.

“Our staff deals with a lot of emotions on an everyday basis,” McNulty said. “We have a compassion fatigue support group and counselors are always available. We also have a program where an employee can go off site to talk to someone, as well.

“Our employees can get attached to their patients,” she said. “Some even attend funerals sometimes of the patients they cared for.”