Eastern Maine Medical Center strives to provide excellent, compassionate primary and specialty healthcare services, and cooperates with others to promote the well being of the people of Maine. Our mission is to care for patients, families, communities, and one another. At EMMC, we are passionate about achieving our mission and we understand that in order to provide excellent care we must first care for one another. The health and well being of our employees is very important to us and therefore we are committed to offering our employees an outstanding benefits package.

The following is a summary of the benefits that are available to EMMC employees:

Regular Full-Time: 36 or more scheduled hours per week

Eligible for: Medical, Dental, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Life Insurance, Retirement 403(b) Plan, and Long Term Disability (LTD).

Regular Part-Time: 16 to 35 scheduled hours per week

Eligible for: Medical, Dental, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Life Insurance, and Retirement 403(b) Plan.

On Call, Per Diem, Temporary: Less than 16 scheduled hours per week

These positions are not benefits-eligible; however, employees in these positions are eligible to participate in the Retirement 403(b) Plan.

Occasionally, temporary positions are also benefits-eligible positions. If the temporary position is for 16 or more scheduled hours per week and for a duration of greater than 90 days, the position may be benefits-eligible.

All employees are eligible for additional benefits including the EMMC Cafeteria Discount, the Affiliated Pharmacy Discount, and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

As you take a look at the benefit plans, please consider the following important information:

The 31 Day Rule:

New employees are eligible for coverage the first day of the month following their date of hire. Coverage selected during the initial enrollment period will be effective the first day of the following month in which the forms are completed and returned to the HR-Benefits Office providing it is within 31 days of the date of hire. The benefits elected during the initial enrollment period will remain in effect for the entire calendar year. If an employee experiences a qualified status change that permits him/her to enroll in or make allowable changes to medical, dental, FSA, and/or life insurance, elections/changes must be made within 31 days of the event. The elections/changes will be effective the first day of the month following receipt of the forms, providing the required forms are completed and received in the HR-Benefits Office within the 31 day period. Changes not made during the 31 day period following a qualified status change cannot be made until the next Annual Open Enrollment period.

Annual Open Enrollment:

Annual Open Enrollment takes place every year in the fall. During Annual Open Enrollment, employees may make unlimited changes to their benefit selections; subject to meeting appropriate qualifications. Changes made during Annual Open Enrollment will be effective January 1 of the following year.

Eligible Dependents: 

Employees have the freedom to add eligible dependents to the medical and/or dental plans. Eligible dependents include the following:

• Spouse or domestic partner (documentation is required for domestic partner)
• Unmarried children up to age 19
• Unmarried children up to age 25 if they are full-time students (documentation is required)
• Unmarried children of any age who have a documented physical or mental condition that prevents them from supporting themselves (documentation is required)
• Dependents of domestic partners (if no other coverage is available)

** The benefits and plans described on this site are for illustration purposes only and are subject to the appropriate Summary Plan Description (SPD), which may change in its entirety at any time. All SPDs are contained in the HR -Benefits Office.