Employee Benefits

Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority provides employees with competitive salaries and a benefit package which includes, but is not limited to: health and dental insurance, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short term and long term disability, worker’s compensation and sick leave benefits, maternity and parental benefits, and a pension plan administered by the Healthcare Employees’ Benefits Plan.

We also provide an employee assistance program at no cost to our employees. This program is administered by Manitoba Blue Cross.

Employee Assistance Centre

A DIVISION OF MANITOBA BLUE CROSS

For information or to access our EAP services, you or any member of your family, can call in confidence 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, at (204) 786-8880, TTY (204) 775-0586, toll free 1-800-590-5553 (within Manitoba).

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PLAN

EAP is a confidential program provides short term, supportive counseling for you and your family. Program access is based on voluntary, self-referral. Areas of personal counselling include:

Family/Parenting
Marital/Relationship
Emotional/Behavioral
Addictions, including drug, alcohol and gambling
Anxiety and Depression
Occupational Stress/Adjustment
Critical Incident/Trauma
Conflict Resolution
Domestic Violence/Abuse
Psychological problems that cause or result from disability

Our offices are located at: 599 Empress Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 3P3

Incentives to work in our region

Interlake-Eastern RHA offers incentives to health care workers, support and administrative staff who choose to work in our part of Manitoba. These incentives may include:

Discounts with wide variety of local retailers and service providers
Long service recognition
Nurse Referral program: financial incentive for publicly funded nurses who refer a returning agency nurse

Nursing retention fund ( Look at PMH)

Returning Nurse program: financial incentive for returning nurses
Tuition Rebate: tuition incentive for nurses holding full time positions
Eligible Retiree program: financial incentive for retired nurses to return in a coaching, mentoring, or support role for newer nurses

(Link each of the above to Health Careers Manitoba)