What are healthcare employee perks?

Healthcare employee perks are additional benefits or discounts offered to employees beyond their regular compensation and employee benefits.

Examples can include:

• Restaurant discounts
• Retail discounts
• Entertainment and attraction savings
• Travel and leisure offers
• Local business discounts
• Wellness-related programs
• Employee fitness challenges
• Community engagement opportunities

Unlike traditional employee benefits, perks are simple for an organization to introduce and can provide immediate, everyday value to employees.

Why offer an employee perks program?

Healthcare employees work in demanding environments, and HR and Wellness teams often look for practical ways to recognize and engage their workforce.

An employee perks program can help organizations:

Provide additional value to employees

Employees can access savings on purchases and activities they already enjoy.

Support employee engagement

Regularly updated offers give organizations another way to communicate with employees and provide something of ongoing value.

Support recruitment and retention initiatives

Employee perks can complement an organization's broader employee experience and engagement strategy.

Recognize employees without adding cost

CareiQ is available to participating healthcare organizations at no cost, giving organizations an additional employee engagement option without introducing a traditional benefits expense.

How does CareiQ work?

CareiQ connects healthcare organizations, their employees and participating business partners through one mobile platform.

Healthcare organizations provide eligible employees with access to CareiQ. Employees can then browse available offers and savings through the CareiQ app.

The CareiQ savings network includes national brands, local businesses, restaurants, retailers, attractions and other participating partners.

Who can use a healthcare employee perks program?

Employee perks programs can be useful for many types of healthcare organizations, including:

• Hospitals and health systems
• Long-term care facilities
• Homecare agencies
• Dental organizations
• Chiropractic organizations
• Medical clinics
• Diagnostic laboratories
• Community health organizations
• Mental health organizations
• Other healthcare service providers

How much does CareiQ cost?

CareiQ provides participating healthcare organizations with access to the employee perks program at no cost.

There are no employee subscription fees associated with accessing the core CareiQ savings program.

Beyond employee discounts

Employee perks are one part of a broader employee engagement strategy.

CareiQ brings together three connected areas:

Employee Perks + Employee Wellness + Fundraising

This allows healthcare organizations to start with employee savings and potentially expand into wellness activities and community fundraising.

A practical employee engagement option for healthcare organizations

For HR and Wellness leaders looking for a healthcare employee perks platform, CareiQ provides a simple way to introduce employee savings while creating opportunities to expand employee wellness and community engagement.