St. Joseph’s Healthcare System
Location: Paterson, N.J.
Type of company: Hospital/health system
Meet the organization: With 651 beds and 5,100 employees, St. Joseph’s Healthcare System is the largest employer in Passaic County. In 2013, its nursing vacancy rate was 0.7 percent, well below the industry average of 7 percent, and its overall employee retention rate last year was 94.36 percent, much higher than the national average of 88.5 percent.
Added benefits: Employees, spouses and their children who receive medical care at St. Joseph’s have access to comprehensive healthcare at virtually no cost. There are no hospital copays or co-insurance when their surgery is performed at St. Joseph’s. Additionally, when employees have exhausted their PTO benefits yet need to remain out of the office, their colleagues can donate vacation time or PTO to let the sick employee stay in a fully paid status.
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