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I’m sorry your experience with Corizon wasn’t a more positive one. I want to address your comment on the healthcare benefits. Due to the size of our organization, we are part of a healthcare exchange. This allows our employees to choose from up to five different medical carriers (Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, United Health Care, Kaiser and Cigna) and four different levels of coverage. I can’t say that I’ve ever heard of someone having issues finding accepting providers. There are most certainly locations with a stronger presence than others, which is why we offer up the multiple choices. Employees have access to a tool allowing them to verify that their providers are part of the various networks, prior to having to select a plan. I’m not sure if you used that tool upon enrollment, but do think it’s noteworthy to mention the tool is out there.
I just reviewed the staffing levels for nursing at this particular site, and it appears we have a couple of active LPN searches but are actually overstaffed on RNs at this time. Recruiting for the corrections environment is certainly not without its challenges, but we have a dedicated recruiter focused on making sure we meet our contractual staffing levels.
As it pertains to the management issues you’ve outlined, should any staff member feel like they cannot turn to their DON or HSA, we’d expect staff to utilize their chain of command, by taking it to their Director of Operations. We also have a compliance line that employees can use, should they wish to remain anonymous, in reporting any issues in the field. I can certainly share your concerns with the Employee Relations rep for this site, in the event there are other staff members, still onsite, that may feel the same. Best of luck going forward.
Sincerely,
Courtney Penning
Director of Talent Acquisition