Our benefits are designed to help staff to lead healthy, productive and rewarding lives, both at work and at home.

Staying Healthy

• Medical: 100% employer-paid plans for employees, buy-up coverage available
• Dental: 100% employer-paid plans for employees, buy-up coverage available
• Vision: Included in medical benefits, buy-up coverage available
• Free telemedicine options
• Incentive-based wellness program
• Company sponsored wellness challenges and events
• Free online wellness platform membership for employee + two friends or family members
• Discounted memberships to various fitness centers
• Voluntary Insurance Products: Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
• Employee Assistance Program with eight free counseling sessions
• Ergonomic workstations

Planning for Your Future

• 403(b) Retirement Plan with company match
• Life Insurance: 100% employer-paid, buy-up coverage available
• Long Term Disability Insurance: 100% employer paid
• Access to SDHS Learning and Development Academy
• Comprehensive hands-on training programs
• Continuing education support
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical, Dependent Care and Commuter Expenses
• Short Term Disability Supplemental Insurance
• Legal Insurance Options

Taking Time Off

• Paid Holidays
• Paid Birthday day off
• Paid Time Off (PTO) for full-time staff
• Illness, Vacation, Sick (IVP) leave for part-time and temporary staff
• Bereavement Time Off – for family and pets
• Various Leave of Absence options

Extra Perks & Discounts

• Pets at Work program
• Waived pet adoption fees
• Free spay/neuter services for employee pets
• Free vaccines for employee pets
• Discounted behavior and training classes and community education programs
• Discounts at local VCA pet hospitals
• Discounted pet insurance
• Discounts at in-house retail pet stores
• Padres ticket discount
• Purina for Professionals – discounted pet food program
• Various discounts with local and national services and goods