Atrium Well being Navicent simply elevated its minimal wage to $14 an hour, marking the fourth time Atrium Well being has elevated the minimal wage at its Macon hospital in simply over two years.

The minimal wage on the hospital has additionally almost doubled since September 2020.

The minimal wage on the hospital was elevated from $7.25 per hour to $10 per hour in September 2020. The hourly fee subsequent rose to $12.50, then to $13.50 and is now $14 per hour.

The federally mandated minimal wage is $7.25 per hour.

The 50-cent hourly wage improve, which went into impact Jan. 22, is a part of a further $12 million funding into teammate compensation, in response to an Atrium Well being information launch.

“Our teammates are our most essential useful resource, and it is essential that we provide market-competitive compensation and advantages to draw and retain prime expertise,” Atrium Well being Navicent president Delvecchio Finley stated within the launch.

“By investing in our teammates, we’re additionally demonstrating our continued dedication to offering wonderful well being care and contributing to the native economic system, which is able to profit central and south Georgia, each now and into the longer term.”

The pay improve is predicted to point out up in Feb. 10 paychecks, in response to the discharge.

Additionally, Atrium Well being Navicent is at the moment hiring for various positions, the discharge stated. Here is a hyperlink to job openings: careers.atriumhealth.org.