Northrim Benefits Group - Solutions for Businesses

Worksite Wellness

At Northrim Benefits Group, LLC (NBG) we believe that wellness is an important key in controlling rising health care costs. As a client of NBG, you have access to our full-time Wellness Consultant who will work with you to identify or design a wellness program appropriate for your unique group of employees. The goal of worksite wellness programs is to keep the healthy people well and help those in high risk groups to adopt healthier habits, thereby minimizing business costs associated with preventable health problems. There are no fees for NBG clients to utilize our wellness consultation services.

The continued health and well-being of employees not only leads to lower health care costs, but has a valuable cost-saving impact on the following:

Absenteeism
Presenteeism (when an employee is at work but not really "there")
Workers compensations claims and costs
Short & long term disability claims and rates
Use of FMLA leave
Morale
Productivity
Company loyalty
Recruiting & retention

Here are some ways our Wellness Consultant can help your business on the path to healthier employees and a healthier bottom line:

Consultation to determine optimal approach to worksite wellness
Assist in implementation and use of the wellness tools offered by your insurance carrier or plan administrator
Wellness interest survey (online or hard copy) for employees
Assist in development and implementation of customized worksite wellness plans
Assist in determining ROI of your wellness plan
Assist in setting up annual employee health fair
Discounted membership at the Alaska Club for your employees
Monthly electronic "Wellness Matters" newsletter
Provide program ideas for employees
Assist in procuring discounts, coupons, freebies, from wellness related vendors
Referral to vendors and resources to meet your needs - all done at cost, no markup fees (we can sometimes offer reduced prices due to volume discounts)
Work with your benefits advisor during plan design phase to ensure that your health plan promotes and supports employees on the path to wellness
Assist you in taking advantage of any wellness promotional incentives offered by insurance carriers - we've helped businesses save thousands of dollars!