First-time Enrollment
You have 30 days to enroll
In your first 30 days, you’ll need to enroll for your benefits to have coverage the rest of the year. All benefits (excluding those with waiting periods) go into effect on your hire date/date you become benefits eligible.
Benefits chosen during first-time enrollment remain in effect for the remainder of the calendar year – unless you have a qualified change in family status. Otherwise, your next opportunity to enroll in benefits or make changes to your existing choices will be during annual enrollment.
If you receive pay before benefits are elected/finalized in your first 30 days, there’s a chance you’ll miss deductions for your benefits. You’ll pay higher than normal deductions until you’re caught up.
Use this checklist to learn about, choose and use your OhioHealth Benefits.
First-time enrollment checklist
Learn About Your Benefits
- Enroll during annual enrollment
- Enroll/change benefits elections anytime
- No enrollment needed
- Medical plans
- Dental
- Vision
- Accident Ca$hback℠ Insurance
- Genomic Life
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Life Insurance (voluntary)
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Permanent Life Insurance with Long-Term Care
- Opt-In Wellness
- Health Savings Account (HSA) (set your contributions for the plan year)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Group Legal
- TAP Cash-In
- Life Insurance (employer-paid)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Purchasing Power
- Time Away Pay (TAP) use it as you accrue it
- Temporary Disability Pay (TDP) after waiting period
- Education Benefits
Choose What’s Right for You
- Log in to Workday to review and enroll in your benefits.
- Log in with your assigned OPID and password.
- From the Workday homepage, find the Workday Inbox then select the Change Benefits task.
- Spouse: Marriage Certificate or most recent federal income tax filing (listing your spouse)
- All Children: Birth/Adoption Certificate, Legal Custody document, or most recent federal income tax filing (listing your children)
- Go to https://passwordportal.ohiohealth.com/OHPasswordPortal/ (you can be on or off network and can even do it from your phone)
- Go to Existing User section and enter your OPID
- Click on Update User Profile and log in
- Go to Phone Section, update phone number and click Submit
- Go to the eSource home page at sharepoint.com
- Click on Workday on the right side of the screen
Use Your Benefits
Explore this site. It’s your one-stop shop and is available to you and your family 24/7. Some benefits require you to enroll and others are provided automatically.
Get one-on-one support with a Benefits Counselor. Benefits Counselors can walk you through all of OhioHealth’s benefit options and help you complete your enrollment in Workday. Appointments last about 20 minutes.
Note: You must complete your Onboarding tasks in Workday before a Benefits Counselor can assist you.
Need more help deciding? Ask ALEX!
ALEX will walk you through your OhioHealth benefit options, provide personalized assistance, and point out what choices make the most financial sense for you.
Ask ALEXYou are eligible for benefits upon hire but must enroll within 30 days of your hire date. Here’s how:
Enrolling Dependents? You must submit required documents during the Workday benefit enrollment process*:
If you don’t have access to an OhioHealth computer with Global Protect, you will be required to use a two-step verification process to access OhioHealth email (https://email.ohiohealth.com), Workday or eSource from outside of the OhioHealth or regional networks. This means that when logging in, you will enter your username and password and then the system will call your selected phone number (see below) and will prompt you to confirm your attempt to access the OhioHealth systems.
To be ready for two-step verification:
You will receive a call requesting action. After receiving the call:
After receiving a second call requesting action, complete the final steps for enrollment.
Register with our vendors. After you’re enrolled, you’ll need to register with some of our vendors to begin using your benefits. Setting up your accounts before you need care will save you time and hassle. Here are a few to start with:
- OhioHealthy Medical Plans: OhioHealthyPlans.com
- Pharmacy Benefits: Memberportal.navitus.com
- VSP Vision Plan: OhioHealth.VSPforMe.com
- Delta Dental Plan: DeltaDentalOH.com
- Health Savings Account (HSA): HealthEquity.com/OhioHealth
- Rightway Health Guide: Member.RightwayHealthcare.com
* If you don’t upload your required dependent documents in Workday during the enrollment process, you can email them to DependentAudit@ohiohealth.com.
Take action to save!
Get Hassle-free Healthcare & Medical Plan Premium Credits with Rightway (2025)
You can earn $35 per pay period in wellness credits by registering and completing a health profile in Rightway. Using Rightway helps you get the highest quality care at the best price. Rightway’s health guides can help you find a provider, make appointments and will answer questions about your benefits.
Download the Rightway app
Check out the OhioHealth Retirement Savings Plan
Plan for your future now. And, don’t miss out on free money. Your OhioHealth Retirement savings plan has two parts;
- Retirement Savings Plan 403(b)/401(k), where you can contribute either pre-tax or after-tax money while receiving additional matching contributions from OhioHealth.
- OhioHealth Annual Retirement Contribution (ARC), provided at no cost to you.