Scripps Unveils Hiring Incentive Program as COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Expire

Bonuses available to new hires in food services, environmental services positions

SAN DIEGO – Last weekend, unemployment benefits expired for about 2 million Californians when four federally funded programs created in response to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ended in the state and across the United States.

And as some people in San Diego County head back into the job searching mode, Scripps Health has unveiled a new incentive program targeting that group.
 
The health system is offering incentive payments to candidates who accept job offers by Oct. 1 in environmental services and food and nutritional services at any Scripps location.
 
“More people in the region now need jobs, and Scripps Health has plenty of opportunities,” said Eric Cole, corporate senior vice president of Scripps human resources department. “This is a great chance to become part of a team that is doing valuable work for the community at an organization that is recognized nationally as one of the best places to work.”
 
Scripps currently has nearly 80 job openings available in these areas that are eligible for the incentive payment, which comes in two installments – the first after 30 days of employment and the second after 6 months.
 
More information about these work opportunities and incentives is available online by visiting careers.scripps.org.
 
ABOUT SCRIPPS HEALTH
Founded in 1924 by philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps, Scripps Health is a nonprofit integrated health care delivery system based in San Diego, Calif. Scripps treats more than 600,000 patients annually through the dedication of 3,000 affiliated physicians and more than 16,000 employees among its five acute-care hospital campuses, home health care services, 28 outpatient centers and clinics, and hundreds of affiliated physician offices throughout the region.
 
Recognized as a leader in disease and injury prevention, diagnosis and treatment, Scripps is also at the forefront of clinical research. With three highly respected graduate medical education programs, Scripps is a longstanding member of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Scripps has been ranked five times as one of the nation’s best health care systems by Truven Health Analytics. Its hospitals are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report among of the nation’s best and Scripps is recognized by the Advisory Board, Fortune and Working Mother magazine as one of the best places in the nation to work. More information can be found at www.scripps.org.