Once the top, financial losses are causing changes. - Staff RN Scripps Health Employee Review

2.0
Nov 3, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits. Enjoyment of job depends on specific manager and Department. It is beneficial to know someone on the inside before you decide to work there. Make sure you are getting into a Department with a good Leader. Nice patients in a beach community. I really enjoyed the great care and patient ratios when I started at Scripps. It isn't the same. See Cons. They offer part-time employment. They have been said to be good employer to workers over age 50 and working moms. Each year they give employees a survey where we review Leadership, our Managers and Scripps. I appreciate that and they seem to listen and sometimes make changes.

Cons

Unfortunately, over the past couple of years, I have seen deteriorating situation for nurses. Scripps lost money and it is trickling down. Heavy patient loads to the point nurse are report them for safety issues. Watching the clock and your time cards to the point that it is just easier to punch out and finish work, rather than be counseled on "time-management" after you have been pushed to the limit with heavy, patient assignments. There is no Union representation, which many nurses don't want, so I thought, too, but you are not protected. GO ELSEWHERE. If you are starting your career, go where you can have a long career with protection and great retirement in the end. Go to work for a profitable hospital. I would go to UCSD, Kaiser or in the Military, where your voice is represented. Benefit and retirement packages are the absolute best and you may be able to retire early. Profitable hospitals don't have such a high incentive to squeeze every ounce of work out of you. This could change in the future, if Scripps gets back on financial footing. If you pick a career at Scripps, make sure you are using it as a step along the ladder. At anytime, your manager or Leadership can change and it can be a different situation.

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5.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

-Amazing team/camaraderie -Culture of growth and continuous improvement -Opportunities for growth -Great benefits -

Cons

-High stress working as an RN on the floor -Certain units micromanage a bit too much -It can be difficult to transition into another RN role within the system

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Scripps Health Response
2w
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1.0
Feb 26, 2026
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Pros

Honestly, the only real positives were the beautiful location near Torrey Pines and the incredible coworkers I built strong relationships with—dedicated, hardworking people who truly support one another.

Cons

If I could give Scripps a negative rating, I would. I’m in my mid-30s and have worked in multiple health systems across the U.S., and this was by far the worst experience I’ve had—largely due to the leadership culture. I frequently worked well beyond my job scope because of inadequate departmental support (functioning as the data analyst for the department, even though that was not my hired position). Despite consistently going above and beyond—essentially functioning as a team of one in a role that typically has 2–3 staff at other centers—my efforts were neither recognized nor valued. Instead, I was often talked down to and disrespected. To make matters worse, I worked as a team of one and was expected to “show up as a leader” without the title, compensation, authority, or respect to match. Over my year there, I experienced unprofessional behavior, including leadership accidentally sending me text messages gossiping about me with inaccurate information, with no apology to follow. When I raised concerns, I was told, “I don’t want to hear about this anymore.” When I requested time off due to burnout after a denied PTO request, I was told there was “no reason” for me to feel burned out and that “all I ever do is complain.”

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Scripps Health Response
4mo
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