There is an effort in the state legislature to bring a $25 per hour minimum wage for health care facility employees and there is also a push to enact it in three San Diego County cities.
"That is the baseline to be able to make it in California — to be able to pay rent, buy groceries, put gas in your car in this very expensive state," saidSEIU-UHW is the union behind the ballot initiatives. They have led similar efforts in other Southern California cities and their partner, SEIU California, supports a bill moving through the state legislature that would phase in a $25 per hour minimum pay for health care employees by 2025.
A certified nursing assistant job listing at Sharp Healthcare has a pay range of $20.25 - $28.86 per hour, nursing assistants have a similar pay range. A patient transporter at Sharp could earn $20 - $26.77 per hour. A Sharp newborn hearing screening technician pay range is from $23.10 to $34.22 per hour. A food service partner at Scripps Health ranges from $18 - $25.20 per hour. Cooks are listed at $19.10 to $27.50. A Scripps security officer’s hourly range is posted at $18.54 to $26.33.
"Certified nursing assistants, patient care technicians, dialysis technicians — these are many of the folks who are at the lower end of the wage scale in health care and these are also folks who have some of the most contact with patients," Saldaña said.Sharp HealthCare, Scripps Health and Kaiser Permanente officials referred comment on this story to the Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties.
said they are opposed to the local initiatives as well as SB-525. Alexiou said health providers support fair and living wages as the market dictates.
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