At Sun Health, employees are encouraged to pursue professional growth within the organization and educational opportunities throughout their careers. We know that growing employees are happy employees. Sun Health is committed to supporting your personal and professional development. If you qualify you can receive financial support through education discounts, tuition reimbursement, and other scholarships towards your degree or certification program at an accredited college, university, or technical institute. Sun Health is constantly working with education partners in our community to provide our employees with education opportunities.
Sun Health Education Opportunities Flier
Tuition Reimbursement
Team members can qualify for up to $2,500-$5,000 in a 12- month period in tuition reimbursement from Sun Health if they have been employed for 6 consecutive months.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Team members must complete six (6) months of consecutive employment and can request reimbursement for courses with a start date after the 6 months eligibility wait period has been completed.
- Be a full-time or part-time team member. *P.R.N. team members are not eligible.
- This program applies to courses taken through accredited colleges, universities, or technical institutes. Tuition reimbursement does not cover continuing education, professional certifications, or license renewal reimbursement. See your location HR representative for more information on items not covered by Tuition Reimbursement.
- Prior approval is required before the course starts.
Reimbursement Requirements:
- A full-time team member can be reimbursed up to $1,000.00 per class with a maximum reimbursement of $5,000.00 within a twelve (12) month rolling period.
- A part-time team member can be reimbursed up to $500.00 per class with a maximum reimbursement of $2,500.00 within a twelve (12) month rolling period.
- Courses must be completed with a C or better grade.
- Tuition reimbursement will not be reimbursed to team members’ tuition or books if it was already been paid from another source, e.g. a Sun Health Community/Resident or other scholarships.
- Reimbursement can be requested for books as soon as they are purchased. To be reimbursed for tuition the team member will be required to provide proof of payment for the course and the final grades with their completed Tuition Reimbursement Form and Employee Expense Reimbursement Form.
For questions and more information, please email TuitionReimbursement@sunhealth.org or call Heather Grizzard at (623) 229-2522.
Scholarships
Resident Sponsored Scholarships:
The three communities have resident-sponsored and managed Employee Scholarship programs for employees of the community. Team members are eligible to apply for Resident Sponsored Scholarships at their designated campus as well as the other financial support opportunities (Warren D. Ruff, Tuition Reimbursement. et cetera) not in excess of their semester costs. Please contact the representative delegated for each community below for more information:
Grandview Terrace: Judy Hodgins at (623) 800-1871 or jdhodgin@yahoo.com
La Loma Village: Heather Grizzard at Heather.Grizzard@SunHealth.org
The Colonnade: Janet Rehman at (330) 714-3231 or jrehman2@me.com
Warren D. Ruff Scholarship
The Warren D. Ruff Scholarship Fund, totaling $6.4 million (with the intent that 5% will be awarded each year), opens new doors of opportunity for employees to pursue their passion and help fill the critical need for more trained nurses and nursing-related health professionals who live and work in Arizona.
Because of the exceptional care he received, Mr. Ruff desired that the primary purpose of the scholarship be to supply nurses to Arizona. During the last decade of his life, Mr. Ruff was deeply grateful to the former Sun Health Boswell and Del E. Webb hospitals and people who delivered this care, and they became endeared to him.
Eligibility and Application Details:
All candidates, including those who may not yet have but will be enrolling, must enroll in an accredited educational institution that awards degrees or certificates to students studying nursing and nursing-related health professions. We are looking for students who demonstrate good character and dedication towards the noble nursing profession who are in good standing in their program. Scholarship awards from the Warren D. Ruff Scholarship Fund may be renewed. It will hold two application cycles annually generally in May for awards to be distributed for the Fall semester and September-October for the Spring semester. Priority will be given, but not exclusively, to nurses and nursing candidates who are employed by Sun Health, Banner Boswell, and Banner Del E. Webb medical centers who wish to pursue or further a career in nursing or a nursing-related health profession. Historically, individual awards have ranged from approximately $500-$3,000 per semester and can be awarded for tuition, books, technology, and required program materials.
The Fall 2024 semester application cycle closed May 31, 2024. The Spring 2025 semester application cycle will be open approximately September 20- October 20, 2024.
Additional information as well as the link to the application can be found on the Sun Health Foundation website here.
Any additional questions that are not answered on the Sun Health Foundation website can be directed to Heather Grizzard at Heather.Grizzard@SunHealth.org
Community Opportunities
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Career Opportunities & Employee Referral Bonus
Sun Health employees are encouraged to pursue professional growth within the organization and training opportunities throughout their careers. We know that growing employees are vibrant employees and Sun Health is committed to supporting your personal and professional development. Information about career opportunities and the Employee Referral Bonus program can be found in the HR Center> Career Opportunities & Referral Bonus tab.