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Last updated date: 1/24/2024

Your CHOC benefits package gives you the opportunity to take advantage of additional programs that can save you money and assist with everyday needs.

Employment and Income Verification

The Work Number is a fast and secure way to provide proof of your employment or pay — a necessary step in many of today’s life events, including:

  • Obtaining credit
  • Financing a home or car
  • Leasing a home
  • Securing government benefits or services

The Work Number simplifies the verification process and accelerates qualifying decisions through an online system available to verifiers and associates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To get started, visit https://employees.theworknumber.com or call 800-367-2884 and provide code Group ID: 159124.

Childcare Resources

Back-Up Childcare

Benefits-eligible associates have access to back-up childcare services and childcare center discounts through UrbanSitter to help assist you in securing reliable care for your children.

The UrbanSitter program provides:

  • Up to a $500 credit for emergency back-up care visits for children in a calendar year paid for by CHOC utilizing a large network of childcare providers
  • 10% tuition discount to local childcare centers for day care services

To learn more about our current childcare resources, visit UrbanSitter at https://www.urbansitter.com/choc.

Need additional dependent care resources?

SupportLinc powered by CuraLinc is here to help! Get information, resources and referrals on family matters and more via the SupportLinc powered by CuraLinc website.

Associate Referral Bonus Program

You love your career at CHOC and now you want all your pals to join you. Our “Fun with Friends" Associate Referral Program rewards you with up to $2,500 when you refer to us a new Defender of Childhood. To learn more, download the Associate Referral Bonus policy from the Documents page.

Ready to welcome a new workplace bestie?

  • Apply: Tell for friend to apply for a full or parttime role at CHOC. You can also refer them to a role through Workday so they’ll receive an alert to their inbox
  • Endorse: Be sure they include your name as a reference when they apply. You’ll receive a Workday task asking you to endorse them
  • Get Rewarded: Depending on the position, you’ll receive a referral bonus ranging from $250 to $2,500

Mass Transit Reimbursement

To ease the cost of your commute to work, below are helpful options.

Van pool and train subsidies

Associates may receive a subsidy for taking the train or van pool to or from work. To receive the subsidy, complete the expense reimbursement request form — with receipts attached — available on PAWS under the Form Bank in Accounts Payable. Associates may be eligible for the following:

  • $40 subsidy for a monthly pass
  • $10 subsidy for a weekly pass
  • $2 subsidy for one roundtrip pass
  • $1 subsidy for a one-way pass

Rideshare

Associates who live in Riverside County or San Bernadino County may be eligible for rideshare benefits. Rideshare Plus offers a $5 a day Incentive Program for those associates who are brand new to ridesharing. If you rideshare, you will be paid $2 a day in gift cards every day you rideshare for up to three months. You may register at https://www.iecommuter.org under employer name CHOC HOSPITAL.

The Rideshare Plus rewards program offers access to online discounts. Register at https://www.iecommuter.org with employer name CHOC HOSPITAL.

Rideshare

CHOC provides a secure bike lot for associates who wish to ride their bike to work to the Main Campus in Orange. If interested, visit the Security Services office located on the basement level of the CHOC West building where you will be assigned a key to the bicycle gate. The bicycle lot is in the visitor parking structure and is located on the Providence Street side near the parking garage exit.

Retail Discounts

Access exclusive prices, discounts, and offers from hundreds of merchants through the PerkSpot.

  • This service is provided at no cost to you
  • Save on everything from frequent purchases (groceries, restaurants, movie tickets) to big-ticket items (travel, rental cars, computers)
  • Receive access to exclusive offers from local and national merchants

Learn more

For more information and to start saving, visit the PerkSpot website and click “Register for Free” to sign up using your CHOC email address.

Credit Unions

The below credit unions help associates take advantage of discounted rates and savings opportunities.

Financial Partners

Whether you want to build credit, buy your first car, or purchase your dream home, Financial Partners provides free financial counseling, educational seminars, and more — all to help you reach your financial goals. Learn more about exclusive offers for associates here, or RSVP to attend a free seminar.

To get started, contact Financial Partners at https://fpcu.org/choc.

Credit Union of Southern California

As a CHOC associate, you may be pre-qualified for a $1,500 loan through Credit Union of Southern California! Additional benefits include mobile banking, financial guidance webinars, personal financial coaching, and rewards checking. If you are ready to open an account, visit https://CUSoCal.org.