Education and Work Experience:

• Associate's/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Required
• Bachelor’s Degree: Preferred
• Three years' relevant human resources experience: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications:

• Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification: Preferred

Essential Functions:

• Works directly with management/supervisors to operationalize people strategies developed by more senior level HP partners. Consults with local management/supervisors on key departmental initiatives, goals and objectives to identify people, implications and requirements. Provides front line direction, guidance and support for local management/supervisors around initiatives, workforce planning, employment needs and onboarding strategies. Possesses the full skill set to perform within the discipline.
• Participates in management/supervisor department meetings, being at the table for local department decisions. Creates awareness and drives recommendations around the implications for department employees. Identifies opportunities to improve team and departmental effectiveness. Supports management in developing solutions in collaboration with and leveraging COE expertise where required. Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of techniques, processes and procedures to perform the job.
• Supports other HP partners in local roll-out and implementation of all COE programs, initiatives, policies, protocols and tools across each of the COEs (total rewards, talent) – including change management and communications, training, learning and development. Manages local employee relations issues under guidance from the HP leader and the employee relations COE. Works on problems of moderate to diverse scope requiring some interpretation of policies and guidelines.
• Leads and/or supports investigation and resolution of escalated complex employee relations issues as required. Assists with monitoring of equity/trends in wage and salary for assigned department/s and collaborates with total rewards COE. Applies working knowledge of the techniques, principles, theories and concepts of the discipline, staff, technologies, services, and practices to complete routine and non-routine assignments.
• Solves and escalates operational problems and technical issues; modifies existing tools or processes. Works with decisions that have moderate impact on function/family operations. Works under general supervision.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.