Austin Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital in Austin, TX is hiring a full time Human Resources Manager to join our outstanding team!
Job description:
The Human Resources Manager will provide direct HR support to our team located in Austin. The HR Manager will support the Hospital employees and Leadership teams and will provide direct HR support on a variety of topics including HR escalations, HR compliance, employee relations, disciplinary meetings, maintaining local, state, and federal compliance, assisting in compensation and benefit plan review and execution. To be successful in this role, candidates should have a good knowledge of federal, state, and local labor laws and regulations as well as FMLA and Title VII. The HR Manager will work closely with location employees and management and receive support and partnership from ETHOS People Team and Field Operations Leadership.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Hospital Leadership to create positive employee engagement and build hospital culture
• Support staff and managers on day-to-day HR issues including employee relations, investigations, and general inquiries
• Conduct investigations as needed, ensure consistent application of policies and procedures
• Communicate hospital policies and procedures to all employees and ensure hospital standards are met
• Updating hospital employee handbooks
• Ensure all HR hospital operations adhere to legal standards
• Administer leave of absences
• Partner with local leadership on the performance management process
• Lead onboarding procedures in alignment with our company culture
• Help organize employer branding activities
• Determine training plans per employee and departments as needed
• Support staff and managers on day-to-day issues
• Coordinate with ETHOS HRBP on organization-wide strategies and objectives
• Support recruiting events and efforts
• Develop, shape and lead HR Special projects with guidance and feedback from the Hospital Leadership Teams and ETHOS Field Operations Leadership

Skills/Requirements:

• 3-5 years Proven work experience as a HR Manager or similar role required
• Education and/or experience equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Human Resources or related field
• Experience leading people
• Good knowledge of federal, state, and local labor regulations required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
• Self-motivated individual who can manage multiple projects at once required
• Ability to build strong relationship-building skills, finding ways to go the extra mile with clients and partners
• Demonstrated proficiency with office software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required
• Some existing knowledge of animal health/medical field preferred
• Hands-on experience with payroll systems and Human Resources systems preferred

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Able to sit, stand, walk for extended periods of time
• Able to perform all duties and responsibilities as described
• Able to function as a team member within veterinary hospital setting
• Able to be positive, supportive and encouraging as needed
• Able to travel as needed between multiple sites weekly
• Able to travel as required to attend a variety of meetings within the US

Compensation is based on experience and will start between 80k-95k.
NVA Compassion-First is now Ethos Veterinary Health
We are excited to announce Ethos Veterinary Health as our new name. Ethos is the new, industry-leading community of legacy Ethos Veterinary Health, Compassion-First Pet Hospitals, SAGE Veterinary Centers, and legacy NVA Specialty and Emergency hospitals. This powerful new community brings together a dynamic network of ~145 hospitals, an unmatched team of experts, cutting-edge technology, and an unwavering commitment to the advancement of the animal health profession and better patient outcomes.
Our commitments to the industry, the profession, our teammates, and our patients, will not change, and in fact will be stronger than ever, as we forge new ground as this new dynamic community.
Ethos Veterinary Health offers a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, a 401k with employer match, and paid time off (including sick time) for all eligible employees. The team can provide more information about compensation and benefits for your specific location during the process. For positions based in Colorado, EVH provides eligible employees with paid sick and safe leave and public health emergency leave in accordance with the requirements of Colorado's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.

Ethos Veterinary Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.