Human Resources Business Partner

Job Description: Oversees and coordinates the HR needs for a community, group of business units, or supporting system-wide initiatives. May represent Human Resources on community leadership team. Provides HR expertise to senior leaders. Services as a mentor providing guidance to other HR Partner Organization colleagues. Translates their thorough knowledge of healthcare into HR best practices for the clients, focusing on change management, leadership development, succession planning, operational effectiveness and employee relations. Aligns People and Culture solutions with PeaceHealth organizational strategies, key objectives and mission.

Essential Functions
Engaged and partners with leaders at all levels of the organization on people and culture related initiatives. Develops and implements strategic priorities that support mission, operational and department goals.
Builds strong and trusting relationships with leadership. Proactively translate the group's business strategies into HR solutions. Applies analytics and metrics to drive sound recommendations and solutions.
Proactively manages complex employee and labor relations issues.
Advises leadership in administration of labor contracts. Examines supervisory practices and local policies and procedures for compliance with labor contracts. Participates in negotiating labor contracts and daily engagement with labor union representatives. Response to grievances and request for information; using internal resources as appropriate.
Provides expert advice, coaching, and counsel to leaders and caregivers on Culture and People programs, policy and procedures, employment/labor laws, communication & conflict resolution, inspiration & engagement, formation & development, change management, diversity/inclusion, ethics & and organizational development and design in alignment with our mission and strategic priorities.
In consultation with Culture and People leadership, collaborates for appropriate outcomes with leadership, Centers of Expertise and the HR Service Center to balance caregiver needs, policies, procedures, compliance with regulatory standards and PeaceHealth Mission, Values, and strategies.
May coordinate or lead HRPO project work to include policy review, standardizing processes, competency development, and roll-out of initiatives.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's Degree Required: Human Resources or
Bachelor's Degree Required: Business Administration or other relevant discipline is required or a combination of education and professional experience that provides the caregiver with the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the job and
Master's Degree Preferred:

Experience
Minimum of 7 years Required: Human resources experience, or equivalent leadership experience, including an understanding of a shared services organization and
Required: Previous experience in a HRBP or equivalent role, strongly oriented towards relationship development and
Required: Strong employee and labor relations experience managing complex investigations, grievances and impact bargaining and
Preferred: Extensive and progressive development/knowledge of complex human resources service line support in a COE model. Prior leadership and/or supervisory experience and
Preferred: Recent experience in the healthcare industry

Credentials
Preferred: SHRM Certified Professional or
Preferred: SHRM Senior Certified Professional or
Preferred: Certified Professional Human Resources or
Preferred: Certified Senior Professional Human Resources

Skills
Knowledge of regulatory compliance, federal and state laws with a working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines. (Required)
Knowledge of employee & labor relations. (Required)
Mediation and conflict resolutions skills (Required)
Investigation skills (Required)
Knowledge of organizational and team dynamics and methods to support continued improvement in these areas (Required)
Ability to develop and present concise information. (Required)
Excellent verbal and written communication skills (Required)
Understanding of operations within the healthcare industry. (Required)
Ability to identify, utilize and interpret workforce-related metrics (Required)
Proficient in the use of MS Office application (Required)
Proficient in the use of a major HRIS system (Preferred)

Working Conditions
Lifting
Consistently operates computer and other office equipment.
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
Sedentary work.

Environmental Conditions
Predominantly operates in an office environment.
Some time spent on site in medical/hospital setting.

Mental/Visual
Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
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