What are the responsibilities and job description for the HR Generalist position at Parkside Hospital?
Do you enjoy making a difference in a patient’s life? Do you want to make a difference in your community? Come to work at Parkside! Where healing happens. Every day.
Parkside Psychiatric Hospital & Outpatient Clinic is a comprehensive mental healthcare system providing acute inpatient care, residential treatment, and outpatient therapy. With a focus on society’s most vulnerable population, Parkside provides world-class mental health services for youth and adults. For over 65 years, Parkside’s physicians, therapists, and staff have provided state of the art, patient-centered care that propels families from hopeful to hope-filled. As a center of excellence, we cultivate talent and provide professional purpose. Together we facilitate healing, one patient at a time.
We are seeking an HR Generalist! The Human Resources Generalist will be a valuable member of the HR Department and one of the points of contact for Parkside employees. The Human Resources Generalist supports all core HR functions in a psychiatric hospital setting, with a strong emphasis on compliance, employee relations, and workforce support in a highly regulated healthcare environment including recruitment and onboarding, leave management, HR related training and education, performance management, and compensation/benefit management. This position is 100% onsite at our Tulsa, Oklahoma facility and is not eligible for remote or hybrid work.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Recruitment, Onboarding & Retention
- Coordinate full-cycle recruitment for clinical and non-clinical roles, including nurses, behavioral health technicians, therapists, and support staff.
- Ensure pre-employment screening requirements are met, including background checks, license verification, TB testing, and drug screening.
- Conduct new hire orientation and ensure onboarding aligns with safety, compliance, and patient care standards.
- Support retention initiatives and employee engagement activities.
Compliance & Regulatory Support
- Ensure HR practices comply with federal, state, and local employment laws (e.g., FMLA, ADA, HIPAA, OSHA).
- Maintain compliance with healthcare regulatory standards (e.g., Joint Commission, CMS, state behavioral health authorities).
- Support audits, inspections, and surveys by preparing documentation related to personnel files, training, and credentials.
- Maintain confidential employee files in accordance with HIPAA and privacy regulations.
Leave Management & Benefits
- Assist with leave of absence programs including FMLA, ADA accommodations, workers’ compensation, and medical leaves.
- Assist employees with benefits enrollment, changes, and questions; assist with annual Open Enrollment.
- Audit and reconcile Benefit invoices ensuring changes/adjustments are communicated to Payroll and the appropriate vendors.
- Ensure new hires and term employees are enrolled/canceled timely in all systems (HRIS and Vendor).
Training & Performance Management
- Coordinate mandatory training programs (e.g., CPI/De-escalation, HIPAA, workplace violence prevention).
- Support performance evaluation processes and corrective action documentation.
- Assist with leadership training and staff development initiatives.
HR Operations & Reporting
- Maintain HRIS data accuracy and generate reports as needed.
- Support payroll by reviewing timekeeping accuracy and resolving discrepancies.
- Assist with policy development, updates, and communication.
- Perform other HR-related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources.
- 3-5 years of Human Resources experience. Previous Medical HR experience preferred.
- PHR or SHRM-CP preferred.
- Experience with Paycom preferred.
Parkside offers Full time employees a competitive Benefits package including:
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Time Off
401K match and more!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer!