What are the responsibilities and job description for the DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES position at UHS?
Director of Human Resources
Metropolitan Behavioral Health (a UHS Facility)
A growing, 144-bed behavioral health facility – Metropolitan Behavioral Hospital provides a full continuum of inpatient services across the entire patient population, including specialty programs to serve adolescents, adults and older adults, and perform behavioral health assessments 24-hours a day. Additionally, programs for co-occurring behavioral health and substance use issues will be offered to meet the unique needs of this patient population. The facility provides a robust outpatient program utilizing a combination of group, family and individual therapy.
Position summary
We are seeking a dynamic, Human Resources professional to join our team. The Human Resources Director is responsible for providing overall human resources generalist support for the facility, which includes recruiting for vacant positions, facilitating general employee orientations, maintaining all personnel records and files, facilitating employee benefits enrollment, providing guidance and support to supervisors with respect to employee performance management; responding to unemployment compensation correspondence, and organizing all employee activities and in-services.
Benefit & Rewards Highlights
· Challenging and rewarding work environment
· Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
· Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
· 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
· SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
· Tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University
· Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries!
· Pet Insurance
· More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit www.uhs.com.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Education: Business Degree with Major in Human Resource Management is or related field. Current PHR certification is highly preferred.
Experience: A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in Human Resources. A minimum of two years’ experience working in Human Resources within a healthcare setting highly preferred. Must have previous Supervisory or Director-Level experience.
Additional Requirements: Prefer candidates with good understanding of HR related Joint Commission Standards and be familiar with the Joint Commission Survey process. Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Must have experience working with advanced applicant tracking systems (ATS). Good general computer knowledge, in Word and Excel, and ability to prepare HR reports.
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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