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Responsibilities
Temporary HR Generalist Onsite (Assignment Up to 12 Weeks)
Capital Medical Group
About Us
Capital Medical Group, a newly acquired physician practice group within Independence Physician Management (IPM), a subsidiary of UHS, is seeking an experienced Temporary Human Resources Generalist to support the Human Resources Department for an assignment of up to 10 weeks. This role provides essential day-to-day HR support to a large, multi-specialty medical practice serving patients across the Washington, DC area and the DMV.
At Capital Medical Group, our mission is to provide personalized, innovative, equitable, and high-quality care that improves the lives of our patients and their families. As the largest multi-specialty physician practice in the region, we support more than 50 medical and surgical specialties through a network of hospitals and care locations, including GW Hospital, Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center, GW Urgent Care, and affiliated sites throughout the DMV.
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced healthcare environment and is ready to make an immediate impact as part of a collaborative, service-oriented team.
Position Summary
The Temporary Human Resources Generalist will provide a broad range of HR support across multiple functions, including employee relations, performance management, HR systems administration, employee engagement, new employee orientation, reporting, leave administration, ADA support, and responses to employee inquiries. This role also supports the HR Manager with market standardization and process improvement initiatives.
The ideal candidate is resourceful, flexible, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment where priorities can shift quickly. This position requires a strong commitment to service excellence, professionalism, confidentiality, and results.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications
Education/Experience:
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.
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.
Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams
We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.
Pay Transparency:
To encourage pay transparency, promote pay equity, and proactively address regulations, UHS and all our subsidiaries will comply with all applicable state or local laws or regulations which require employers to provide wage or salary range information to job applicants and employees. Salary offers may be based on key factors such as education and related experience.
Temporary HR Generalist Onsite (Assignment Up to 12 Weeks)
Capital Medical Group
About Us
Capital Medical Group, a newly acquired physician practice group within Independence Physician Management (IPM), a subsidiary of UHS, is seeking an experienced Temporary Human Resources Generalist to support the Human Resources Department for an assignment of up to 10 weeks. This role provides essential day-to-day HR support to a large, multi-specialty medical practice serving patients across the Washington, DC area and the DMV.
At Capital Medical Group, our mission is to provide personalized, innovative, equitable, and high-quality care that improves the lives of our patients and their families. As the largest multi-specialty physician practice in the region, we support more than 50 medical and surgical specialties through a network of hospitals and care locations, including GW Hospital, Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center, GW Urgent Care, and affiliated sites throughout the DMV.
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced healthcare environment and is ready to make an immediate impact as part of a collaborative, service-oriented team.
Position Summary
The Temporary Human Resources Generalist will provide a broad range of HR support across multiple functions, including employee relations, performance management, HR systems administration, employee engagement, new employee orientation, reporting, leave administration, ADA support, and responses to employee inquiries. This role also supports the HR Manager with market standardization and process improvement initiatives.
The ideal candidate is resourceful, flexible, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment where priorities can shift quickly. This position requires a strong commitment to service excellence, professionalism, confidentiality, and results.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day HR support to CMG HR Operations and CMG service line leaders.
- Support performance management, employee engagement, new employee orientation, reporting, and HR systems administration.
- Administer leave of absence processes, including FMLA, ADA, return-to-work, and other leave-related matters.
- Offer guidance on policy interpretation, investigations, and dispute resolution procedures.
- Complete Personnel Action Forms and Lawson record updates to support smooth employee lifecycle transactions.
- Assist with process improvement, standardization, and HR project implementation in alignment with operational goals.
- Respond to employee questions and provide timely, professional HR support.
- Perform data entry, data analysis, and other administrative tasks as assigned.
Qualifications
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution required.
- 3-5 years previous experience in HR Generalist role.
- Strong oral and written communication skills; solid HR generalist skills, including experience in recruitment, compensation, employee relations, and employment law.
- Strong prioritization, problem solving, organizational skills, critical thinking, and leadership skills. Must possess thorough knowledge of the HR standards and guidelines for (not an all-inclusive list) Joint Commission, Wage & Hour, ADA, FMLA, Employment Laws, Civil Rights, and HR policies and procedures and handbook.
- High level of proficiency with HRIS (preferably Lawson), Performance Management and Applicant Tracking systems required.
- Computer proficiency with MS Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint to include email, spreadsheets, database entry, and use of various of office equipment- PC, copier, printer, scanner.
- Interpersonal skills to foster a collaborative environment. Able to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing. Strong customer relations/customer complaint resolution skills required. Must maintain high level of confidentiality.
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.
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.
Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams
We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.
Pay Transparency:
To encourage pay transparency, promote pay equity, and proactively address regulations, UHS and all our subsidiaries will comply with all applicable state or local laws or regulations which require employers to provide wage or salary range information to job applicants and employees. Salary offers may be based on key factors such as education and related experience.
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