HR & Community Relations Support Specialist

The Human Resources and Community Relations Support Specialist is designed to be flexible, allowing the right candidate to leverage their unique skills, experience, and interests while supporting both our Human Resources and Community Relations initiatives. This position will be a key contributor in helping our Human Resources and Community Relations Director implement projects, streamline processes, and engage with our team and community.

This position is perfect for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, enjoys variety in their work, and wants to make a meaningful impact both internally with employees and externally in the community. Your unique skills and creativity will shape your daily responsibilities, making this a truly personalized role.

This position complies with department and organization-wide policies, critical access hospital (CAH) requirements, safety and infection control, and all federal and state of Nebraska regulations related to the performance of Webster County Community Hospital (WCCH) operations and requirements of the compliance program.

Requirements:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists with recruitment, interviewing coordination, onboarding, and maintaining accurate and confidential employee records.
• Supports routine HR functions, including employee communication, training coordination, policy updates, tracking compliance, and processing payroll with accuracy and confidentiality.
• Provides general support to employees by answering questions related to HR policies, benefits, and organizational procedures.
• Assists with planning, promoting, and executing community outreach events and maintains positive relationships with local partners and organizations.
• Helps create communications such as flyers, newsletters, social media posts, and website updates to support HR and community relations initiatives.
• Provides administrative and project support to the HR & Community Relations Director, including scheduling, reporting, and organizing documentation.
• Upholds organizational policies, confidentiality standards, and all applicable RHC, CAH, nursing home, state, and federal regulations; participate in required safety, compliance, and training programs.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• Supports the mission, vision, values, ethics, and goals of WCCH.
• Pledges sincere commitment to quality care and a quest for excellence.
• Maintains confidentiality for the people WCCH serves and to fellow employees by following HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules at all times.
• Ability to come to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrates professionalism, dependability, organization, and punctuality.
• Adheres to the team approach and works well with fellow employees.
• Maintains accountability and responsibility for job performance and seeks ways to improve.
• Demonstrates respect, politeness, consideration, and sympathy to patients, visitors, and fellow employees.
• Encourages positive community relations by expressing desire for continuous quality improvement to the public and fellow employees.
• Maintains a professional appearance of self and work area.
• Attends interdepartmental meetings and other meetings as position requires.
• Attends any educational events that are required or would be beneficial to the wellbeing of the department and/or clinic/hospital.
• Utilizes proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques and appropriate equipment to minimize fall risk to patient and injury to self.
• Stays current on industry trends and best practices.
• Performs other duties as needed.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• High School education or equivalent required.
• Associate's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, or related field.
• HR or communications, social/digital media experience is preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION

Must possess valid NE driver's license.