The Role
Supports HR operations, employee benefits, records, onboarding, orientation, coaching, counseling, policy compliance, and termination processes. Advises leaders on discipline and performance improvement, investigates employee complaints and policy violations, manages offboarding and exit interviews, prepares HR reports, and responds to questions about policies, timekeeping, accruals, and benefits. Maintains confidentiality, data integrity, regulatory compliance, and accurate employee communications.
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Job Summary
The Human Resources Generalist supports the HR department and employees by providing a wide range of human resources services. Under the direction of HR leadership, this role is responsible for assisting employees with benefits, maintaining data integrity and employee records, and participating in HR initiatives. The HR Generalist plays a key role in onboarding, new hire orientation, employee coaching, and counseling. Additional responsibilities include supporting policy and procedure reviews, ensuring compliance with hospital and regulatory standards, and handling special projects. The HR Generalist will also uphold HR policies and procedures and manage the employee termination process.
Essential Functions
The Human Resources Generalist supports the HR department and employees by providing a wide range of human resources services. Under the direction of HR leadership, this role is responsible for assisting employees with benefits, maintaining data integrity and employee records, and participating in HR initiatives. The HR Generalist plays a key role in onboarding, new hire orientation, employee coaching, and counseling. Additional responsibilities include supporting policy and procedure reviews, ensuring compliance with hospital and regulatory standards, and handling special projects. The HR Generalist will also uphold HR policies and procedures and manage the employee termination process.
Essential Functions
- Demonstrates a high level of competence, professionalism, and confidentiality, ensuring that information is communicated accurately, timely, and appropriately.
- Ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements, including but not limited to orientation, employee education, competencies, performance evaluations, and licensure and certifications.
- Assists with Human Resources communications and responds to questions regarding policies, procedures, timekeeping systems, accruals, and benefits.
- Prepares reports and information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
- Counsels and assists leaders on employee discipline, performance improvement plans, and termination hearings/meetings. Consults leaders on policy interpretation and execution.
- Investigates employee complaints, grievances, and/or allegations of policy violations, consulting with leadership to reach resolutions.
- Manages offboarding processes, including conducting exit interviews.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or related field required or
- Four (4) plus years of direct experience in lieu of Bachelor's degree required
- 1-3 years of experience in business administration and/or human resources preferred
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
- Ability to learn and use HR software and other relevant technology.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or a related field
- Four or more years of direct experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree
- One to three years of experience in business administration and/or human resources
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in critical decisions
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations
- Ability to learn and use HR software and relevant technology
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The Company
What We Do
Community Health Systems, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading operators of general acute care hospitals. The organization’s affiliates own, operate or lease more than 80 hospitals in 16 states with approximately 15,000 licensed beds. Affiliated hospitals are dedicated to providing quality healthcare for local residents and contribute to the economic development of their communities. Based on the unique needs of each community served, these hospitals offer a wide range of diagnostic, medical and surgical services in inpatient and outpatient settings.
