Position: Senior Human Resources Business Partner, Nursing
Department: Human Resources
Schedule: Full Time
The Senior Human Resources Business Partner, Nursing, serves as a strategic and trusted advisor to Boston Medical Center’s Inpatient and Ambulatory nursing leadership, supporting one of the organization’s largest mission‑critical teams. This role provides expert guidance in employee relations, labor matters, organizational effectiveness, and leader coaching within a complex, fast‑paced, and unionized clinical environment. With a strong partnership-driven approach, the Senior HRBP helps foster a positive, equitable, and engaged workplace for Nursing staff, advancing BMC’s mission to deliver exceptional care, without exception.
Boston Medical Center is one of the nation’s top academic research centers and the largest safety‑net hospital in New England. For over 150 years, our clinicians, nurses, and staff have delivered accessible, compassionate care to the Greater Boston community, guided by our mission to provide exceptional care, without exception.
About the Role
The Senior Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP), Nursing is a strategic and highly visible HR leader supporting BMC’s inpatient nursing teams. In this role, you will partner closely with nurse leaders and frontline caregivers to create a positive, consistent, and equitable employee experience, helping to advance our mission of providing exceptional care to every patient, every day.
You will serve as a trusted advisor to nursing leadership, providing expertise in employee relations, workforce planning, leader development, and change management. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, visibility, and impact. You will help drive culture, support leader capability, and influence operational excellence across one of the hospital’s largest and most critical workforce segments.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as a strategic HR advisor to Inpatient and Ambulatory nursing leadership, providing thought partnership, coaching, and guidance on people‑related decisions.
Build collaborative, trust‑based relationships with nurse managers, directors, and frontline staff.
Provide expert support on employee relations for both represented and non‑represented employees; collaborate closely with Labor Relations on union matters.
Interpret and apply collective bargaining agreements while promoting a culture of consistency, fairness, and respect.
Lead or contribute to initiatives in workforce planning, talent development, retention, engagement, and organizational effectiveness.
Partner with HR Centers of Excellence (Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, OD&E, and HR Operations) to deliver seamless HR service.
Support leaders through organizational changes, ensuring strong communication, alignment, and employee support.
Use data to assess trends, anticipate workforce needs, and propose actionable solutions.
Maintain a strong, consistent presence on units to build relationships and foster a positive, engaged nursing environment.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree required, in related field preferred
- Master’s Degree in HR, Business, Healthcare Administration, or related field preferred.
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive HR Generalist or HR Business Partner experience.
- Prior experience supporting nursing or clinical operations preferred.
- Experience in a unionized environment, including employee relations and contract interpretation, preferred.
- Healthcare experience highly desirable.
Knowledge & Skills
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all levels, especially in a dynamic clinical setting.
- Demonstrated success resolving complex employee relations and labor‑related issues.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, use sound judgment, and provide balanced, practical solutions.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; comfortable working with data to drive decisions.
- Ability to remain calm, professional, and objective in high‑stakes or contentious situations.
- Proven ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment with multiple competing priorities.
- High degree of integrity, discretion, and emotional intelligence.
Compensation Range:
$89,500.00- $130,000.00This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, skills, and certifications/licensures as they directly relate to position requirements; as well as business/organizational needs, internal equity, and market-competitiveness. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), discretionary annual bonuses and merit increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family well-being.
NOTE: This range is based on Boston-area data, and is subject to modification based on geographic location.
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Boston Medical Center (BMC) Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Boston Medical Center (BMC) and has not been reviewed or approved by Boston Medical Center (BMC).
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Pay Growth & Progression — Recent union agreements delivered significant raises for nurses and many non‑RN groups, lifting pay levels in those cohorts. Feedback suggests these structured increases improved satisfaction for roles covered by the contracts.
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Affordable Benefits — An option for a no‑premium medical plan, strong pharmacy discounts, and low‑cost same‑day care position healthcare as cost‑effective. Additional programs like diabetes support and coaching further reduce out‑of‑pocket burden.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Full‑time staff receive a large PTO bank that grows over time and extended parental leave for birth or adoption. Colleagues also have access to emergency child and elder care supports and childcare discounts.
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Boston Medical Center, located in Boston’s historic South End, is a private, not-for-profit, 567-bed, academic medical center and the primary teaching affiliate for Boston University School of Medicine. Recognized for its high-quality, nationally ranked and comprehensive medical care for the entire family, patients have access to the most current treatment and advancements at BMC. BMC physicians lead the way in pioneering new therapies that impact the care of patients locally and worldwide. In 2013, BMC made the decision to invest in a four-year campus redesign that includes additions to buildings, upgrades to existing structures, and an expansion of the Emergency Department. Once completed, the redesign will provide clinical workspaces with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment to solve BMC's most pressing care delivery needs. Already complete, the hospital’s Shapiro Center is Boston’s newest outpatient care facility and features a quarter-million square feet of clinic space, key support services, one of the region’s most technologically advanced pharmacies, and a bright, spacious café. Housed in a facility that provides world-class, patient-centered care at every visit, BMC doctors are among the best in their field. Many are recognized annually as “Top Doctors” in their medical and surgical specialties by publications such as U.S. News & World Report and Boston magazine. Boston Medical Center is also the largest safety net hospital in New England and extends into the community as a founding partner of Boston HealthNet, a network of 15 community health centers throughout Boston serving more than a quarter million people annually. No matter whom you meet at BMC, all are committed to providing every patient and family member with the highest quality of care, respect, warmth and compassion.
