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Salt Lake City, UT, USA
In-Office
Entry level
Edtech
The Role
Serves as the initial HR contact for hospital and clinic employees, resolving routine inquiries and processing employee-record updates. Handles benefits, compensation, leave, employee relations, employment verifications, court orders, workforce requests, benefits documents, onboarding data, and I-9 coordination. Escalates complex matters, protects confidential information, collaborates across HR teams, and supports projects within a centralized shared-services environment.
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Overview

As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA

The Employee Experience Associate (EEA) is often the first point of contact in HR for Hospitals and Clinics’ team members. In this role, you’ll provide excellent customer service and a variety of hands-on tasks as part of a centralized shared services team within the University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics Human Resources department. In this role, the EEA will work to provide closure for HR-related requests and inquiries from staff across the health system. As part of the role, the EEA will process updates and/or changes to employee records, while following the procedures and requirements. The EEA will work with inquiries outside of staff members, including verification of employment, recruiting candidates, etc. The EEA handle first tier inquiries and will follow guidelines to refer more complex issues to the Employee Experience Associate II, direct manager, or other HR staff. In this role, the EEA has knowledge of processes related to all areas of HR.

Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.

ResponsibilitiesEssential Functions
  • Responsible as initial HR contact to assist with day-to-day inquiries (calls, emails) and transactional functions across all HR areas, including benefits, compensation, leave administration, employee relations/compliance.
  • Provides timely response to inbound requests and questions and escalates complex issues to the Employee Experience Associate II, manager and/or the direct business partner in HR.
  • Collaborates with all Employee Experience team members to share knowledge, training and coverage as needed within the shared services model.
  • Completes the coordination, documentation and/or necessary steps HR-related tasks, including but not limited to: court orders, employment verification, Department of Workforce Services requests, benefits document processing, etc.
  • Coordinates with Talent Acquisition team for new hire data processing and onboarding needs; assists with in-person I-9s processes.
  • Collaborates on various projects as needed.
  • Empowered and trusted to handle sensitive and confidential information according to department standards. .
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
  • Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
  • Must be detail oriented to provide prompt and accurate information.
  • Ability to work with limited supervision in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to assess and prioritize competing requests or needs.
  • Strong MS Office Skills to include Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.
QualificationsRequired
  • Associates degree in human resources, business, or related field or equivalency.
Qualifications (Preferred)Preferred
  • PeopleSoft/Kronos/ICIMS experience a plus.
Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

  • This is a sedentary position in an office setting that may exert up to 10 pounds and may lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. This position involves sitting most of the time and is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
Physical RequirementsCarrying, Crawling, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Walking

Skills Required

  • Associate degree in human resources, business, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience
  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Detail-oriented approach for providing prompt and accurate information
  • Ability to work with limited supervision in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to assess and prioritize competing requests or needs
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
  • PeopleSoft, Kronos, or iCIMS experience

University of Utah Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about University of Utah and has not been reviewed or approved by University of Utah.

  • Retirement Support — Employer-funded retirement contributions on both the academic campus and U of U Health are notably strong, with automatic contributions and additional voluntary savings options. This emphasis makes long-term financial benefits a distinctive part of the total compensation offering.
  • Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan choices, robust mental-health support through the Employee Assistance Program, and wellness programs create a comprehensive health offering. Network options and wellness incentives further enhance coverage quality.
  • Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave policies provide options for fully paid periods or extended partial-pay leave for staff, with parallel provisions at U of U Health. Separate frameworks for faculty include modified duties and leave arrangements during family transitions.

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The Company
HQ: Salt Lake City, Utah
12,233 Employees
Year Founded: 1850

What We Do

The University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah. Founded in 1850, it serves over 31,000 students from across the U.S. and the world. With over 72 major subjects at the undergraduate level and more than 90 major fields of study at the graduate level, including law and medicine, the university prepares students to live and compete in the global workplace. Known for its proximity to seven world-class ski resorts within 40 minutes of campus, the U encourages an active, holistic lifestyle, innovation and collaborative thinking to engage students, faculty and business leaders. The University of Utah became a member of the PAC-12 conference in July 2011. Technology and Commercialization The University of Utah is tops in the country for creating start-up companies from university research, according to a ranking by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). See http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/u-of-utah-no-1-for-startups for more information. Forbes magazine’s recent ranking of the “Best States for Business” pointed to “an educated labor force” as a big reason Utah came in at number one. The U supplies many of the employees for companies that keep expanding their operations in Utah, such as Goldman Sachs, Adobe, Omniture, Oracle, Ebay and many others. http://pac12info.utah.edu/commercialization-of-innovation/ Healthcare University of Utah Health Care recently ranked first in the nation in a prestigious national study. The University Health System Consortium’s 2010 Quality and Accountability Study compared 98 of the nation’s top academic medical centers and ranked them based on core quality measures, patient safety indicators, mortality rates, re-admission rates, and patient satisfaction scores. See more about University of Utah Health Care at http://healthcare.utah.edu/index.php

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