HR Consultant - Remote

TeamHealth is named among the Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Hospital Review. Newsweek Magazine recognizes TeamHealth 'as one of the greatest workplaces for diversity, 2024' and TeamHealth is also ranked as 'The World's Most Admired Companies' by Fortune Magazine. TeamHealth, an established healthcare organization is physician-led and patient focused. We continue to grow across the U.S. from our Clinicians to Corporate Employees. Join us.

This position is remote with preference given to candidates in the Eastern time zone.

OVERVIEW:

The HR Consultant acts as a strategic business partner to leadership for a particular department. The HR Consultant will work with leaders to understand how HR can improve business outcomes to support the organizations strategic direction and long-term goals. This position oversees various areas of Human Resource management including employee relations, recruitment life cycle, and employee development.

RESPONSIBIILITES:

• Provides consultative advice and acts as a strategic business partner to business leaders in order to address issues affecting the business, including mitigating risk and managing situations that results in the best possible outcomes for TeamHealth and its employees
• Partners with Leadership on difficult employee relations issues, including providing sound advice regarding progressive discipline, suspension and termination decisions
• Consistently monitors business units to ensure workplace culture exhibits diversity and inclusion
• Partners with management to create succession plans and processes for ensuring optimal staffing
• Identifies change initiatives and mitigates resistance by proactively partnering with leadership to establish clear communication and expectations of change
• Provides guidance with start-ups and M&A activities
• Collaborates with HR Director or Manager to lead strategic initiatives, such as but not limited to: employee and clinician engagement initiatives, succession planning, performance reviews, merit and bonus process. Identifies and provides short and long-term plans for improvement activities that ensure efficiency in business processes
• Provides employee and leadership expertise regarding HRIS, corporate compliance, worker's compensation, leaves of absence, HIPAA, regulatory compliance, ERISA, OSHA, FLSA, ADA, FMLA, COBRA, EEOC/DOL, policies and procedures, as well as applicable federal and state laws
• Identifies changes in legal requirements and provides training and updates to HR staff and business leaders to help reduce legal risks and ensure regulatory compliance. Partners with legal department as needed.
• Monitors the tracking of pertinent employment and HRIS information to ensure accurate employee record keeping
• Works with HR leadership to develop, review and communicate HR policies and procedures
• Identifies training needs and develops and facilitates various training and development projects to meet those needs. Creates measurable goals for training and monitors these goals to ensure the training objectives are met. Provides recommendations for changes if objectives are not met.
• Develops relationships with HR Service Center, Benefits, Compensation, HR Recruitment team, and HRIS in order to ensure efficient business operations
• Identifies HR data and analytics needed by business leaders to help make informed decisions in order to support organizational goals and objectives
• Proactively partners with and develops relationships with other departments to understand, resolve, and remove barriers that affect the department or employees
• Participates in HR professional organizations. Holds leadership roles when possible
• Performs other related duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in business, human resources or related field required
• 3 to 5 years of experience in multiple and complex human resources related functions required. Previous multi-state healthcare experience preferred
• PHR or SPHR certification preferred. SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) preferred
• Strong background in handling employee relations cases required
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Excellent computer skills (must have intermediate skills in word processing, spreadsheets, HRIS)
• Excellent judgment and decision-making skills; ability to work well independently with minimal supervision
• Excellent analytical skills
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Ability to adapt to rapid change
• Ability to manage stress and conflict
• Ability to work with minimal direction and supervision
• Ability to work in a team oriented environment
• Ability to travel 10% for quarterly meetings and trainings