Background & Onboarding Specialist

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals is seeking a Background Coordinator to conduct confidential background checks required for hire or promotion. The role collaborates with Onboarding Specialists to clear candidates and ensures accurate documentation in HR systems and case files.

Responsibilities include conducting multiple checks (education, licenses, criminal history), reviewing results, and escalating issues to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant field; and
• Two (2) years of experience in Human Resources performing transactional functions, one (1) year of which must have been in onboarding new hires and/or conducting background investigations.

Responsibilities

• Manages a caseload of background investigations and partners with Onboarding Specialists to perform background checks required to clear a candidate for hire or promotion/transfer.
• Documents the results of all background checks in the candidate’s background record, Security Clearance tab in HCM system and OnBase.
• Ensures all pending background clearances that require follow up are reviewed with the Director of Human Resources and the outcome is documented.
• Escalates concerns and inconsistencies in candidate’s background record to the Corporate Office of Background Administration for guidance when needed.
• Performs a variety of background checks including exclusion checks, sex offender registry checks, and state/national background searches.
• Verifies education, professional licenses, and conducts primary source verifications; updates records accordingly.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

NYC Health + Hospitals is seeking a Background Coordinator to conduct confidential background checks required for hire or promotion. The role collaborates with Onboarding Specialists to clear candidates and ensures accurate documentation in HR systems and case files.

Responsibilities include conducting multiple checks (education, licenses, criminal history), reviewing results, and escalating issues to leadership.