Director Human Resources

California Hospital Medical Center; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Annual bonus

Retirement contribution

No-cost medical coverage

Flexible time away

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health seeks a Director of Human Resources to oversee HR operations for California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles. This role partners with HR teams to deliver value-aligned services and drive organizational performance.

The ideal candidate has strategic HR leadership experience in healthcare, union relationships, and workforce planning, coaching operations leaders, and driving employee engagement and culture initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 7+ years HR or leadership experience, or 10+ years HR leadership.
• HR generalist experience or two or more specialty areas (e.g., compensation, benefits, employee/labor relations, talent acquisition).
• Experience with recruitment, training delivery, benefits and compensation theory/administration.

Responsibilities

• Oversee HR operations for California Hospital Medical Center and direct the HR team.
• Partner with Centers of Expertise to deliver value-added services aligned with business objectives.
• Serve as an evidence-based consultant to executive leadership on HR-related issues, including labor relations, performance management, and workforce planning.

Skills

HR leadership

Union relations

Strategic partnering

Employee relations

Workforce planning

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Director Human Resources (HR), you will oversee HR operations for California Hospital Medical Center. This is a cornerstone and highly visible opportunity for an experienced and strategic Director HR.

In this position, you will direct the HR team and formulate partnerships across the HR team and Centers of Expertise (CoE) to deliver value-added service to management and employees that reflect the business objectives of CommonSpirit Health. You will align business objectives with employees and management, and serve as an evidence-based consultant to executive leadership related to our organizational goals and strategy on Human Resource related issues, including employee health, employee relations, labor relations, performance management, training, policy application, organizational development, workforce planning, ADA interactive process, and compensation.

To be successful in this role, you will need an understanding of healthcare, human resources, working with union relationships, and supporting our mission of caring for underserved communities. In this position, you will act as a development coach to our operations leaders and oversee the employee engagement and workforce culture strategies that make California Hospital Medical Center a great place to work.

We are offering relocation assistance to all hires who meet relocation eligibility requirements.

Additional incentives for this position include an annual performance-based bonus program, annual employer-funded retirement contribution (no employee contribution required), no-cost medical coverage for the employee, and a Flexible Time Away program.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of seven (7) years HR or leadership experience, or minimum of ten (10) years HR or leadership experience in the discipline, or Master’s Degree with relevant experience.
• HR experience should encompass generalist experience or at least two (2) or more areas of specialty, e.g., compensation, benefits, employee/labor relations, talent acquisition, etc.
• Demonstrated employee relations experience with a working knowledge of recruitment, training delivery, benefits and compensation theory/administration.

Preferred

• Certification as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), or Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) from the Society for Human Resource Management.

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Where You'll Work

Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, women’s health, and a family birth center. In 2025, we opened our new patient tower, Grand Tower, featuring a dramatically expanded Emergency Department and Family Birth Center that will increase patient comfort and privacy.

Additionally, California Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care.

California Hospital Medical Center shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care.

One Community. One Mission. One California.