Director - Human Resources - Community Hospitals

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Grenada (MS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is seeking a Director of Human Resources - Community Hospitals for the Grenada region. This leadership role oversees strategic HR direction across the institution, including workforce planning, talent management, compensation, benefits, and compliance.

As a true strategic business partner, you will build consensus and lead initiatives across three mission areas. Requires a Bachelor’s degree and seven years in HR leadership with a proven advancement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in business or related field and seven years of experience leading HR functions with advancement
• Progressive experience in HR including HR generalist and HR management positions
• Expertise in analysis, decision making, project management and process improvement
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills; experience presenting to stakeholders
• Experience supervising and developing staff; implementing HR strategies and systems

Responsibilities

• Improve morale and employee retention
• Oversee recruitment efforts to ensure sourcing and selecting the right candidates
• Design and implement a competitive compensation system and benefits package
• Mitigate legal risk through proactive training and education and clear systems for handling conflicts
• Plan and execute HR functions strategically (compensation/benefits, performance management, training, communications)
• Lead recruitment and retention of a diverse, talented workforce
• Provide strategic consultation to CHRO and lead workforce planning
• Develop and implement HR policies for the institution
• Manage HR operations (recruiting, orienting, training, coaching)
• Lead performance management processes and ongoing feedback

Skills

HR leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Project management

Staff development

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in business or related field

Tools

HR technology

Job description

Job Requisition ID: R00053214

Job Category: Professional and Technical

Organization: HR Business Operations

Location/s: UMMC-Grenada

Job Title: Director - Human Resources - Community Hospitals

Job Summary

Oversees the strategic direction, planning, administration, evaluation, and coordination of the human resources function across the institution’s three mission areas. These functions including, but not limited to, workforce planning, talent acquisition, talent management and development, employee engagement, compensation, benefits, leave administration, HR policies, legal and institutional compliance and regulations, rewards and recognition, and workers compensation. This position requires a true strategic business partner who is collaborative and capable of building consensus and commitment toward shared outcomes.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in business or related field and seven (7) years of experience leading human resources functions with a clear record of advancement, progressive experience in human resources including HR generalist and HR management positions.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required

N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Expertise in analysis, critical decision making, project management, and process improvement. Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills, including proficiency in developing and delivering presentations. Experience supervising and developing staff; and implementing strategies and systems for talent management, compensation and benefits, and HR technology. Supervises and coordinates the work of the Human Resources Department staff. Conducts research and analysis to maintain knowledge of trends, best practices, legislative/regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources. Engage in the long-term strategic planning process to ensure viability and sustainability of the institution. Set the overall standard for the HR service, monitoring service levels, whilst maintain overall quality standards and balancing conflicting demands.

Responsibilities

• Improve morale and employee retention
• Oversee recruitment efforts to ensure that the organization is effectively and efficiently sourcing and selecting the right candidates.
• Design and implement a competitive compensation system and benefit package to attract and retain employees
• Mitigate legal risk to the organization through proactive training and education, clear systems and processes for managing conflicts with and between employees, handling and investigating complaints of harassment/discrimination and other unjust practice allegations.
• Plan and execute HR functions strategically, such as compensation and benefits, performance management, training and development, employee communications, employee engagement and retention, and employee relations.
• Lead efforts to advance the recruitment and retention of a diverse, talented workforce.
• Work collaboratively with the CHRO and other HR leaders to provide strategic consultation and guidance on Human Resources issues and provide leadership and director for the workforce planning and administration for the institution
• Develop and implement HR policies for the institution.
• Manages HR operations by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, and counseling staff.
• Lead the effective and efficient administration of the performance management process, making sure that the institution’s leaders are equipped to engage in constructive and ongoing feedback and coaching,
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, constant working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and constant walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt

Yes

Pay Class

Salary

Benefits Eligibility

• Grant Funded: No
• Job Posting Date: 08/18/2026
• Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):

Company Culture

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is committed to educating the next generation of health professionals, discovering new cures and treatments and providing the highest quality health care. We foster environments that support respect, compassion and belonging for all faculty, staff and students as well as patients and visitors. Our employment, academic, research and clinical care practices reflect these commitments.

EEO / Diversity

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