Director of Human Resources

Prime Healthcare; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Olympia Fields Hospital is seeking a strategic Human Resources Director to lead hospital HR operations and advise executive and operational leaders. This role drives workforce strategy, strengthens employee relations, and supports talent acquisition, retention, and compliance with healthcare regulations to ensure high-quality patient care.

As part of Prime Healthcare, you will oversee programs across the employee lifecycle, shape organizational change, and partner with leaders to foster a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Three years of healthcare-related experience.
• Knowledge of hospital organization and wage-and-hour laws.
• Strong advisory communication skills across all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for hospital HR programs, policies, and practices.
• Advise executive leadership regarding workforce strategy, organizational structure, and people implications of decisions.
• Lead employee-relations matters including investigations, disputes, grievances, and disciplinary recommendations.
• Promote compliant application of employment policies and practices.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and hospital leaders to support recruitment, onboarding, retention, and workforce planning.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Wage-and-hour knowledge

Communication

Leadership advisory

Hospital operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Overview

Olympia Fields Hospital | Full Time | Onsite

Lead Human Resources Strategy in a Hospital Environment

Olympia Fields Hospital is seeking a strategic, collaborative Human Resources Director to lead hospital HR operations and serve as a trusted advisor to executive and operational leaders. This role will help shape workforce strategy, strengthen employee relations, support talent acquisition and retention, and ensure consistent compliance with federal, state, and healthcare regulatory requirements.

The HR Director will oversee programs and practices across the employee lifecycle, including selection, training, performance management, employee relations, job evaluation, policy administration, and organizational change. The successful candidate will combine strong operational judgment with the ability to influence leaders, resolve complex workplace matters, and support a positive employee experience that advances high-quality patient care.

Why Join Olympia Fields Hospital?

• Partner with hospital executives and department leaders on workforce and organizational priorities.
• Lead meaningful employee-relations, talent, compliance, and leadership-development initiatives.
• Help strengthen engagement, accountability, retention, and operational effectiveness.
• Contribute to a healthcare organization committed to employee growth, well-being, and patient-centered care.
• Access a comprehensive Total Rewards package and professional-development opportunities within Prime Healthcare.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for hospital human resources programs, policies, and practices.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership regarding workforce strategy, employee relations, organizational structure, and the people implications of operational decisions.
• Lead employee-relations matters, including workplace investigations, disputes, grievances, performance concerns, and disciplinary recommendations.
• Promote consistent, fair, and compliant application of employment policies and practices.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and hospital leaders to support recruitment, selection, onboarding, retention, and workforce-planning priorities.
• Guide performance management, leadership development, training, succession planning, and organizational-development initiatives.
• Analyze and evaluate jobs and support appropriate job classification and related HR practices.
• Monitor labor-market and workforce trends and provide practical recommendations to hospital leadership.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state employment requirements, including wage-and-hour regulations and applicable ERISA guidelines.
• Support readiness for Joint Commission, HFAP, and other applicable healthcare regulatory or accreditation requirements.
• Use workforce information and HR metrics to identify trends, manage risk, and improve the employee experience.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Three years of related healthcare experience.
• Knowledge of hospital organization and the functions of hospital departments.
• Current knowledge of personnel practices and techniques, training methods, job analysis, and performance-review practices.
• Knowledge of state and federal wage-and-hour requirements.
• Ability to advise leaders, manage sensitive employee matters, and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.

Preferred

• Master’s degree.
• Progressive human resources leadership experience in a hospital, health system, or other healthcare organization.
• Experience in employee relations, labor relations, talent acquisition, workforce planning, leadership development, or organizational change.
• Knowledge of local labor-market conditions, ERISA guidelines, Joint Commission standards, and HFAP standards.
• Professional HR certification such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP

Pay Transparency

Compensation and Total Rewards

Olympia Fields Hospital offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that allows employees to tailor benefits to their individual needs. The Total Rewards package includes paid time off, a 401(k) retirement plan, medical, dental and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and additional voluntary benefit options.

A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, including estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $110,264 to $160,364 on an annualized basis. The exact starting compensation will be determined when an applicant is selected for hire and will consider job-related factors including skills, applicable experience, education, credentials, and licensure. Learn more:Prime Healthcare benefits that matter most

Employment Status and Shift

• Employment status: Full Time
• Shift: Days

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on these protected categories. Review:EEOC Know Your Rights poster