Director, People Services

Lifepoint Health®; Madison (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifepoint Health is seeking a senior HR leader to oversee the hospital's People Services function. This role focuses on reducing turnover, boosting employee engagement, and reinforcing core values through collaboration with department leaders and a broad range of HR activities including recruiting, onboarding, training, and policy compliance.

The position emphasizes maintaining confidentiality of personnel and medical records, fostering an open-door culture, and aligning HR practices with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field (or nearing completion).
• 5–7 years of progressively responsible HR experience.
• Working knowledge of applicable state and federal employment laws and regulations.
• Skills include employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, organization/prioritization, written and verbal communication, and stakeholder coaching.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to develop engagement and retention strategies that reduce turnover and reinforce core values.
• Prioritize and manage multiple initiatives; make timely, sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Develop and evaluate recruiting strategies and sources to attract qualified candidates.
• Coordinate, orient, and assist in training all new employees; ensure complete and compliant personnel, education, and medical files.
• Serve as primary resource for employee relations; advise managers on performance, conduct, and policy application.
• Ensure adherence to hospital policies and procedures and alignment with organizational goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Employee relations

Recruiting

Onboarding

Organization & prioritization

Written & verbal communication

Stakeholder coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

Job description

Salary Range: $90K-$115K

Leads the hospital's People Services (HR) function to reduce turnover, increase employee engagement, and promote core values. Partners with leaders to drive recruiting, onboarding, training, employee relations, and policy compliance. Ensures accurate and confidential personnel, education, and medical record management while supporting a positive, open-door culture.

Essential Functions

• Partner with leadership to develop and execute engagement and retention strategies that reduce turnover and reinforce core values.
• Prioritize and manage multiple initiatives; make timely, sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Develop and evaluate recruiting strategies and sources (e.g., ads, job fairs, schools, agencies) to attract qualified candidates.
• Coordinate, orient, and assist in training all new employees; ensure complete and compliant personnel, education, and medical files.
• Serve as primary resource for employee relations; advise managers on performance, conduct, and policy application while fostering an open-door environment.
• Ensure adherence to hospital policies and procedures and alignment with organizational goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Information

Champions a culture of inclusion, professionalism, and service.

Maintains strict confidentiality and data integrity for all employee records.

Builds strong partnerships with managers, candidates, and external recruiting sources.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Education: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field, or nearing completion.

Experience: Five (5) to seven (7) years of progressively responsible HR experience.

Regulatory Knowledge: Working knowledge of applicable state and federal employment laws and regulations.

Skills: Employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, organization/prioritization, written and verbal communication, and stakeholder coaching.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.