HR Business Partner

PeaceHealth; Springfield (OR); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

PeaceHealth is seeking a Hybrid HR Business Partner for a Full Time position. The role supports leaders across communities, delivering HR solutions aligned with mission and strategy.

The position emphasizes labor relations, change management, and leadership development within a healthcare context. The HRBP collaborates with Culture and People teams, mentors peers, and applies workforce analytics to drive operational effectiveness while maintaining compliance with employment laws and labor

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in HR or Business Administration required or equivalent experience.
• Master's Degree preferred for advanced HR scope responsibilities.
• SHRM/HR certification is considered but not required.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and coordinates HR needs for a community, group of business units, or system-wide initiatives.
• Provide HR expertise to senior leaders and mentor HR colleagues.
• Translate healthcare knowledge into HR best practices focusing on change management and engagement.
• Counsel leaders on policy, procedures, laws, and labor relations to ensure compliance and operational effectiveness.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Labor relations

Mediation & conflict resolution

Investigation skills

Organizational development

Clear communication

Healthcare operations knowledge

Data measurement & metrics

MS Office proficiency

HRIS system proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or Business Administration

Master's Degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

HRIS system

Job description

PeaceHealth is seeking a Hybrid (will have one remote day per week) HR Business Partner for a Full Time, 1.00 FTE, Day position. The salary range for this job opening at PeaceHealth is $50.89 – $76.33. The hiring rate is dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to education, training, work experience, terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, seniority, etc.

Job Summary

Oversees and coordinates the HR needs for a community, group of business units, or supporting system-wide initiatives. May represent Human Resources on community leadership team. Provides HR expertise to senior leaders. Services as a mentor providing guidance to other HR Partner Organization colleagues. Translates their thorough knowledge of healthcare into HR best practices for the clients, focusing on change management, leadership development, succession planning, operational effectiveness and employee relations. Aligns People and Culture solutions with PeaceHealth organizational strategies, key objectives and mission.

Essential Functions

• Engaged and partners with leaders at all levels of the organization on people and culture related initiatives. Develops and implements strategic priorities that support mission, operational and department goals.
• Builds strong and trusting relationships with leadership. Proactively translate the group's business strategies into HR solutions. Applies analytics and metrics to drive sound recommendations and solutions.
• Proactively manages complex employee and labor relations issues.
• Advises leadership in administration of labor contracts. Examines supervisory practices and local policies and procedures for compliance with labor contracts. Participates in negotiating labor contracts and daily engagement with labor union representatives. Response to grievances and request for information; using internal resources as appropriate.
• Provides expert advice, coaching, and counsel to leaders and caregivers on Culture and People programs, policy and procedures, employment/labor laws, communication & conflict resolution, inspiration & engagement, formation & development, change management, diversity/inclusion, ethics & and organizational development and design in alignment with our mission and strategic priorities.
• In consultation with Culture and People leadership, collaborates for appropriate outcomes with leadership, Centers of Expertise and the HR Service Center to balance caregiver needs, policies, procedures, compliance with regulatory standards and PeaceHealth Mission, Values, and strategies.
• May coordinate or lead HRPO project work to include policy review, standardizing processes, competency development, and roll-out of initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree Required: Human Resources or
• Bachelor's Degree Required: Business Administration or other relevant discipline is required or a combination of education and professional experience that provides the caregiver with the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the job and
• Master's Degree Preferred:

Experience

• Minimum of 7 years Required: Human resources experience, or equivalent leadership experience, including an understanding of a shared services organization and
• Required: Previous experience in a HRBP or equivalent role, strongly oriented towards relationship development and
• Required: Strong employee and labor relations experience managing complex investigations, grievances and impact bargaining and
• Preferred: Extensive and progressive development/knowledge of complex human resources service line support in a COE model. Prior leadership and/or supervisory experience and
• Preferred: Recent experience in the healthcare industry

Credentials

• Preferred: SHRM Certified Professional or
• Preferred: SHRM Senior Certified Professional or
• Preferred: Certified Professional Human Resources or
• Preferred: Certified Senior Professional Human Resources

Skills

• Knowledge of regulatory compliance, federal and state laws with a working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines. (Required)
• Knowledge of employee & labor relations. (Required)
• Mediation and conflict resolutions skills (Required)
• Investigation skills (Required)
• Knowledge of organizational and team dynamics and methods to support continued improvement in these areas (Required)
• Ability to develop and present concise information. (Required)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (Required)
• Understanding of operations within the healthcare industry. (Required)
• Ability to identify, utilize and interpret workforce-related metrics (Required)
• Proficient in the use of MS Office application (Required)
• Proficient in the use of a major HRIS system (Preferred)

Working Conditions

Lifting

• Consistently operates computer and other office equipment.
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Sedentary work.

Environmental Conditions

• Predominantly operates in an office environment.
• Some time spent on site in medical/hospital setting.

Mental/Visual

• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer caregivers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical/dental/vision coverage; 403b retirement plan employer base and matching contributions; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buyup coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; wellness benefits, and expanded EAP and mental health program.

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