HR Business Partner (Fulltime)

Penn Medicine; Lancaster (Lancaster County); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Health benefits

Job summary

Penn Medicine is seeking an HR Business Partner to establish and maintain relationships with assigned client groups, influencing HR strategies and services to align with business needs. You will provide strategic consulting in talent, performance, and communications across units.

Responsibilities include partnering with leaders on organizational design, driving change, analyzing metrics for improvement, and coaching management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field required.
• 3–5 years HR experience, preferably in healthcare.
• Strong client service experience and ability to handle multiple clients.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; strong negotiation ability.
• Preferred master's in HR or Business Administration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic HR partner to leadership, aligning HR strategies with business goals.
• Collaborate on workflow and organizational design within departments.
• Act as internal consultant to diagnose and resolve HR issues.
• Lead organizational development initiatives and succession planning.
• Provide standard HR metrics reporting and cross-functional project support.
• Coach leaders and support change management across units.
• Support onboarding, retention, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Address employee relations matters with managers and key stakeholders.

Skills

Client service

Communication

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Change management

Project management

Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Master's degree in HR or MBA (preferred)

Job description

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Position:HR Business Partner

Schedule: 40 Hours Per Week/Fulltime

Location: Lancaster Pa. /Hybrid/This position is 90% in-person

POSITION SUMMARY

Establish and maintain relationships with assigned client groups to influence, develop and integrate targeted human capital strategies based on needs of the business. Provides strategic consulting, direction and assistance in the execution of people or business strategies, organizational development, talent retention, employee relations, performance management and internal communications for assigned units.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Strategic partner to leadership in assigned client groups, participates in business planning activities, identifies and recommends human resource responses aligned to business strategy.
• Collaborates with business leaders in identifying optimal workflow organizational/departmental design in assigned departments.
• Acts as internal consultant by analyzing and recommending solutions to human resource issues in assigned client groups.
• Initiates organizational development activities such as diagnosis/intervention, process consulting, development & succession planning.
• Provides standard reports and analysis of metrics and statistical data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Works on special projects and acts as internal subject matter expert within Human Resources on assigned areas to assist in developing and implementing strategies system wide. Facilitator/Leader of annual HR initiatives; i.e. benefits enrollment, merit & performance process, employee opinion survey, talent reviews, employee recognition events, etc.
• Partners with managers and assigned client groups to resolve employee relations issues that may include conflict resolution, performance improvement issues and terminations. Acts as the HR lead and partner with appropriate stakeholders including legal, security and audit to support investigative initiatives relating to serious violations of LG Health guidelines, policies and procedures governing employee conduct (i.e. harassment, code of conduct, fraud) and recommend appropriate action.
• Provides coaching services to leadership. Supports business transformation through an emphasis on strategic and organizational consultation. Coaches leaders on leading and managing their departments with a focus on driving change and utilization of change management tools.
• Completes first year on-boarding interviews with new hires and gathers information to support retention initiatives.
• Assesses situations and environments affecting employee engagement and provides managers with advice and recommends courses of action based on operating guidelines, policies and applicable laws. Consults with managers on establishing and nurturing a positive employee environment, culture development and to provide necessary education and coaching.
• Reviews and analyzes facility employee metrics and operational statistics on productivity, turnover, recruiting, patient satisfaction, employee engagement to identify trends, activities, and potential issues within each department. Applies understanding of the business units to strengthen action plans and partner with managers to implement and deliver key goals and objectives that support employee engagement.
• Partners with assigned client group to serve their business needs and positively and reliably represents Compensation, Employment, Talent Management and Benefits to facility staff and managers.
• Recommend revisions and implement human resource policies and procedures.
• Ensure clients are in compliance with established HR practices and procedures.
• Answer non-routine questions for information on policy interpretation.
• Works on special projects or serves on cross functional teams within HR and in support of business.
• Track data gathered from on-boarding interviews in tracking tool.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Req Bachelor's Degree BSN or B.S. in Human Resources or a related field
• Req 3+ years Three (3) to five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in Human Resources, preferably in healthcare or a shared services business environment.
• Req Strong client service experience, ability to handle multiple clients.
• Req Strong and effective communication and interpersonal skills. Strong persuasion/negotiation skill.
• Req Demonstrated HR consulting competencies including strategic focus, analytical and problem solving skills, diagnostic ability and process consultation skills. Strong interpersonal skills, good judgment, excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Req Proven ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines.
• Pref Master's Degree Master’s Degree in Human Resources or Business Administration.
• Pref Working knowledge of HR best practices.
• Pref Background in organizational development.
• Pref SHPR or PHR Certification.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.