HR Business Partner Sr

CommonSpirit Health; Dickinson (ND); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a Sr HR Business Partner to lead comprehensive HR operations in support of our Dickinson Williston network. You will manage employee relations, performance development, conflict resolution, training, and partner with leaders across the ministry, championing an inclusive culture.

This remote role requires occasional onsite visits, with travel to Williston and Dickinson, and offers the opportunity to influence talent strategy across multiple facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field with at least 3 years HR leadership experience.
• Master's degree or relevant certification preferred (e.g., SHRM-SCP, SPHR).
• Experience in employee and labor relations with policy interpretation and performance management.
• Ability to partner with leadership and translate strategy into HR plans.
• Experience with training, coaching and culture development.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Alignment: Partner with clients to translate business direction into HR plans and goals.
• Employee Relations: Promote positive employee relations and resolve workplace concerns.
• Labor Relations: Guide policy interpretation and CBAs, advise on performance processes.
• Performance & Leadership Coaching: Provide feedback and development to leaders and teams.
• Culture: Promote CommonSpirit Health values and culture development across units.
• CoE Utilization: Collaborate with CoEs to meet business goals.

Skills

HR operations

Employee relations

Labor relations

Performance coaching

Culture & inclusion

CoE utilization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

SHRM Certification

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Sr HR Business Partner, you will lead comprehensive HR operations to support our team members.

Every day you will manage employee and labor relations, performance development, conflict resolution, and training, partnering with leaders across our ministry.

To be successful in this role, you will champion an inclusive culture, deeply valuing our team as the core of our mission, and demonstrating compassion and cultural sensitivity.

• Strategic Alignment - Partner with clients to understand and assess business direction based on the local Market & CommonSpirit Health’s Strategic Plan. Create specific business plans in support of HR-related goals that will meet department needs, address weaknesses, capitalize on strengths, and take advantage of opportunities. Work with leadership to regularly interpret results and progress of HR related goals. Prepare presentations for respective client groups and follow up with leadership regarding the status and progress of their HR business plans.
• Employee Relations – Partner with and serve as a resource to employees, management and Human Resources team to promote and maintain positive employee relations. Proactively identify, manage and facilitate the equitable resolution of job-related complaints and concerns.
• Labor Relations - Provides direction and support to management regarding interpretation of policies and procedures and collective bargaining agreements. Partners with Employee/Labor Relations CoE in providing education and advice on proper documentation and/or legal requirements for performance improvement and termination process.
• Performance and Leadership Coaching - Provides appropriate advice, feedback and development to improve the effectiveness of individual leaders and their team members. Provides guidance and advice addressing issues that pertain to engagement, performance management, employee relations, training and other areas of Human Resources. Serves as a thought partner to assigned clients. Focus on development, collaboration and assessments; coaches leaders and employees at all levels on a variety of topics such as management skills, conflict resolution and communications.
• Culture – Integrate culture standards consistent with the CommonSpirit Health’s mission, vision and values into business unit/facility/market/division practices and processes to ensure all employees experience and engage in supporting the desired work culture. Understands and promulgates approaches that lead to a positive, desired work culture. Applies results of culture diagnostic tools, e.g., My Culture to help craft appropriate plans for addressing culture development needs identified in the business unit/facilities/markets/divisions served.
• Centers of Expertise (CoE) Utilization: Collaborates with CoEs to support the accomplishment of business goals, objectives, and outcomes.

*Work Location: This is a remote position supporting Dickinson and Williston, North Dakota. The role requires onsite visits approximately once per month in Williston and two or more times per month in Dickinson, with flexibility in scheduling based on business needs.*

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Other and minimum of 3 years HR or leadership experience , upon hire or
• minimum of 5 years HR or leadership experience in the discipline or
• Masters Other and relevant experience; equivalent education and/or experience; experience through certifications, upon hire and
• HR experience should encompass generalist experience involving a high level of complexity and score or at least 2 or more areas of specialty involving a high level of complexity and scope, e.g., compensation, benefits, employee/labor relations, talent acquisition, etc. and
• Demonstrated employee relations experience with a working knowledge of recruitment, training delivery, benefits and compensation theory/administration.

Preferred

• Professional in Human Resources, upon hire or
• Senior Professional in Human Resources, upon hire or
• SHRM Cert Professional, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.