HR Specialist

Wexford Health Sources, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance review increase

PTO and holidays

Health insurance (BCBS)

Dental & Vision insurance

401(k)

Short-term disability

Job summary

Wexford Health Sources, Inc. is seeking a Human Resources Specialist to deliver full HR generalist support for managers, supervisors, and frontline staff at our Pittsburgh office.

Responsibilities include employee relations counseling, enforcing HR policies, benefits administration, investigations, and performance management. The role covers workers’ compensation, leave administration, and HRIS maintenance, with opportunities for training and professional growth in a large correctional health

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR Management or related field.
• PHR or SHRM certification preferred.
• Experience with benefits, payroll, and workers’ compensation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• HR point of contact for WHS contracts and staff.
• Oversee employee relations, performance management, policies & procedures, benefits, HRIS.
• Review HR practices for validity and efficiency and suggest improvements.
• Coach supervisors and managers to ensure fair treatment of employees.
• Investigate and address complex employee-related issues; maintain records.

Skills

Employee relations

HRIS

Policy enforcement

Performance management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR Management or related field

Tools

HRIS

Job description

POSITION: Human Resources Specialist
SCHEDULE: Full-Time, Monday-Friday
LOCATION: Pittsburgh, PA corporate office (onsite)

Wexford Health Sources, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest correctional health care providers. Over the past 30 years, our team of dedicated clinical professionals has helped millions of justice-involved patients receive life-changing medical and mental health services.

Benefits

• Annual review with performance increase
• Generous paid-time off program that combines vacation and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Comprehensive health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Dental and Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement saving plans
• Company-paid short-term disability
• Healthcare and dependent care spending account

Position Summary

The HR Specialist is responsible for providing full human resources generalist support for managers, supervisors, and front-line employees including employee relations counseling; communicating and enforcing HR policies and procedures; compensation and benefit administration; conducting investigations; creating and delivering corrective action; performance management; workers’ compensation; and leave administration

Duties/Responsibilities

• Human Resources point of contact for all HR issues for designated WHS contract(s).
• Provide direction to staff across multiple Human Resources functions to include employee relations, performance management, HR policies & procedures, benefits, HRIS.
• Provide continual review of current HR practices for validity and bottom-line efficiency in order to make recommendations for improvement.
• Motivates and coaches supervisors and managers to ensure consistent, equal, and fair treatment of employees.
• Oversees, investigates, addresses and monitors complex employee-related issues.
• Conducts stay interviews with current staff and exit interviews with former staff to determine positives/ negatives and likes/dislikes about Wexford Health to improve retention of staff.
• Monitors and maintains the organizations’ HRIS for tracking history on each employee.
• Maintains favorable and effective relations among employees at all levels.
• Develops, coordinates and/or delivers identified training program.
• Mediates and encourages open lines of communication during disputes between employees and their supervisors; promotes effective conflict resolution.
• Maintain job descriptions and Human Resources desk procedure manual. Maintains and updates all departmental forms and process flows.
• Participates in developing departmental goals, objectives and systems.
• Recommends new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvement in the department.
• Works with Director, Human Resources to implement and communicate employee benefit programs.
• Monitor and maintain all Department of Labor unemployment notices, potential charges.
• Responsible for monitoring and maintaining proper reporting of all workers compensation injuries through the claims management service. Assist the Director, Human Resources in tracking employees on work restrictions.
• Maintains confidential record keeping and reporting.
• Assist inorientation of new staff as requested.
• Attend seminars to enhance skills, keep updated on current HR practices via Internet.
• Answers employees' questions and records employee enrollment in benefits and group insurance programs: Explains and interprets company insurance program to employees and dependents. Answers questions regarding benefits, such as pension and retirement plan, and group insurance, such as life, hospitalization, and workers' compensation. Fills out application forms or verifies information on forms submitted by employees.

Job Requirements

CERTIFICATION: None required, PHR or SHRM preferred

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management; Employee/Labor Relations or related field required

EOE/M/F/D/V