HR Specialist

Wexford Health Sources; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and Vision insurance

401(k) retirement saving plans

Paid holidays

Generous paid time off

Company-paid short-term disability

Healthcare and dependent care spending

Job summary

The Wexford Health Sources, Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Human Resources Specialist to provide full HR generalist support for managers, supervisors, and frontline staff. The role includes employee relations counseling, policy enforcement, benefits administration, investigations, and performance management.

This onsite position offers a full-time schedule, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities to contribute to staff development and retention across WHS contract teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management or related field.
• PHR or SHRM certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• HR generalist support for managers, supervisors, and front-line employees.
• Provide employee relations counseling and enforce HR policies.
• Administer compensation and benefits and support performance management.
• Conduct investigations and implement corrective actions; manage workers' compensation.
• Maintain HRIS data and confidential records; assist onboarding and orientation.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources Management

Job description

POSITION: Human Resources Specialist

SCHEDULE: Full-Time, Monday-Friday

LOCATION: Pittsburgh, PA corporate office (onsite)

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

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 in orientation 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 25152