Human Resources Director

Rural Staffing Services; Dillon (MT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Barrett Hospital & HealthCare in Dillon, Montana, seeks a Human Resources Director to lead people strategy, workforce development, and culture hospital-wide. Interim engagement with potential long-term leadership, in partnership with Rural Staffing Services, emphasizes making a real impact on rural healthcare leadership.

The role focuses on employee engagement, leadership development, and sustainable organizational culture, aligning with executive leadership for long-term stability.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of HR leadership experience in an acute care hospital
• Supervisory experience required
• Strong knowledge of compensation, benefits, and HR systems
• Bachelor's degree required, Master's preferred
• SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or similar credentials preferred

Responsibilities

• Leading all HR strategy and operations
• Advising leadership on workforce and organizational matters
• Overseeing compensation, benefits, and HR systems
• Strengthening employee relations and organizational development
• Ensuring compliance with employment laws and HR best practices
• Strengthening communication, engagement, and organizational culture
• Supporting recruitment, retention, and workforce planning initiatives
• Helping guide the organization through change with stability and care

Skills

HR leadership

Supervisory experience

Compensation knowledge

Benefits knowledge

HR systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Dillon, Montana
$100K–$140K Depending on Experience | Full Time | On-site | Interim Opportunity with Potential Long-Term Placement

Start Here

This opportunity is being supported by Rural Staffing Services in partnership with Barrett Hospital & HealthCare.

We believe rural healthcare hiring should be transparent, thoughtful, and built on real connection.

That means:

You see the hospital, role, and community up front
You have a real conversation with us, not just submit a resume
Your experience and leadership story are shared directly with decision makers

Rural Staffing Services serves as the first step in this process.

This is a relationship-first hiring experience where your story matters, not just your resume.

This is how hiring should feel in rural healthcare.

This Is More Than a Human Resources Role

This is an opportunity to help shape the culture, stability, and future of a nationally recognized rural hospital.

We are supporting Barrett Hospital & HealthCare in seeking a Human Resources Director to lead people strategy, workforce development, and organizational culture across the hospital.

This role is unique in that it can begin as an interim engagement with the opportunity to transition into a long-term leadership position.

This opportunity is ideal for a leader who:

• is ready to make an immediate impact
• values flexibility and the ability to explore long-term fit
• understands that in rural healthcare, people are everything
• wants to help build strong teams and healthy workplace culture
• believes leadership should still feel human

The right leader will bring both strategic vision and a hands-on approach to supporting teams, guiding leadership, and strengthening organizational culture.

In a setting like this, your leadership is visible, your voice matters, and your impact reaches across the entire organization.

Explore the Hospital & Community

Before applying, we encourage you (and your family, if applicable) to explore the hospital, community, and surrounding area and truly imagine what life could look like here.

• Blue ribbon fly fishing just minutes from town
• Snow-covered mountain views that somehow never get old
• Coffee shops where people still sit and actually talk to each other
• Backroads, hiking trails, camping trips, and wide-open Montana skies
• Peaceful mornings without major city traffic or nonstop noise
• A community where people still wave from passing trucks
• Friday night lights, local rodeos, and town events that bring people together
• At least one local who believes they alone know the best fishing hole on the Beaverhead River
• A Patagonia outlet in town because apparently Dillon is just cool like that

Dillon sits in Southwest Montana near some of the best outdoor recreation in the country and offers the kind of slower, grounded lifestyle many healthcare leaders quietly hope to find someday.

This is the kind of place where people stay because life outside of work feels good too.

And honestly? Rural communities like this need strong healthcare leaders willing to show up, care deeply, and help rural healthcare continue to thrive.

You are more than a resume.

Rural Staffing Services works directly with healthcare leadership teams to help ensure thoughtful alignment between candidates, communities, and long-term fit.

We want to understand your story, leadership style, goals, and what matters most to you before formally introducing candidates to the organization.

18-bed Critical Access Hospital

Named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital for 14 consecutive years

Recognized as a Top 20 Critical Access Hospital 7 times nationwide

Known for clinical excellence, innovation, and patient-centered care

Collaborative leadership team and strong organizational culture

This is an organization where leadership is collaborative, decisions are thoughtful, and the mission is lived every day.

As a member of the Leadership Team, this role shares accountability for the overall success and sustainability of the hospital.

About the Role

As the Human Resources Director, you will help lead and strengthen the people strategy, workforce experience, and organizational culture across the hospital.

This role partners closely with executive leadership to support employee engagement, workforce stability, leadership development, and long-term organizational sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Leading all Human Resources strategy and operations
• Serving as a trusted advisor to leadership on workforce and organizational matters
• Overseeing compensation, benefits, and HR systems
• Supporting employee relations and organizational development
• Ensuring compliance with employment laws and HR best practices
• Strengthening communication, engagement, and organizational culture
• Supporting recruitment, retention, and workforce planning initiatives
• Helping guide the organization through change with stability and care

We Are Looking for Someone Who

• genuinely enjoys people
• leads with empathy, accountability, and integrity
• understands the realities and rewards of rural healthcare
• values relationships, communication, and collaboration
• can balance operational leadership with compassion
• believes workplace culture truly matters

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of HR leadership experience in an acute care hospital
• Supervisory experience required
• Strong knowledge of compensation, benefits, and HR systems
• Bachelor's degree required, Master's preferred
• SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or similar credentials preferred

We are open to considering strong candidates whose leadership and experience align with the needs of the organization.

Why This Role Matters

In rural healthcare, the strength of an organization starts with its people.

The Human Resources Director plays a critical role in:

• Supporting employee experience and organizational culture
• Strengthening leadership alignment and communication
• Helping recruit and retain the workforce rural healthcare depends on
• Supporting long-term hospital sustainability
• Guiding the organization through growth and change with stability and care

Your leadership here will be felt across the hospital and throughout the Dillon community.

A Place to Lead and Belong

At Barrett Hospital & HealthCare, leadership is not just about operations.

It is about people, relationships, and showing up for a community that depends on you.

This is an opportunity to step into a role where your work will be felt across the hospital and throughout Dillon.

For leaders who value purpose, connection, and meaningful work, this is a chance to make a lasting difference.

We Cannot Wait to Hear Your Story

After reviewing the hospital and community information, we hope you can begin to picture what life and leadership could look like in Dillon.

Together is how rural survives. Heart is how it thrives.