Human Resources Director

Providence Medical Center; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Medical Center in Kansas City seeks an experienced Human Resources Director for a full-time, onsite leadership role. The position mandates strategic HR leadership across two hospitals, focusing on employee relations, retention, leadership development, and compliance in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and 3 years of healthcare experience, capable of influencing executive leadership. The company fosters a diverse workforce and prohibits discrimination based on protected statuses.

Qualifications

• 3 years of related healthcare experience required.
• Familiar with labor market, laws, wage and hour regulations required.
• Knowledge of state and federal wage and hour regulations required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with executive leadership on workforce strategy and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead employee relations, investigations, and performance management.
• Drive onboarding, retention, and leadership development initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with HR policies and accreditation standards.

Skills

Workforce planning

Employee relations

Leadership development

HR operations

Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Kansas City Market | Full-Time | Exempt | Onsite Multi-Site Leadership Role

We are seeking an experienced Human Resources Director to provide strategic HR leadership across two acute care hospitals within the Kansas City market. This highly visible role partners directly with CEOs, executive leadership teams, and operational leaders to drive employee relations, retention, workforce planning, onboarding, compliance, engagement, leadership development, and HR operations in a fast‑paced, non‑union healthcare environment.

Providence Medical Center – Kansas City, KS - Approximately 400 licensed beds

Saint John Hospital – Leavenworth, KS - Approximately 76 licensed beds

Responsibilities

• Partner with executive leadership on workforce strategy, organizational effectiveness, and employee engagement
• Lead employee relations, investigations, conflict resolution, corrective actions, and performance management
• Drive onboarding, retention, leadership development, succession planning, and workforce stability initiatives
• Analyze workforce metrics including turnover, overtime, vacancy rates, FTE utilization, and labor trends
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, HR policies, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements
• Lead, mentor, and develop HR teams while driving accountability and operational excellence
• Partner with corporate HR to implement system initiatives and best practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 3 Years of related healthcare experience required.
• Must be familiar with the hospital organization; functions of various departments; current personnel practices and techniques, including review techniques; training methods; and job analysis.
• Familiar with the labor market, laws, wage and hour regulations, and ERISA guidelines preferred.
• Knowledge of state and federal wage and hour regulations required.
• Familiar with Joint Commission and HFAP standards.

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf