Senior Human Resources Business Partner

Johns Hopkins Hospital; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Hospital is seeking a Sr. HR Business Partner to serve as a senior member of the HRBP team, delivering strategic partnering for nursing leadership and operations.

You will drive workforce strategies, employee relations, and engagement initiatives while ensuring efficient delivery of HR projects and compliance. The role emphasizes partnering with nursing leadership to retain a high-performing workforce and support patient family culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science required.
• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• Seven years of progressively responsible HR management experience.
• Experience advising multiple management levels on people matters.
• Experience in a University or Hospital setting preferred.
• Experience using a recognized HRIS system is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic HR and talent support to nursing leaders and staff.
• Interpret metrics, analyses, and present data to leaders.
• Drive culture and engagement initiatives across departments.
• Counsel on performance, discipline, and labor/employee relations as needed.
• Partner with nursing leaders to improve labor efficiency and track metrics.
• Support development programs, performance management, and recruitment tools.
• Ensure compliance with standards and manage leave and return-to-work processes.
• Provide support during emergency and disaster situations.

Skills

Strategic HR support

Employee relations

Talent assessment

People analytics

Culture initiatives

Employee engagement

Conflict resolution

Performance counseling

Recruitment

Education

Bachelor of Science

Master’s degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

HRIS software

Job description

In pursuit of JHM's mission and in exemplifying the core values in all actions, will execute The Johns Hopkins people initiatives, provide great internal customer support, and drive HR functional excellence and process improvement. This role serves as a senior member of the HR Business Partner team and may be tasked with taking on more strategic activities. This position will provide direct support for: implementation of programs, employee relations and engagement, including diversity initiatives for nursing and nursing administration. The Sr. Human Resources Business Partner will be responsible for establishing and maintaining effective relationships in support of JHH Operations while ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of key Human Resources projects and objectives. The primary purpose of this role is to partner with the nursing business unit leadership team in delivering against the business and people growth objectives, proactively focusing on retaining a high-performing, engaged workforce in support of the JHH patient family culture.

Strategic Partnering Responsibilities

Provides strategic HR and talent support to nursing leaders and employees. Engages leaders to understand talent needs and implement talent assessment processes. Proactively obtains, interprets, and presents metrics and analyses.

Collaborates with leaders to support culture/shared mindset activities.

Implements workforce strategies, diagnoses, and solves workforce issues.

Culture Champion Responsibilities

Interprets and drives departmental employee engagement action planning to improve organizational culture. Measures employee morale and satisfaction; implements efforts to improve the employee experience.

Counsels on situational issues; leads initiatives to resolve conflicts.

Advises on performance counseling and discipline.

Operational Responsibilities

Partners with nursing leaders to maximize effectiveness and efficiency through labor and efficiency initiatives. Supports the tracking and interpretation of metrics.

Deploys development programs, performance management/appraisal, and talent acquisition program tools.

Partners to uphold all compliance standards and programs and perform activities as assigned (i.e., workers', applicable employee leave of absence/return to work administration).

Support is requested during emergency and disaster situations.

Education

Bachelor of Science required. Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or other related field preferred.

Work Experience

Seven (7) years of progressively responsible human resources management experience, including employee relations experience, preferably in a University or Hospital setting.

Experience of advising multiple levels of management on a range of people matters (e.g., employee engagement, retention, employee & labor relations, performance management, leave of absence, recruitment, etc.)

Experience using a recognized HRIS System is strongly preferred.