NYC Health + Hospitals · 1 month ago
Deputy Director, Human Resources (Deputy Director, Operations)
NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States, providing essential services to over one million New Yorkers annually. The Deputy Director of Human Resources will oversee various HR operations, including workforce planning, onboarding, and performance evaluation processes while supporting the Chief Human Resources Officer.
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Responsibilities
Provides oversight of the off-boarding tasks that supports employee’s separation processing
Oversees the timely completion of all required documents for retirement processes and ensures retirees are aware of their benefits
Supervises the CO HR Performance Manager who assists employees and managers with completing performance reviews and troubleshooting as necessary
Monitors workforce planning approval processes and reviews job postings for accuracy prior to opening each position
Communicates with department directors and hiring managers to advise on the vacancy approval process, staffing needs, and provide regular updates on hiring pipelines
Ensures the vacancy pipeline and hiring metrics are current
Supports the implementation of the Workforce Action Planning System (WAPS), including go-live readiness, training, and elbow support to HR superusers at the facility as needed
Manages the Central Office HR onboarding and operations team and is responsible for all aspects of Onboarding and ensuring standard processes are followed
Oversees onboarding of Central Office volunteers, interns, and other contingent staff, ensuring all procedures follow system policies
Oversees the reviews of candidate qualifications to ensure experience and education match corporate standards
Confirms offered compensation is compliant with corporate salary policy and necessary approvals are in place
Responsible for onboarding team’s accurate and timely offer process, including all contact with candidates, scheduling OHS/fingerprinting, extending preliminary offers, reviewing onboarding documents, and granting clearance to start
Along with the Onboarding Manager, monitors the review of onboarding packages to ensure completion of all required tasks prior to sending the final offer letter
Ensures onboarding teams regularly meet hiring managers to advise on the onboarding process, determine priority hires, and discuss best hiring practices
Oversees enrollment of new hires into System New Employee orientation and audits the creation of new employee hire screens
Answers HR-related tasks and questions for potential hires concerning offers, payroll, benefits, time & leave, and compliance topics
Responsible for the timely review and entry of all HR action requests into the approval system (WAPS)
Reviews Functional Job Descriptions (FJD) for classification and compensation alignment, and reviews Wage & Salary matters
Ensures all requested employment transactions (promotions, salary adjustments, data changes, etc.) are compliant with policy
Oversees the standard process for employment actions in PeopleSoft (promotions, salary adjustments, transfers, data changes, etc.) and sends corresponding notification letters
Ensures the maintenance and update of information in PeopleSoft
Monitors action approvals and ensures timely processing and notifications
Oversees the review and processing of pending PeopleSoft self-service actions
Reviews and submits HRSS tickets and follows up with HRSS staff for resolution of PeopleSoft matters
Partners with Labor Relations to update executive order status for employees, where applicable
Ensures all filing is completed in a timely manner (Payroll Audit Report, OnBase, Personnel File)
Manages the system-wide unemployment insurance (UI) process
Reviews unemployment claims and follows up on supporting documents from facility UI liaison to contest claims as necessary; escalates complex UI matters to CHRO in a timely manner
Ensures the maintenance and update of reporting relationships
Reports evaluation compliance on a regular basis to management and departments
Follows up with department heads on evaluations that are below satisfactory/below expectation, in collaboration with the CHRO and/or the Employee Relations Lead
Ensures compliance with all processes and maintains a high level of confidentiality at all times
Oversees the timely review of the HR audit/quality report on a regular basis (at least bi-weekly) to ensure all actions keyed into PeopleSoft were authorized and supporting documentation is attached
Generates reports/queries for the Chief Human Resources Officer as requested
Develops standard processes and flowcharts for areas of responsibility
Ensures all staff are using standard templates that are reviewed and approved by HR leadership
Escalates matters to the CHRO as needed and supervises staff in the absence of the CHRO as directed
Answers general employee inquiries and assists with special projects as needed
Qualification
Required
5+ years of HR experience in a similar setting, leading an HR team responsible for multiple HR functions, including offboarding and performance management
Transactional Human Resources experience
Strong familiarity with onboarding and background investigation processes
Experience with performance management oversight activities and oversight of offboarding
Strong working knowledge of PeopleSoft
Excellent customer service skill
Detail oriented
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
Creative problem-solving skills
Benefits
Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
College Savings Program
Union Benefits for eligible titles
Multiple employee discounts programs
Commuter Benefits Programs
Company
NYC Health + Hospitals
NYC Health + Hospitals is an interconnected system of hospitals, health care centers, nursing homes, and home care.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$3.9MKey Investors
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
2022-07-26Grant· $3.9M
Leadership Team
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