Yale New Haven Health · 11 hours ago
Human Resources Business Partner
New Haven, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expYale New Haven Health is committed to its mission and values, and they are seeking a Human Resources Business Partner. This role involves providing quality HR services, partnering with management to address HR-related issues, and enhancing employee engagement and relations.
Health Care
Responsibilities
The HR Business Partner acts proactively to lead and support regular and routine cyclical HR activities as well as responds to business needs by adopting a professional, informed and principles-based approach
Provide the highest standard of client service, accuracy, and timeliness in responding to client needs and maintain information with the requisite level of confidentiality and discretion
Work with clients to enable them to engage with and fully utilize HR systems and business process automation
Identify where further support or interventions may be required to assist clients to adapt to these new technologies and to track and monitor workflow actions to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the HR service
Build positive relationships with clients
In partnership with organization stakeholders, monitor, assess and promote a positive employee and labor relations strategy
Demonstrate confidence, empathy, and sound business judgment in interactions and advice
Provide appropriate and effective advice and coaching to employees and managers as needed
Advise and coach managers to create and sustain a high-performance workforce
Confidently communicate approaches with managers to assist with the resolution of sensitive employee issues, performance matters, disciplinary issues, and grievance/conflict resolution
Maintain records and write reports associated with case management and prepare complex case-based correspondence for the consideration and action of management
Serves as a consultant to management staff and as an employee advocate, when appropriate
Advises management staff and employees regarding their rights and responsibilities under state, federal and local laws, as well as YNHHS policies
Advise on Human Resources' best practices to achieve effective and consistent implementation of all laws, and policies to produce positive relations with all employees
Provides facilitation and dispute/conflict resolution advice to department managers and staff
Investigates and leads timely, unbiased, thorough workplace investigations leading to the resolution of open-door concerns, including but not limited to working conditions, disciplinary actions, employee and applicant appeals and grievances, employee complaints, harassment allegations, terminations, discrimination, situations involving interpersonal conflict in the workplace, and ensuring adherence to the YNHHS policies, procedures and guidelines
Advise on employee performance management matters and/or conduct matters, including utilization of performance and/or conduct management tools to ensure optimal performance of staff
Prepare a range of strategic HR documents including but not limited to investigation reports
Supports activities including workforce planning, job development, educational needs assessments, policy development and interpretation, workforce data analysis, employee relations counseling, and conflict resolution, to support the effectiveness of departments within assigned client groups
Facilitates the development and execution of strategies in collaboration with human resources? COE?s and organizational leaders to support the operational objectives of assigned client groups
Participates in policy review, including ensuring policies are clearly communicated and meet organizational objectives
Interprets HR policies and procedures and works with HR colleagues, and leaders on identified opportunities for policy, procedure, and process improvement
Assesses situations and environments within client groups affecting employee engagement and provides organizational leaders with advice and recommended courses of action based on operating guidelines, policies, and applicable law in order to create and maintain a positive employee environment
Provides necessary education and coaching to client leaders to support these recommendations and works with HR functional areas to provide required training opportunities consistent with other organizational priorities
Reviews and analyzes workforce and operational statistics on productivity, turnover, recruiting, patient satisfaction, employee engagement, exit interview data and other Dashboard measures to identify trends, activities, and potential issues within each assigned client group
Utilizes staffing mix standard work to guide leaders towards staffing approaches to achieve operational goals and outcomes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required in a relevant area
Three (3) to five (5) years or more as a Human Resources generalist professional in a specialized role focused on organizational design, employee relations, compensation, change management, talent management, and recruitment/retention activities
Strong knowledge of HR laws and regulations
Excellent relationship management as well as project management skills
Excellent communicator, high levels of emotional intelligence, able to provide specific guidance to clients while maintaining an environment of collaboration and partnership
Proven team player with excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills
Strong analytical skills and experience with data analysis, metrics, and reporting
Ability to understand business plans and to develop impactful HR solutions in response to those plans
Highly collaborative, able to build strong relationships with HR colleagues to drive results to the clients and HR
Ability to positively influence employees/leaders at all levels to drive outcomes
Critical thinking and creative problem solving
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and sometimes competing priorities
Strong ability to deal with ambiguity and lead others during periods of intense change
Preferred
Master's degree in a relevant area
Company
Yale New Haven Health
Yale New Haven Health is making it easier for people to access the latest medical treatments, advanced research and innovations through our five outstanding hospitals – Yale New Haven, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial and Westerly – and our affiliation with the prestigious Yale University and its highly-ranked Yale School of Medicine.
10001+ employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Christopher O’Connor
Chief Executive Officer
Oliver Mayorga
SVP, Chief Medical Officer - Yale New Haven Health, Lawrence + Memorial Hospital/Westerly Hospital
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