Employee Relations Specialist

Reporting to the Manager of Employee Relations, the Employee Relations Specialist partners with both staff and leadership to address complex employee relations topics and facilitate solutions that achieve optimal outcomes. Interprets hospital policies and procedures and provides support for mediation between employees and management in order to promote direct, respectful communication. Provides guidance in the area of Human Resources within all applicable statutory regulations, ensures consistency within the organization to minimize legal risk to the organization, and facilitates efforts to address root causes of human resource issues. Creates positive rapport among employees and leadership and drives a culture of employee engagement.

This position works independently with leadership and employees within guidelines/procedures established by the department Manager. The incumbent must possess sound judgment and decision making skills, proven facilitator/mediation skills and excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).

Position Details
About Us:

The Employee Relations department, in alignment with the organization’s Best People Strategy, recognizes employees are our most valuable resource and will be treated as such. The team takes a neutral leadership role in serving both employees and managers on a wide variety of areas including organization communication topics, positive work environment, policy interpretation, performance management, leaves of absence, employee recognition and events, and addressing workplace conflict and concerns. The Employee Relations department: · Supports a safe and positive work environment, where employees are unafraid to come forward with issues that are affecting their safety or well-being. · Promotes an inclusive work environment where employees aren’t discriminated against based on age, race, sex, religion, gender identification, political affiliation, etc. · Encourages open dialogue and an exchange of ideas in a respectful and non-threatening environment where all opinions hold value. · Partners with leadership in creating and maintaining positive employee relations with their teams.

Valley Children’s Healthcare - one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation - provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum five (5) years progressively responsible Human Resources experience
• Experience in an employee relations and/or leadership position preferred

EDUCATION/LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma as accredited by the US Department of Education or GED required
• College degree - 4 year or equivalent experience

Have Questions?

Call Recruitment Services at 559-353-7071 or email us at [email protected]

Disclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.