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Director of
Human Resources

Department:

Position: 

Supervisor:

Human Resouces

Director of Human Resouces

CEO

Full-Time

Day Shift

Position is:

Position is:

Purspose of Position

Responsible for overseeing all human resources issues including staffing, staff relations, orientation and development, compensation and benefits, employee recruitment, salary and benefits administration and regulatory and HIPAA compliance. Develops and recommends human resources practices, policies, and procedures that assist in the growth of the facility.  Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.  Participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.

 

Performs human resource support duties for the mid-level and senior management staff of the organization. Serves as an advocate for employees, leadership, and administration. The incumbent displays a positive, pleasant, professional attitude to all people, both external and internal. The incumbent exercises personal judgment, confidentiality, and discretion in application of knowledge and policies governing work at all times. Once in this role, will perform in the following human resource functions:

Essential Dutues and Responsibilities

  1. Maintains employee records and answers employment inquiries.

  2. Explains employment and personnel policies.

  3. Performs preliminary screening or interviewing of applicants before referring to the hiring department head.

  4. Performs recruitment, new hire, orientation and termination duties.

  5. Creates personnel forms and maintain documentation pertaining to employee records and post changes in records.

  6. Administers benefit and other established programs.

  7. May participate in organization or community committees where a human resource presence is needed.

  8. Assists mid-level and senior level management with other human resource related tasks as needed.

  9. Coordinates all travel nursing staff assignments.

  10. Is a member of the policy committee and creates and maintains policy and procedure library.

  11. Attends meetings, takes minutes, and distributes appropriately, when needed.

  12. Gathers data and completes annual salary comparison data for salary range analysis and board approval.

  13. Tracks staff certifications and license renewal data.

  14. Participates with third party vendors to complete the 401K/Roth 5500 annual audits.

  15. Is point person for payroll processing bi-weekly.

  16. Works with Administration on provider contract renewals, as well as the creation of employment contracts when new providers join the facility.

  17. Updates and maintains all HR policies and distributes to staff once approved.

  18. Tracks and maintains Evaluation returns by dept. head to ensure every employee has one on file every 2 years.

  19. Works with Education to ensure all CMS regulations regarding employees is being met.

  20. Tracks and reports employee, contract, volunteer, and locum Covid 19 and influenza activity to Nursing Care Coordinator.

  21. Participates in quality assurance activities and reports on the success and goals quarterly.

  22. Is the point person for all WSI activity involving employees and reports to the safety committee monthly

  23. Tracks and initiates COBRA benefits, when needed.

  24. Participates in all unemployment activities.

  25. Participates in all FMLA activities.

  26. Communicates with legal counsel, as needed.

  27. Serves as the HIPAA Officer and performs investigations, tracks breach activity and reporting.

  28. Works with dept. heads to initiate and complete oral and written performance statements, as well as performance improvement plans and review with employees.

  29. Assist with the Community Health Needs Assessment activities.

Qualifications and Education

  1. This position requires an Associate’s degree in communications, public relations, business, or health-related field. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

  2. The successful candidate will have a minimum of three years administrative experience. Healthcare administrative experience supporting mid and senior level leadership is preferred.

  3. Human Resource experience highly desired.

  4. Formal or informal training showing skills in labor relations, interpersonal relationships, and effective written and verbal communication skills.

  5. Must have intermediate skills in MS Word, MS Excel and be internet savvy.

  6. Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

  7. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure/ policy manuals.

  8. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of leadership, employees, patients, and the public.

Phsyical Demands

  1. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  2. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach, and talk or hear.

  3. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; and stoop, kneel, or crouch.

  4. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds.

  5. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Applications can be completed online at www.dcstlukes.org or picked up in the business office.  A full job description is available per request to Marianne Snell, HR Director 701-965-6384 ext. 9203 or email msnell@dcstlukes.org.

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