Start the day excited to make a difference…end the day knowing you did.  Come join our team.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Serves as a key advisor to leadership on how to align HR strategy with business objectives and organizational goals.
• Supports leadership in ensuring the company is compliant with current employment laws and regulations; ensuring that MWHC Policies and Procedures and MWHC Associate Handbook are relevant and updated.
• Consults with leaders on a variety of matters including corrective actions, mitigating risk, policy clarification, ensuring compliance, and discrimination and harassment complaints. Assists in resolving or preventing negative workplace conflicts, grievances, and disagreements by creating action plans to address problem areas where disparate treatment/impact is identified.
• Leads thorough and impartial investigations into workplace complaints, including interviews, evidence collection, and report preparation. Ensures investigations align with company policies, employment laws (EEO, ADA, FMLA, Title VII), and best practices.
• Assists with internal audits of Associate Relations issues and processes to identify possible violations or gaps and makes recommendations of appropriate actions to resolve issues.
• Partners with HR leadership in the effective implementation and continuous improvement of HR policies, practices, and programs.
• Leverages HRIS and data analytics to provide insights and proactive recommendations for workforce metrics, trends, training needs, and operational performance.
• Maintains advanced knowledge of Human Resource principles and standards and proactively shares credible consultation and best practices to stakeholders.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Human Resources or business-related field preferred.
• Minimum of five years progressive HR experience with employee relations and HR investigations required.
• SHRM or PHR certification required.
• Experience conducting interviews, gathering evidence, and analyzing case findings required.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with and influence others required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required.
• Advanced problem-solving skills and ability to be resourceful required.
• High degree of time management, customer responsiveness, and service orientation required.
• Strong physician and provider relations experience, preferred.
• Shared services experience preferred.
• Workday experience preferred.

MWHC will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status (EOE). We are also committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices and comply with all applicable pay transparency and pay equity laws.

Physical Requirements: Constant (67-100% of workday) sitting and use of arms and hands; occasional (0-33% of workday) standing, walking, bending, squatting; ability to lift, push, and pull up to 10 lbs.; auditory and visual skills.

Mental Requirements: Possesses critical thinking and analytical skills.  Ability to multi-task.  Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team. 

Environmental Requirements and Exposure Hazards: Potential risk of exposure to chemicals. 

“It is the policy of Mary Washington Healthcare to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability who are applicants for employment or Associates.”

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