Director HR Operations

Dignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital is a 104-bed not-for-profit hospital located in Grass Valley California. The hospital has been providing compassionate quality health care to residents and visitors of western Nevada County since 1958. As an affiliate of the nationally recognized Dignity Health system we ensure the highest standard of health care to our patients and have access to important regional resources throughout the system including the Dignity Health Heart & Vascular Institute the Dignity Health Neurological Institute of Northern California and the Dignity Health Cancer Institute of Greater Sacramento. With 787 employees 101 active medical staff and 21 Emergency Department beds Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital continually implements and upgrades its technology and recruits employees who understand the vital importance of kindness and compassion in the healing process.

As our Director Human Resources Operations at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, CA, you will help apply your broad range of Human Resources talent and skills to support the employees of the hospital. This is a hands-on role where you can showcase your expertise in our day-to-day operations including employee relations, employee engagement, labor relations (unions), performance development, conflict management, and training programs/initiatives. You have the opportunity to support  specific groups and functions in collaboration with clinical and non-clinical leaders across the organization. 

You understand and appreciate that people are our most valuable asset that is the primary driver of our business success. You champion diversity and complement our environment of inclusion by treating everyone with compassion and cultural sensitivity. 

 Some responsibilities include:

• Provides advice recommendations and coaching to leaders on HR and workforce issues. Leads employee engagement activities advises leaders on and ensures compliance with HR policies procedures and practices and manages day to day employee and labor relations.
• Provides direction and support to management with interpretation of policies and procedures and collective bargaining agreements. Provides education and advice on proper documentation and/or legal requirements for performance improvement and termination process.
• Serves as an advocate for the employee management and the facility and encourages problem resolution through the chain of command. Diagnoses and determines the scope of organizational issues leveraging service area and system HR resources to deliver effective solutions to drive necessary cultural change and outcomes. Influences operational outcomes that improve efficiency productivity and reduces cost.
• Advises management and ensures compliance with laws and regulations pertaining to human resources. Delivers processes and programs that ensure readiness and compliance in a highly regulated healthcare environment.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree or a combination of education and/or additional job related experience in lieu of the degree.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive leadership experience in Human Resources is required