HR Generalist

Job Description

Job Description

Summary:

The Human Resource Generalist will run the daily functions for a Medicare certified agency providing home health care and hospice services. Ensures compliance with CDPHE licensure, Medicare CoPs, state wage/hour laws and federal healthcare regulations while supporting clinical staffing needs.

Essential Functions:

Recruitment & Onboarding

• Manages full-cycle recruiting for RNs, LPNs, CNAs (must complete state-approved training per 6 CCR 1011-1), HHAs, social workers, chaplains, and PT/OT/ST, including credential verification
• Oversees pre-employment screening: Colorado CJIS/FBI fingerprints, OIG exclusions, TB tests, and driving records for field staff per Medicare CoPs (42 CFR §418.64).
• Conducts orientations covering HIPAA, OSHA bloodborne pathogens, CDPHE hospice rules, and agency-specific POC/IDG processes.

Compliance & Audits

• Prepares personnel files for CDPHE surveys, Medicare audits, and mock Joint Commission/CHAP reviews; tracks certifications, 12-hour CEUs, and hospice aide in-services.
• Updates policies for Colorado Labor Laws (e.g., Healthy Families and Workplaces Act for paid sick leave), FMLA/CFRA, and Medicare terminal illness certification requirements (6-month prognosis).
• Monitors OIG sanctions and SAM.gov exclusions quarterly for all staff.
• Employee Relations & Retention
• Addresses field staff concerns (e.g., mileage reimbursement at IRS rates, on-call pay under CO wage orders) and supports hospice bereavement/resiliency programs.
• Drives retention via exit interviews, stay surveys, and incentives aligned with Colorado's caregiver shortages.

Payroll, Benefits & Scheduling

• Assists with payroll questions and policy clarifications.
• Administers benefits (e.g., PEBCO health plans, 401(k)) and tracks FMLA/Paid Family Leave for small employer exemptions.
• Training & Performance
• Tracks mandatory trainings: hospice core competencies, abuse reporting (Colorado Adult Protective Services), infection control, and annual competencies per CoPs.
• Supports annual appraisals and PIPs tied to quality metrics (e.g., HHCAHPS scores).

HR Operations & Reporting

• Maintains HRIS with accurate licensure expiry alerts; generates metrics like clinician turnover (<20% target) and time-to-fill (<45 days).
• Ensures HIPAA-compliant file security and PHI safeguards for field documentation.
• Qualifications
• Bachelor's in HR, Healthcare Admin, or related; 2+ years HR experience, preferably in Colorado home health/hospice.
• SHRM-CP/PHR preferred; familiarity with CDPHE #4-115 Hospice/Home Care rules and Medicare CoPs preferred.
• Skills: HRIS proficiency, strong communication for field teams, detail-oriented for audits; valid CO driver's license.
• Knowledge of CO specifics: Wage Order #38, ABES (Address Confidentiality Program) for staff safety.

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here ae representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work is generally performed in an indoor professional office environment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Activities:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Ability to stand, sit, walk, talk, reach with arms and hands, have good manual dexterity, use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

I have read this Job Description, asked for clarification of any items that are unclear to me, and agree to fulfil my duties as outlined. I understand that this is not all-inclusive, and that I will be responsible for performing other duties as assigned. I understand that this does not constitute a contract of employment and that either Mount Evans or I may terminate my employment at will, with or without cause.