Director Human Resources

Job Summary and Responsibilities

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills - but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

This position operates under the auspice of enterprise led HR, meaning, our work will be connected and consistent across our organization with our people being at the center. Our aim is to achieve an incredible associate experience in which our associates, physicians and leaders can flourish and feel part of a connected ecosystem. This role fosters and implements our critical culture, talent and engagement initiatives. This strategic HR role proactively partners with stakeholders to anticipate HR related needs/opportunities and implement and integrate HR strategies to support and enable the business, advise leaders on people related opportunities in collaboration with HR centers of excellence as applicable, and deploying HR and business initiatives in support of the organization's strategies and operations. Using sound change management principles, this role is responsible for engaging stakeholders, facilitating talent strategies using appropriate talent related data and developing plans to address opportunities and challenges. Working collaboratively with operational leaders, key stakeholders and HR centers of excellence, will advise and deploy HR initiatives in alignment with Operational strategy locally, regionally, and enterprise wide.

Job Requirements

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree

Minimum Experience Requirements:

• 7 years of progressive experience in Human Resources to include strategic leadership in Human Resources and/or demonstrated ability to lead projects or initiatives using the 5 leadership behaviors.
• Strong demonstrated employee relations skills with thorough knowledge of performance improvement, corrective counseling, investigations, compensation, benefits, strategic business planning, team organization, retention, and recruitment and change management.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in state and federal employment laws.
• Ability to listen, but also to persuasively convey opinions and recommendations.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to multitask.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to interact at all levels.
• Ability to be viewed as approachable and objective.
• Strong business-fluency skills-operational knowledge and financial acumen.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate organizational complexity and manage complex issues in a diverse business environment on an organizational scale.

Phsycial Requirements - Sedentary work - prolonged periods of sitting and exert up to 10 lbs. force occasionally

Where You'll Work

Penrose-St. Francis Health Services is a full-service, 712-bed acute care provider in Colorado Springs comprised of Penrose Hospital, St. Francis Hospital and St Francis Hospital - Interquest. St. Francis Hospital opened in 2008 to keep pace with the growing needs of the Colorado Springs' community on the north side of the city. St. Francis Hospital features 340-beds and offers a modern Birth Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cancer Center, Emergency Department, Level III Trauma Center, Imaging Services, Acute Inpatient Rehab, Surgical Services and Critical Care Unit.

It also serves as southern Colorado's home base for the Flight For Life® Colorado air medical transport service.


It's an incredible time to join us as we celebrate recognition with Magnet® Hospital designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for superior quality in nursing care. With more than 300 days of annual sunshine, mild winters and easy-to-access recreational areas including Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods and some of Colorado's top destination resorts, you will enjoy an incredible lifestyle while having the career you've always wanted.