Manager of Human Resources

Responsibilities

Opened in 2010, Palmdale Regional Medical Center is a 184-bed, acute care hospital located in Palmdale, CA. One of Southern California's newest hospitals and featuring all-private patient rooms, Palmdale Regional provides high-quality, award-winning patient care to residents and visitors of the Antelope Valley and surrounding areas. Palmdale Regional is active in the community and regularly participates with the Antelope Valley Board of Trade/Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance (now AV Edge), and other civic and governmental groups. Palmdale Regional believes in "Community Service Excellence" and supports nonprofit agencies and other healthcare related organizations.

Palmdale Regional recently joined the newly created regional brand, Southwest Healthcare. This comprehensive network of care incorporates five hospitals in the southern California region and includes multiple convenient ambulatory locations serving many communities. With more than 7,000 skilled and talented care providers across the region, all dedicated to the highest standards, the shared goal is to provide convenient access to a wide range of healthcare services. Learn more: For more information on Palmdale Regional, please visit and follow Palmdale Regional Medical Center on social: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the HRD, the HR Manager maintains and enhances the organization’s human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs and practices.

• Oversee employee onboarding, development, needs assessment, and training to ensure employee engagement and high retention.
• Acts as a resource to department leaders providing HR guidance on employment, employee relations, compensation, benefits and retention.
• Has the ability to investigate and resolve complex employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations.
• Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation.
• Partners with the HRD provide guidance and input on restructures, workforce planning and succession planning.
• Identifies training needs for teams and individual coaching needs. Participates in evaluation and monitoring of success of training programs.
• Supervises HR staff.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Ensure employee Leaves of Absence are tracked and processed in accordance with facility/company guidelines and regulatory compliance.
• Employee Engagement

Qualifications

EDUCATION/TRAINING/ EXPERIENCE:

Experience:

8 years of continuing advanced responsibilities in Human Resources service disciplines. Healthcare experience strongly preferred. 3 years management or supervisory experience highly preferred. Working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee and union relations, diversity, performance management, federal and state respective employment laws. Experience in California wage and hour strongly preferred.

Education:

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or university required.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Written and verbal communications, interpersonal skills.
• Basic organizational and computer skills.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:

PHR/SPHR preferred