HR Generalist/Employee Relations/Payroll

Payroll/HR Coordinator,

Responsible for carrying out facility payroll, human resources and benefit operations in accordance with company policies andprocedures and applicable state and federal laws. Responsible for duties not limited to employee relations, benefits,compensation, leave of absence, workers compensation, recruiting, prescreening, hiring, onboarding, new hire orientation,terminations, and participation in unemployment claims. Promotes employee relations and supports organizational goals.Principal Responsibilities• Coordinates payroll information by completing payroll preparation, reports and maintaining records. Manages day-to-dayactivities of payroll and human resources tasks with a sense of urgency and sensitivity for timely completion; Performsall daily, weekly, and pay period close responsibilities related to payroll processing
Maintains, prepares, and processes bi-weekly payroll for 100+ internal employees.

• Enters edits indicatedby department heads.• Reconciles payroll prior to transmission and validate confirmed reports.
• Manages payroll variables such as shift differentials, overtime, on call, employee status, etc.
• Manages personnel files and time keeping to ensure accurate and timely payroll transactions; Ensures employee personnel files are complete and employee information are kept confidential;

Documents and maintains all progressive disciplinary action, suspensions, terminations, investigations andperformance management, including compensation and pay on merit.

• Effectively communicates with employees, clients, vendors, and coworkers in person, telephone and in writtencorrespondence.
• Partners with hiring managers to determine staffing needs; Screens, interviews, and recommends for hire qualifiedapplicants as directed.
• Executes hiring process through review of new applications to set up interviews; provide recommendations to hiring managers on applicant candidacy.• Assists in serving as employee advocate and acts as preceptor, coach, and resource person to help new employees getthrough job-specific orientation.
• Recruits staff members from potential sources and assists in administrating job posting program.
• Maintains pertinent recruitment and retention documentation.
• Coordinates in ensuring the payroll system is updated with all pay, job and personal information changes.
• Coordinates in properly communicating new and existing benefits programs and policies and procedures.• Human Resource Responsibility• Conducts continuing education programs and special in-service training to all department managers and special in-service for all staff.
• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains facility personnel.• Supports department managers in the evaluation of performance of facility personnel at least once annually and makesrecommendations for performance improvement plans for employees who fail to meet company expectations.• Promotes and maintains pro-active, positive employee relations programs.• Maintains open door policy in dealing with staff.• Follows, interprets, and enforces corporate personnel policies.• Communicates clearly and responsively on issues arising in the facility to decision makers who are outside of thefacility and follows-up to minimize negative impact of issues.• Manages all facility's internal relationships according to the company policies, procedures, directives, etc.;

Communicates and enforces company standards to department supervisors on counseling, disciplinary action,granting time-off, calling off-duty employees and/or transferring employees to cover staffing, assigning employees tospecific work tasks, training, orienting, interviewing and screening prospective employees, disciplining employees whoviolate policies, adjusting complaints, evaluating performance, rewarding, approving time off and overtime, andattending to other supervisory duties as required.• Manages the performance management process within the facility; Coordinates terminations of staff for performance related issues or for unethical behavior.• Ensures all supervisors are trained in and implement The Company policies and procedures including, but not limitedto Personnel Policy Manual, Departmental Policy Manuals and Employee Handbook.• Follows-up on all complaints of sexual harassment, as appropriate.• Attends and participates in all Human Resources Workshop.Attends and participates in scheduled training, educational classes, and meetings to maintain current certification asapplicable; Attends and participates in in-service training as mandated by regulatory agencies and company policy.• notifies facility before late arrival to or absence from workaccording to established center policy.• Cooperates with other facility personnel to ensure that services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs ofresidents; creates and maintains an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, as well as a calmenvironment.
•Adheres to established employee policies.• Customer Service Responsibilities• Models customer service principals throughout the center and promotes appreciation of our customer's needs.• Treats residents, residents' family members, visitors and fellow employees with courtesy, respect, and dignity.• Residents Rights• Understands, upholds and promotes the rights of the residents.• Ensures residents can exercise rights without interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal from the facility.• Ensures protected health information is kept confidential.• Ensures resident concerns/complaints are responded to with tact and urgency.• Reports allegations of resident abuse, neglect and/or misappropriation of resident property.
Coordinates effective communication with Residents and Companions by assuring all arrangements for providinginterpreters and/or other auxiliary aids and services needed by Residents and Responsible Party are made.Safety and Sanitation• Follows established safety policies and procedures.• Demonstrates job-specific knowledge of fire and disaster preparedness during drills or actual situations.
2 years' experience in skilled nursing or healthcare related field, preferred.

• 2 years' proven experience and demonstrated capability as a payroll specialist required.
• Possess effective communication skills to maintain positive relationship with residents, families, staff, physicians,consultants, providers, and governmental agencies, their representatives and the community.
• Current knowledge of local, state and federal guidelines and regulations.
• Strong personal organization and time management ability with attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and payroll application systems.
• Strong understanding of payroll accounting and payroll best practices.
• Ability to deal sensitively with confidential material.
• Ability to understand and follow applicable regulations, policies and procedures fully and consistently.
• Travel
• Local travel to attend company trainings and/or workshops; local travel for hiring events such as job fairs, communityevents, and nursing schools.Works closely with Administrator, Department Managers, facility personnel and community.