Director, Employee Relations

Sutter Health•Sacramento, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides strategic, operational, and consultative leadership across an integrated healthcare delivery system to foster a positive, high-performing work environment. Serves as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees at all levels, providing leadership on a complex range of employee relations matters for both management represented and union represented employees, in alignment with Sutter Health practices, policies, and local legislation. Leads proactive workplace initiatives and strategies, conducts workplace investigations and internal reviews, while providing leadership on performance improvement, behavior management, grievances, discipline processes, end-of-employment situations, coaching, and conflict resolution. Works in close partnership with legal, compliance, risk, security, communications, and key roles within the human resources community – providing consultation and partnership in crisis management, threat assessment, and safety matters – along with partnering on leave, accommodations, and other employee relations matters. The role is integral to enterprise transformation and restructuring initiatives, resulting in successful employee transitions. Develops and drives employee relations strategies and scalable practices across acute, ambulatory, ancillary, and home health settings, providing proactive education and coaching to build manager capabilities and skill sets. Leveraging data and analytics, develops strategies and plans to foster a positive work environment, address trends, enhance workforce effectiveness, and mitigate risk. The candidate selected for this role must live in the Northern California Sutter Health footprint and travel around the Sutter System is a part of this role. This is NOT a remote role.

Requirements

Progressive employee relations experience.
Leadership experience managing managers and multi-site teams in complex environments.
Exceptional people management skill sets with demonstrated ability to cultivate an engaging, high-performing, and inclusive culture
Strong executive communication, influence, and cross-functional partnership and collaboration skills.
Ability to operate within complex, matrixed environments.
Demonstrated ability to leverage strong judgment and balanced approach, when navigating high risk, complex, or emotionally-charged matters
Expert knowledge of federal and state employment laws, including NLRA, Title VII, ADA, FMLA or CFRA, and wage and hour requirements.
Advanced investigative skills and experience in restructuring, performance improvement, discipline, leaves/accommodations, crisis management, threat assessment, and reputation matters.
Experience advising senior executives.
High proficiency in leveraging data and analytics to drive business and people outcomes.
Cultural competence and demonstrated commitment to inclusion and belonging.
Ability to lead effectively in fast paced clinical environments and maintain stability during operational disruption.
Bachelor’s degree
8 years recent relevant experience

Responsibilities

Strategic Employee Relations Leadership
Leader and Employee Consultation - Performance, Discipline, and Conflict Resolution
Investigations, Risk, Compliance, and Crisis Response
Data, Analytics, and Workforce Insights
Restructuring and Organization Changes
Team Leadership and Operations
Leadership and Stakeholder Partnership