Human Resources Assistant

Cornerstone Family Healthcare • Town of Cornwall, NY

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Cornerstone Family Healthcare is recruiting a full-time Human Resources Assistant in Cornwall, NY. The role provides administrative and operational support across Human Resources, primarily in recruitment, candidate management, and coordination of residency, internship, and volunteer programs. The position also supports credentialing and privileging for designated clinical staff, onboarding and offboarding, personnel documentation, and general HR operations.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The rate of pay is $23.00 per hour. Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center whose mission is to provide high-quality, comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare with caring, dignity, and respect, regardless of ability to pay.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 1–3 years of administrative support experience, preferably in HR.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact professionally with candidates, employees, managers, educational institutions, and external partners.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and maintain appropriate boundaries.
• Experience with Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree in HR, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems and HR information systems.

Responsibilities

• Support and coordinate full-cycle recruitment activities.
• Actively recruit and source qualified candidates for designated positions as assigned by the Recruiting Manager.
• Communicate with candidates in a timely and professional manner throughout recruitment.
• Conduct employment reference checks.
• Assist as needed with background screening, pre-employment requirements, and onboarding.
• Provide administrative support for recruitment events, career fairs, and other talent acquisition initiatives.
• Conduct new employee check-ins.
• Coordinate residency, internship, and volunteer programs as the primary contact for applicants, participants, educational institutions, residency programs, and internal departments.
• Manage inquiries, placement requests, and required documentation.
• Coordinate placement approvals and communicate with department leaders about availability, eligibility, and program requirements.
• Ensure required school agreements, insurance certificates, onboarding documents, and orientation documents are completed before participants begin assignments, in accordance with Cornerstone policies and applicable requirements.
• Maintain accurate participant records, monitor participant status, and track required documentation throughout placement periods.
• Assist the HR Generalist with credentialing and privileging for designated clinical staff.
• Ensure applicable employees are initially credentialed and recredentialed before credentials expire.
• Coordinate primary source verifications and follow up on outstanding documentation or expiring credentials, including licensure, DEA, BLS, infection control, boards, and certifications.
• Escalate discrepancies, missing documentation, and compliance concerns to the appropriate HR team member.
• Back up the facilitation of in-person new-hire orientation.
• Process employment verification requests and respond to inquiries in accordance with Cornerstone policies.
• Assist with employment-related documentation and personnel file maintenance.
• Assist with onboarding and offboarding administration, including tracking required paperwork and coordinating outstanding items.
• Provide general HR administrative support, including document preparation, filing, data entry, scheduling, and correspondence.
• Assist with special projects and other HR initiatives as assigned.
• Attend and participate in monthly department, All Staff, and other required meetings.
• Become familiar with Cornerstone policies and procedures and the Employee Handbook.
• Maintain confidentiality, including patient, financial, and employee-relations information.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED