Human Resources Director

Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation•Pineville, LA

About The Position

The Human Resources Director recruits, maintains, and evaluates facility employees and works with department managers to foster a positive, professional, and fun workplace. The role oversees hiring, orientation, employee records, evaluations, required training, benefits enrollment, timekeeping, and payroll review. It also supports employee relations, retention, compliance, and the facility’s administrative operations. The director ensures required hiring documentation, background and sanction checks, licensure verification, medical history questionnaires, and training are completed and maintained. The role protects confidential resident and employee information in accordance with HIPAA, manages vaccination status and exemption records, and keeps employees informed about benefits enrollment and required dementia training. Additional duties include reporting workplace injuries and maintaining the annual OSHA 300 log, assisting with phone calls and accounts payable tasks, reviewing invoices, maintaining office supplies and equipment, and notifying the Administrator of information requests, claims, or legal issues. Duties may change according to facility needs.

Requirements

Freedom from illegal use of drugs.
Freedom from the use and effects of drugs and alcohol in the workplace.
Individuals found guilty by a court of law of abusing, neglecting, or mistreating individuals in a health care-related setting are ineligible for employment in this position.
High school diploma.
Human resources experience is preferred.
Long-term care experience is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Human resources experience.
Long-term care experience.

Responsibilities

Recruit candidates using recruiting platforms directed by the corporate office and oversee hiring and orientation.
Ensure hiring paperwork, demographics, background checks, adverse action and sanction searches, licensure verification, and training are completed.
Maintain employee records in accordance with applicable labor laws and facility regulations, and keep medical-related documents in confidential employee files.
Oversee employee evaluations and enforce the employee code of conduct, facility policies, procedures, and dress code.
Order uniforms according to policy and ensure employees have necessary equipment and access to computer programs and physical areas.
Collect medical history questionnaires from new hires and annually from current employees.
Maintain confidentiality of resident and employee information in compliance with HIPAA.
Verify employees’ COVID-19 vaccination status and oversee exemption filings.
Enroll employees in insurance benefit programs according to their elections and communicate open enrollment dates.
Keep employees current with required dementia training and complete it at least every 90 days for new hires, as required by regulation.
Participate as a witness in counseling or disciplinary discussions and mediate employee issues to support teamwork.
Work with department managers to reduce employee turnover and promote employees’ professional growth and training.
Remain knowledgeable about regulations, survey requirements, and guidelines applicable to nursing care facilities.
Report work-related injuries to the workers’ compensation carrier and post the required OSHA 300 log annually.
Assist with facility phone calls and, as needed, enter accounts payable in PointClickCare, submit reports for review, contact vendors about invoice concerns, verify invoices against statements, and scan invoices into the appropriate folders.
Ensure office supplies are adequately stocked and place or oversee orders for budget monitoring.
Notify the Administrator promptly about information requests, claims, or legal issues.
Oversee employee timekeeping, correct time as needed, and check payroll for accuracy before payroll closes.
Obtain employee satisfaction survey data and implement solutions to improve the work environment, as needed.
Represent the facility professionally in the community and communicate courteously and effectively with residents, families, coworkers, and vendors.
Attend required in-service training, clock in and out for all working and training hours, and comply with Legacy’s Compliance program, Code of Conduct, and Dress Code.