Human Resources Specialist & Employee Relations

United Medical Imaging Healthcare•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Reputable healthcare company in Southern California is looking for a Human Resource Specialist to assist with HR Functions and company employees in areas of payroll, time and attendance, benefits coordination, leaves of absence, company policies, and employee relations.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Human Resources or a related area.
Minimum 2 years of HR experience required
Excellent oral and written communications skills, including the ability to clearly and concisely answer questions and convey information to employees & management team.
Ability to work independently and self-initiator.
Effective time management, multi-tasking ad organization skills, including ability to prioritize workload to meet key deadlines.
Must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Must have excellent follow-through and a strong sense of urgency.
Must be able to research and analyze data and findings.
Must be able to be tactful yet assertive when addressing employment issues and concerns.
Must be able to handle difficult/highly emotional personalities.

Nice To Haves

Experience in health care industry is desired.
Ideal candidate has a people personality and can build bonds and connections with employees and candidates.

Responsibilities

Work with Managers/Supervisors on a daily and weekly basis to discuss changes, issues and openings and to ensure all workplace accidents, injuries, leaves, illnesses etc. are reported promptly.
Advise senior management on human resources issues, including policies, disciplinary actions, employee relations issues, performance evaluations, compensation, and terminations.
Assist employees with leaves of absence while determining impact on employment status. Administer all leave of absence requests and paperwork for medical, disability and FMLA leaves.
Determine leave eligibility, calculate duration of leave and monitor activity during leave to ensure employee does not exceed allowed time. Ensure that employee insurance payments are made while on leave, if necessary.
Lead investigations into complaints of potential unlawful behavior, such as harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
Conduct claimant intakes, witness interviews, response meetings with alleged wrong-doers, and conclusion meetings with the claimant, respondent, and other relevant parties.
Gather, interpret, and analyze data.
Compose correspondence and other highly confidential documents such as investigation recaps, corroboration charts, action plans, conclusion talking points, executive scripts, etc.
Present oral and/or written comprehensive updates regarding findings and investigation status.
Make recommendations with regard to disciplinary measures and development opportunities based on findings.