Senior Employee Relations Consultant

Quorum Health•Springfield, OR

About The Position

The Senior Employee Relations Consultant will conduct confidential and professional employee relations internal investigations. This role involves documenting all employment matters in the electronic database system (HR Acuity) and providing guidance to leaders on employee relations issues such as employee coaching, disciplinary recommendations, or other actions for successful outcomes. The consultant will collaborate closely with the Regional Labor Relations Director on employee activities that have implications by a union contract and work with Privacy and Compliance officers on related topics. Responsibilities also include managing leave per policies and regulations (FMLA, OFLA, PLO), overseeing Workers’ Compensation activities, leading the ADA Accommodation process, and supporting employee recognition and engagement action plans. Additionally, the role assists with benefits administration, acts as a liaison between employees and insurance companies, conducts Open Enrollment, processes salary administration activities, prepares wage scales, and ensures compensation practices are equitable and compliant with union contracts and policies.

Requirements

Experience working through large scale change within an organization
Thorough comprehension of Federal, State and Local Employment laws
Exceptional communication and organizational skills
Ability to multi-task and manage multiple responsibilities with varying priorities
Remarkable critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
Bachelor’s degree with major or emphasis in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a closely related field. The equivalent in work experience may be considered.
5+ years Human Resources progressive employee relations experience required.
Strong experience in employee relations and leave management.
Previous experience with HRIS systems, UltiPro/UKG preferred.

Nice To Haves

Healthcare experience is strongly desired.

Responsibilities

Conduct confidential and professional employee relations internal investigations.
Document all employment matters in the electronic database system (HR Acuity).
Provide guidance to leaders on employee relations issues such as employee coaching, disciplinary recommendations or other actions for successful outcomes.
Collaborate closely with the Regional Labor Relations Director on employee activities that have implications by a union contract.
Work with the Privacy and Compliance officers on related topics and provide guidance as needed.
Responsible for leave management per policies and regulations for employees to include FMLA, OFLA, and PLO.
Oversee the Workers’ Compensation activities; claims, follow-ups, determine light duty accommodations, ensure OSHA logs and related documents.
Lead the ADA Accommodation process for the hospital in conjunctions with vendor processing and determinations.
Support the overall employee recognition and engagement action plans to drive improvement.
Assist with benefits administration and communication activities to include retirement plan.
Acts as liaison between employees and insurance companies regarding claims and coverage questions.
Conducts local Open Enrollment activities.
Process Step Increases, changes to differentials, and other salary administration activities and ensures communication between managers/employees.
Prepares wage scales and uploads for increases in compliance with union contracts and medical center compensation practices.
Ensures that compensation practices are equitable and compliant with various union labor contracts and unrepresented/non-union staff policies and procedures.
Complete EFM filing for items related to job duties.