Personnel Generalist - Health System Information Services

Personnel Generalist - Health System Information Services – UAB Medicine

Pay range: $47,665 - $77,455 / year

Benefits and perks available for eligible positions include: robust educational assistance programs, generous paid time off, employee assistance and wellness programs, paid parental leave, qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, plus more.

A team of more than 400 professionals,
Health System Information Services (HSIS) works to keep UAB Medicine’s IT systems and infrastructure running smoothly to deliver quality care to our patients. Join our nationally ranked team at UAB Medicine, the No. 1 Best Large Employer in 2021 as ranked by Forbes magazine.

Functions as the human resource contact for a large department or subdivision of the University in coordination with the Office of Human Resources. Selects applicants during the employment process and/or typically has ongoing management of two or more FTEs as a primary duty. Administers human resource policies that cover two or more functional areas such as employment, employee relations, compensation, benefits or training.

Serves as front‑line advisor to department administrators regarding human resource issues. Acts as liaison between the assigned department and the Office of Human Resources for all academic and non‑academic human resource related matters. Ensures departmental compliance with University human resource policies and procedures. May recruit faculty and act as faculty relations liaison.

• Serves as the primary departmental contact for all academic and non‑academic departmental human resource actions and issues. Interfaces with the Office of Human Resource Management on human resource related processes including but not limited to manpower planning, recruitment, hiring, position classification, compensation, promotion, lay‑off, discipline, discharge, demotion, and termination.
• Communicates University and departmental personnel policies and procedures to departmental management and employees. Identifies potential problem issues and seeks the advice of the appropriate division of the Office of Human Resource Management to protect the University from human resource related liability.
• Responds to inquiries from department administrators, managers, and supervisors regarding procedures to resolve day‑to‑day human resource issues. Ensures that all University and departmental procedures are consistently followed in the resolution of those issues. Advises management on the most appropriate action to take for resolution of issues.
• Performs screening interviews to determine the most qualified applicants during the employment process. Refers final applicants to hiring managers and/or makes recommendation to management to hire specific applicants based upon those interviews. May also determine/recommend the dollar amount of starting salary to offer to the applicant.
• Maintains departmental human resource files and documentation of departmental actions. Forwards needed documentation to the Office of Human Resource Management for inclusion in the employees’ University personnel file.
• Assists the office of Human Resource Management in employee problem resolution.
• Oversees the processing of paperwork necessary to initiate changes to employee pay or employment status. Prepares and/or obtains department head approval of new positions, Position Request Forms, reclassification requests, internal job posting, performance appraisals, salary increases and Turnaround Documents.
• Maintains a dotted‑lined reporting relationship with the Office of Human Resource Management. Serves on committees and attends Personnel Generalist training as requested by the Office of Human Resource Management.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources or a related field and three (3) years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.

Currently certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) by the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) preferred.