HR Generalist

Job Title: Employee Relations Specialist
Industry: Healthcare
Location: Fountain Valley, CA

Our client is a nonprofit health system in Southern California, with several hospitals and a wide network of medical groups and outpatient sites. This role sits within Human Resources at one of its acute care hospitals in Orange County, partnering with leaders and staff on employee relations.

• Workplace investigations, corrective action, and involuntary termination support
• Federal and California employment law, including wage and hour compliance
• HRIS data entry, reporting, and workforce metrics analysis

• Investigate and resolve employee relations issues, and recommend outcomes based on findings
• Advise managers on HR policy, corrective action, suspensions, and terminations
• Counsel employees on workplace concerns and career development
• Administer unemployment insurance claims, review liability reports, and track program costs
• Keep investigation notes, follow-up letters, and case summaries accurate and complete
• Analyze workforce metrics and trends, including conducting exit interviews
• Lead HR and employee relations projects from planning through completion
• Deliver trainings for managers and staff as requested
• Take part in hospital culture and engagement meetings, and help run onsite employee events
• Support department performance improvement work and recommend process changes

• 4+ years of Human Resources experience, including hands-on employee relations and investigations
• Working knowledge of federal and state labor laws, including wage and hour
• Experience working in an HRIS
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field

• HR experience in a hospital or healthcare setting
• People Soft HRIS
• PHR or SPHR certification
• Unemployment insurance claims administration experience