Principal Labor Relations Consultant -Hybrid

Overview

Principal Labor Relations Consultant - Hybrid As an expert member of the HR team, the Principal Labor Relations Consultant (LRC) is responsible for serving as a strategic labor consultant to local HR and core leaders who are experiencing labor organizing activity. The role includes facilitating and recommending best practice approaches to labor and caregiver relations, adherence to HR policies, compliance with regulatory and policy requirements, and making recommendations for workplace environment improvement.

A Principal LRC will provide seasoned expertise and technical knowledge to provide advice on regulatory and agency requirements, as well as all federal and state employment laws.

The Principal LRC will also partner with field HR and the assigned attorney to provide subject matter expertise and strategic guidance on contract negotiations, contract administration and strike planning, to include serving as a strategic thought partner for local HR and core leaders on business initiative implementation in highly complex labor environments. This position will work Hybrid with the expectation of being onsite 1 to 2 days a week.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Human Resources and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

• Serve as a strategic labor consultant to local HR and core leaders during labor organizing activity.
• Facilitate and recommend best-practice approaches to labor and caregiver relations, HR policy adherence, regulatory compliance, and workplace environment improvement.
• Provide seasoned expertise on regulatory and agency requirements, and on all federal and state employment laws.
• Partner with field HR and the assigned attorney to advise on contract negotiations, contract administration, and strike planning.
• Act as a strategic thought partner on business initiative implementation in highly complex labor environments.
• Work in a hybrid arrangement with on-site expectation of 1–2 days per week.

• 8 years progressively responsible exempt-level HR experience serving as an HR Business Partner, HR Consultant, Labor Relations Consultant, or other related experience.
• Consulting experience.
• Multi-site/location, multi-line of business, and/or integrated health system experience.
• Demonstrates advanced experience in labor relations.

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field.
• SPHR, PHR certificate upon hire.

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the…