Human Resources Business Partner

Human Resources Business Partner

Bloodworks Northwest is backed by more than 70 years of Northwest history and 250,000 donors. A national leader in transfusion medicine, Bloodworks has been chosen to serve more than 90 hospitals in Washington, Oregon and Alaska – partnering closely with local hospitals to deliver the highest level of patient care. Patients with traumatic injuries, undergoing surgeries or organ transplantation, or receiving treatment for cancer and blood disorders all depend on our services, expertise, laboratories and research.

We are local, nonprofit, independent, volunteer-supported and community-based.

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Human Resources Business Partner to join our Human Resources Team at BloodworksNW! The incumbent will be responsible for participating in the development and implementation of HR strategy, programs, and policies for the discipline in support of short-term and long-term business goals; including talent identification, performance management, employee relations, compensation, reward and recognition, succession planning, organization and staff development, leadership/bench strength development, staffing, etc.

with the overall goal of attracting, retaining, and developing the best talent.

Principal Leadership Accountabilities - As a Bloodworks Function Manager:
Within the department

• With the Director, set direction, vision, values, and policy for the department consistent with Bloodworks' mission
• Consistently model values of Bloodworks and coach for the same expectation; contribute and build upon current practices and procedures in support of values, mission, and goals.
• Ensure that department documents, procedures, and actions comply with all laws, regulations, standards, and policies.
• Ensure customer needs and expectations are met
• Monitor the successes and challenges of indirect reports
• Ensure the department supports a balance of employee personal and business goals
• Adhere to the department budget
• Recommend and maintain appropriate staffing levels to achieve departmental objectives.
• Recommend and provide systems, resources, and procedures as appropriate to achieve the department's success.

As a member of the management team

• Provide timely and honest feedback to fellow managers regarding how the team functions.
• Challenge and offer support to fellow managers to ensure each department is contributing to the success of the organization
• Maintain confidentiality

Principal responsibilities include, but are not limited to: – As Human Resources Business Partner :

• Establish strong business relationships with client leadership teams and build effective partnerships across the organization.
• Contribute to the execution of the business plan by creating and implementing workforce strategies that attract, develop, and retain team members.
• Collaborate with and influence senior leaders to prioritize strategic workforce priorities and solutions that accelerate the achievement of business priorities through talent management, diversity and inclusion, rewards and recognition, and organizational effectiveness.
• Drive leadership development by focusing on strong succession planning and strategic leadership movement, partnering with business leaders to build leadership depth to support the succession planning process, and supporting and enabling leaders to make informed talent decisions and to hold their organizations accountable for business results.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities within the organization and develop solutions in partnership with HR Business Partners, the overall Workforce Resources team, senior leadership, and front-line Supervisors and Managers. As a working HR Manager, I can act agilely, moving from leading change with leadership to working with employees on day-to-day HR functions.
• Employ current best practices in the areas of talent acquisition, assessment, development, employee relations, compensation, organizational effectiveness, strategy, onboarding, change management, and communication.
• Analyze and concisely present information to the management team to enable good business decisions.
• Leverage and partner with HR colleagues in the areas of…