Director Of Classification

LOCATION: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital — Chicago, IL

DEPARTMENT: Human Resources

SHIFT: Days / 8AM – 4PM

The Director of Classification & Compensation (Director) assumes primary responsibility for the overall maintenance, development, coordination, design, and implementation of the Cook County Health (CCH) job classification and compensation department. This department is responsible for creating and maintaining all CCH job descriptions as well as completing market compensation analysis for all positions in accordance with negotiated and other wage and salary decisions for non‑union, union, leadership, professional, clinical, and non‑clinical personnel.

The Director will also develop, implement, and maintain appropriate policies and standard procedures for CCH to follow in order to comply with all laws, rules, and regulations, as well as ensure that equitable pay structures and practices are in place. The Director will work closely with Recruiting, Finance, and management to ensure job descriptions accurately reflect the position qualifications in addition to compensation related performance management activities.

The Director will also work with appropriate staff from the Cook County Bureau of Human Resources to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and County laws, regulations, and ordinances.

• Review applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements and consult with Labor Relations to generate management proposals
• Participate in collective bargaining negotiations, caucus discussions and working meetings

• Document, recommend and effectuate discipline at all levels
• Work closely with labor relations and/or labor counsel to effectuate and enforce applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Initiate, authorize and complete disciplinary action pursuant to CCH system rules, policies, procedures and provision of applicable collective bargaining agreements

• Direct and effectuate CCH management policies and practices
• Access and proficiently navigate CCH records system to obtain and review information necessary to execute provisions of applicable collective bargaining agreements

• Contribute to the management of CCH staff and CCH’ systemic development and success
• Discuss and develop CCH system policy and procedure
• Consistently use independent judgment to identify operational staffing issues and needs and perform the following functions as necessary; hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, recall, promote, discharge, assign, direct or discipline employees pursuant to applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Work with Cook County Labor Relations and CCH Operations Counsel to discern past practice when necessary

• Provides leadership in the areas of organizational and position design, position review and analytics, equitable and compliant compensation administration, and pay philosophies and strategies
• Assists in policy development for human resources and compensation and classification policies, practices, and procedures
• Monitors implementation of employment policies and procedures, especially those directly related to the classification and compensation function such as position reclassification, upgrades, downgrades, talent acquisition and retention initiatives, and salary determinations and adjustments
• Manages the classification and compensation team in the day‑to‑day duties, operations, and implementation of their job functions, as well as works with leadership on ensuring the team has the correct resources, training, skills, and staffing to meet the needs of CCH and its partners
• Manages the maintenance of market pricing tool(s) and evaluation of compensation benchmarking strategies
• Responsible for drafting and managing CCH job descriptions for both clinical and non‑clinical positions to identify grade, typical duties, minimum & preferred qualifications, as well as Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Coordinates final review and drafting of recommendations regarding job audits, classification studies, reclassification procedures, and salary schedules of CCH positions
• Manages classification and compensation staff in…