Director - Human Resources

Human Resources Director

Canyon Creek Behavioral Health (a Universal Health Services facility) is a facility serving the behavioral health needs of adolescents and adults in Temple, Texas and all surrounding areas of Central Texas. Our behavioral health center provides treatment options for individuals struggling with psychiatric health, chemical dependency and mood disorders such as anxiety and depression. Canyon Creek features individual units for adolescents, adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care and intensive outpatient programs.

The Human Resources Director is responsible for providing overall human resources generalist support for the facility, which includes recruiting for vacant positions, facilitating general employee orientations, maintaining all personnel records and files, facilitating employee benefits enrollment, providing guidance and support to supervisors with respect to employee performance management; responding to unemployment compensation correspondence, and organizing all employee activities and in-services. The Human Resources Director reports to the Chief Executive Officer.

This position is not a remote position.

Benefit and rewards highlights include a challenging and rewarding work environment, competitive compensation and generous paid time off, excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plans, 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan, SoFi student loan refinancing program, career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries, and pet insurance.

Qualifications include a bachelor's degree in business, Human Resources or related field, current SPHR/PHR certification is highly preferred, a minimum of five (5) years' experience in Human Resources, a minimum of two years' experience working in Human Resources within a healthcare setting highly preferred, previous supervisory or director-level experience, good understanding of HR related Joint Commission Standards, familiarity with the Joint Commission Survey process, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, technically proficient in HR systems, strong computer knowledge in Word and Excel, and ability to prepare HR reports.

Additional skills include HR certification (through HRCI or SHRM) preferred, strong written and verbal communication skills, understanding of federal and state employment laws and regulations related to HR, working knowledge of administering wage/salary programs, benefits, workers compensation, recruiting/retention plans, training/staff development, and employee relations, leadership, organizational, supervisory and administrative capabilities, excellent computer skills and knowledge of various software, internet-based HR systems and email, and ability to work in a high volume/high stress environment.

About Universal Health Services:
One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World's Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.