HR Business Partner

Peace Health is seeking a HR Business Partner in Vancouver, WA. The HR Business Partner oversees and coordinates the HR needs for a community, group of business units, or supporting system-wide initiatives. May represent Human Resources on community leadership team. Provides HR expertise to senior leaders and serves as a mentor providing guidance to other HR Partner Organization colleagues. Translates thorough knowledge of healthcare into HR best practices for clients, focusing on change management, leadership development, succession planning, operational effectiveness and employee relations.

Aligns People and Culture solutions with Peace Health organizational strategies, key objectives and mission.

• Engaged and partners with leaders at all levels of the organization on people and culture related initiatives. Develops and implements strategic priorities that support mission, operational and department goals.
• Builds strong and trusting relationships with leadership. Proactively translate the group's business strategies into HR solutions. Applies analytics and metrics to drive sound recommendations and solutions.
• Proactively manages complex employee and labor relations issues.
• Advises leadership in administration of labor contracts. Examines supervisory practices and local policies and procedures for compliance with labor contracts. Participates in negotiating labor contracts and daily engagement with labor union representatives. Responds to grievances and requests for information using internal resources as appropriate.
• Provides expert advice, coaching, and counsel to leaders and caregivers on Culture and People programs, policy and procedures, employment/labor laws, communication & conflict resolution, inspiration & engagement, formation & development, change management, diversity/inclusion, ethics & organizational development and design in alignment with our mission and strategic priorities.
• In consultation with Culture and People leadership, collaborates for appropriate outcomes with leadership, Centers of Expertise and the HR Service Center to balance caregiver needs, policies, procedures, compliance with regulatory standards and Peace Health Mission, Values, and strategies.
• May coordinate or lead HRPO project work to include policy review, standardizing processes, competency development, and roll‑out of initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree required:
  Human Resources, Business Administration, other relevant discipline or a combination of education and professional experience that provides the caregiver with the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the job.
• Master's Degree preferred.

• Minimum of 7 years of Human resources experience, or equivalent leadership experience, including an understanding of a shared services organization.
• Previous experience in a HRBP or equivalent role, strongly oriented towards relationship development.
• Strong employee and labor relations experience managing complex investigations, grievances and impact bargaining.
• Preferred:
  Extensive and progressive development/knowledge of complex human resources service line support in a COE model. Prior leadership and/or supervisory experience.
• Preferred:
  Recent experience in the healthcare industry.

• Preferred: SHRM Certified Professional, SHRM Senior Certified Professional, Certified Professional Human Resources or Certified Senior Professional Human Resources.

• Knowledge of regulatory compliance, federal and state laws with a working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines.
• Knowledge of employee & labor relations.
• Mediation and conflict resolution skills
• Investigation skills
• Knowledge of organizational and team dynamics and methods to support continued improvement in these areas
• Ability to develop and present concise information.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of operations within the healthcare industry.
• Ability to identify, utilize and interpret workforce-related metrics
• Proficient in the use of MS Office application
• Preferred:
  Proficient in the use of a major…