Human Resource Manager

Join Our Team as a Human Resource Manager

Are you an experienced HR professional with a passion for employee relations? Are you a natural leader looking to make a significant impact in bridging management and employees to facilitate smooth operations? Chattanooga Health and Rehab invites you to be part of our dynamic team as our Human Resource Manager.

Why Us: At Chattanooga Health and Rehab, we are on a mission to provide excellent care within a positive and comfortable work environment. Our commitment to organizational effectiveness, clear communication, and safety enables us to be the preferred source of nursing and long-term care in the communities we serve.

What We Offer:

Generous salary

Benefits including Comprehensive Health, Vision and Dental

Ongoing training and support from Regional Team

As a Human Resource Manager, you will:

Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating and directing the HR department.

Manage payroll including entering employees into payroll system and be a liaison for any issue that may arise.

Maintain written job descriptions and performance evaluations for each staff position in accordance with applicable laws.

Review all requests for new or replacement personnel, fill requests as approved, and arranges interviews, appointments, etc.

Check applications and references for prospective employees and arrange for interviews as required or directed.

Maintain job applications for personnel eligible to work in the facility.

Maintain confidentiality of all pertinent employee information in accordance with the Privacy Act, as well as the facility’s established policies governing the release of information.

Verify the employee’s right to work in this country in accordance with current laws, regulations and guidelines, obtains the appropriate documentation and is filed in the employee’s personnel record.

Maintain an adequate personnel record filing system that meets the needs of the facility and complies with current employment practices.

Ensure compliance with current federal and state employment regulations regarding wages, overtime, work hours, workman’s compensations, etc.

Ensure compliance with hiring/discharge policies and procedures.

Orient new personnel to the facility and explain personnel policies, procedures, payroll procedures, grievance procedures, etc. as established in the facility’s operational policies and procedures.

Keep department directors informed of changes in personnel matters accordingly.

Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the Administrator concerning personnel needs, problems areas, etc., as deemed necessary or appropriate.

Perform administrative requirements such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc. and submitting them to the Administrator as required.

Conduct employee background checks in accordance with facility policy.

Protect resident health information and reports any suspected or known violations of such information to the Administrator.

Report any unauthorized attempts to access the facility’s information systems.

Develop and implements a facility plan for the recruitment, selection, and training of competent personnel.

Hire personnel in accordance with the facility’s established hiring practices.

Arrange for any pre-employment testing, physicals, etc. in accordance with facility policies.

Process all new hire personnel information and any change of status data, payroll change, etc.

Ensure that nurse aide data are verified or submitted to the Nurse Aide Registry on a timely basis.

Assist with scheduling work hours, personnel, work assignments, vacation schedules, etc., as required or requested.

Maintain attendance records and records of counseling, warning, and other disciplinary action taken against employees.

Terminate employees when necessary, ensuring documentation and coordination of such actions with the Department Director and Administrator.

Conduct exit interviews and ensure information is placed in the employee’s personnel records.

Report any known or suspected fraud to the Administrator.

Maintain professional status by attending workshops, seminars, etc. to keep up to date with current changes in personnel matters.

Create and maintain an atmosphere of positive emphasis, warmth, personal interest and calm environment throughout the facility.

Follow established safety regulations including fire protection/prevention, infection control, smoking, etc., and assist personnel, residents and visitors to do the same.

Assist and prepare the HR department’s annual budget in conjunction with the Administrator for approval.

Promote teamwork, mutual respect, and effective communication.

Participate in the facility’s plan of correction response to an inspection survey and implements any follow-up as designated by the Administrator or Director of Nursing.

Promote safe work practices, safety rules, and accident prevention procedures to prevent employee injury and illness.

Additional Tasks

Treat all residents with dignity and respect. Promotes and protects all residents’ rights.

Establish a culture of compliance by adhering to all facility policies and procedures. Comply with standards of business conduct, and state/federal regulations and guidelines.

Follow appropriate safety and hygiene measures at all times to protect residents and themselves.

Maintain confidentiality of protected health information, including verbal, written, and electronic communications.

Report noncompliance with policies, procedures, regulations, or breaches in confidentiality to appropriate personnel. Report any retaliation or discrimination to Administrator or compliance officer.

Report any allegations of abuse, neglect, misappropriation of property, exploitation, or mistreatment of residents to supervisor and/or administrator. Protect residents from abuse, and cooperate with all investigations.

Report any occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and/or hazardous chemicals in accordance with facility policy.

Participate in all life safety and emergency drills and trainings. Fulfill responsibilities as assigned during implementation or activation of the facility’s emergency plan.

Report work-related injuries and illnesses immediately to supervisor.

Follow established infection control policies and procedures.

As a condition of employment, complete all assigned training and skills competency.

Personal Skills and Traits Desired/Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

Reads, writes, speaks, and understands the English language.

Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language.

Knowledgeable of administrative practices and procedures, including laws, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to employment law, wage and hours rules, labor relations, OSHA, Privacy Act, etc.

Must have the ability to act as a liaison between personnel and management.

Must be a supportive team member, contribute to and be an example of team work.

Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.

Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel and the general public.

Must have patience, tact, and willingness to deal with difficult residents, family and staff.

Must be able to relay information concerning a resident’s condition.

Must not pose a threat to the health and safety of other individuals in the workplace.

Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.

Meets general health requirements according to facility policy, including medical and physical exams and checking immunity status to various infectious diseases.

Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.

Ability to assist in evacuation of residents during emergency situations.

Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting and perform other common physical movements as needed for the position.

May be subject to falls, burns from equipment, and/or odors throughout the day; encounter reactions from dust, tobacco smoke, disinfectants, and other air contaminants.

Subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases and/or conditions which include AIDS, Coronavirus, Hepatitis B, and Tuberculosis.

May be subject to hostile or emotional residents, family members, visitors or personnel.

Communicates professionally and often with medical and nursing staff, and other departments.

Willing to be called-back during emergency conditions.

Works in office and throughout the facility.

Willing to work to task completion in spite of frequent interruptions.

Works beyond normal working hours and on weekends, holidays when necessary.

Other Requirements:

A Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field, from an accredited college or university is preferred.

Must have, as a minimum, three (3) years of experience with demonstrated success in human resource management.

Knowledgeable of the laws, regulations, and guidelines concerning personnel administration in post-acute care settings.