Manager Employee and Labor Relations

ABOUT MARINHEALTH
Are you looking for a place where you are empowered to bring innovation to reality? Join MarinHealth, an integrated, independent healthcare system with deep roots throughout the North Bay. With a world-class physician and clinical team, an affiliation with UCSF Health, an ever-expanding network of clinics, and a new state-of-the-art hospital, MarinHealth is growing quickly. MarinHealth comprises MarinHealth Medical Center, a 327-bed hospital in Greenbrae, and 55 primary care and specialty clinics in Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties. We attract healthcare’s most talented trailblazers who appreciate having the best of both worlds: the pioneering medicine of an academic medical center combined with an independent hospital's personalized, caring touch.

MarinHealth is already realizing the benefits of impressive growth and has consistently earned high praise and accolades, including being Named One of the Top 250 Hospitals Nationwide by Healthgrades, receiving a 5-star Ranking for Overall Hospital Quality from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and being named the Best Hospital in San Francisco/Marin by Bay Area Parent, among others.

Company:

Marin General Hospital dba MarinHealth Medical Center

Compensation Range:

$59.89 - $89.83

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Job Description Summary:

This position is responsible for the management of Employee and Labor Relations at Marin General Hospital, including developing, formulating, and implementing employee and labor relations policies and negotiating Collective Bargaining Agreements. Serves as chief negotiator and/or participates in collective bargaining agreements and develops, recommends and implements strategies for labor contract negotiations. Develops and implements appropriate strategies and corrective actions necessary conflicts and grievances and promote positive and harmonious employee relations. Provides advice, counsel, and guidance on problem and conflict resolution and disciplinary action processes. Serves as a business partner to the Hospital management team in achieving department and hospital goals and objectives.

Job Requirements, Prerequisites and Essential Functions:

EDUCATION A bachelor’s degree in human resource management or equivalent field is required. Master’s Degree in Human Resources or Business Management highly desirable. EXPERIENCE A minimum of seven (7) years of experience in human resource management, which includes significant responsibility in the areas of labor and employee relations, preferably at a supervisory or management level. Previous experience in labor contract negotiations and required. Extensive experience training management in human resource employment and labor r related issues in large and small group settings. LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS Calif Drivers Class C (CALC) Required at hire PREREQUISITE SKILLS 1. Demonstrated ability to effectively manage, supervise, and develop functions related to employee/labor relations 2. Demonstrated ability to effectively represent the Hospital in employment related disputes including grievance meetings and arbitration hearings 3. Demonstrated track record in the ability to represent the Hospital in the collective bargaining process by successfully meeting hospital goals and objectives both long and short term including but not limited to financial strategic and operational goals 4. Demonstrated ability to manage and supervise on a daily basis assigned staff, including completion of performance evaluations, counseling, and mentoring 5. Ability to facilitate processes with individuals and groups, especially with projects towards achieving improvement outcomes 6. Capable of developing and monitoring operational, capital, and staffing budgets 7. Advance communications and quantitative skills in order to prepare reports, analyses and documents, and deal effectively with people in securing dispute settlements 8. In-depth knowledge of employee relations laws and collective bargaining agreement administration and negotiations 9. Interpersonal skills necessary in order to provide effective leadership in area of expertise, present training programs and employment, and advise and counsel Hospital managers and employees, and secure dispute settlements, negotiate agreements and serve as Hospital representative at hearings and proceedings 10. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with team members, hospital staff, patients and physicians. Demonstrated ability to manage change through collaborative and leadership skills 11. Analytical skills necessary in order to develop sound policies, procedures and practices, and to recommend sound courses of action in a variety of situations. Demonstrated ability to read, interpret, and apply Hospital policy and/or union contract language to the hospital staff, employees, union representatives, and other hospital or outside agencies/clients 12. Thorough knowledge of State and Federal regulations regarding wages and hours, collective bargaining, employment, and working conditions 13. Interpersonal skills necessary in order to respond to management inquiries/concerns, effectively lead subordinate personnel, and communicate with a wide variety of Hospital and outside personnel when gathering, exchanging, and interpreting compensation data 14. Knowledge of and ability to operate PC based spreadsheet and word processing programs

Reasonable accommodation(s) to qualified individuals with disabilities are available as part of the application step. If an accommodation is needed, please contact Human Resources at 415-925-7040 or email TalentAcquisition@mymarinhealth.org to initiate the process.

MarinHealth is a diverse community of people with many different talents. We seek candidates whose work experience has prepared them to contribute to our professional, C.A.R.E.S standards (Communication, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Safety) . These behavioral standards help us create a healing environment for patients and colleagues alike. By committing to them and holding ourselves accountable, we can build trust and ensure clear communication.

At MarinHealth, our top priority is the well-being of our employees, patients, and community. As such, we require all employees to receive necessary immunizations, including the measles, mumps, varicella, and seasonal flu vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter. Additionally, the continued recommendation to obtain a COVID booster vaccination status. We understand that some individuals may require medical or religious exemptions from these requirements, and we remain committed to prioritizing the health and safety of all. Thank you for helping us in our efforts to maintain a healthy and safe environment.

The compensation for this role listed on this posting is in compliance with applicable law. The selected candidate’s compensation will be determined based on the individual’s skills, experience, internal/market equity factors, and qualifications. This posted minimum and maximum range represents the minimum and maximum of what we reasonably expect to compensate for the position. Furthermore, all compensation decisions are ultimately determined in accordance with our compensation philosophy. Compensation for positions covered by collective bargaining agreements are governed by the agreements in the aforementioned document.