CHRO and Labor Relations Leader

Job Description

Our client, a large multi-specialty physician group affiliated with world-class medical schools in New York City, is hiring a Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). The CHRO is responsible for managing the Human Resources function for: 6 hospitals, Dental Affiliates, and a Research Foundation. Reporting to the CEO, the CHRO is responsible for developing and executing human resource strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization. The CHRO also serves as a senior business partner to the entire executive team on all people related matters to ensure the company has the people, processes/systems, and policies necessary to support its strategic and financial goals.

Responsibilities: MUST HAVE HOSPITAL/MEDICAL GROUP EXPERIENCE WITH LABOR/UNION RELATIONS

• Provides strategic leadership by articulating HR needs and plans to the executive management team, and the board of directors.
• Establish and implement HR efforts that effectively communicate and support the organizations mission and strategic vision.
• Develop comprehensive strategic recruiting and retention plans to meet the human capital needs of strategic goals.
• Develop and implement comprehensive compensation and benefits plans that are competitive and cost-effective for the organization.
• Evaluate and negotiate with all benefits providers, recommending changes in plans and coverage as appropriate.
• Provide oversite and direction for Employee and Labor relations functions within the organization which is over 70 percent unionized; managing 18 separate collective bargaining agreements.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal and compliance requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance; liaise with internal and external legal counsel as needed on all employment related matters
• Manage and budget responsibility for the HR effort, systems and benefits across the organization, including planning for future growth
• Utilize people-related data to aid in strategic decision making; develop key metrics to measure employee engagement, performance and retention.
• Establish new initiatives that help drive our culture by creating programs, tools, and experiences that engage our team at all levels and inspire a positive, adaptive, and accountable culture.
• Build scalable professional development programs that aid in growing our teams’ capabilities, and drive employee engagement and retention
  
  

Requirements: MUST HAVE HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL GROUP EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree, Advanced degree preferred
• 15 years HR experience, with at least 5 years leading HR teams in hospital/healthcare organization preferred.
• Superior communication and team building skills and the ability to negotiate, oversee and manage in a physician practice environment.
• Experience supporting both salary and hourly workforces, creating relevant and meaningful employee programs, reviews and feedback loops
• Excellent project management skills with a proven ability to design and implement people strategy that drives business results
• Demonstrable ability to influence and inspire change with executive teams and across the organization, aligning the people strategy with business goals and growth, with an operational focus
• A natural coach and mentor who relates well with others, listens effectively and can build rapport with a diverse workforce.
• Strong communicator with the ability to provide both strategic foresight and feedback
• Strong understanding of employment law, compensation, benefits, organizational development, employee relations, and training
• A pragmatic problem solver
• Well-developed leadership, communications, team building and influencing skills; unquestioned integrity; and the experience, confidence and stature to effectively address sensitive HR and business issues
  
  

Salary: The posted range is not a guarantee. The actual salary will be based on qualifications, experience, and education and could fall outside of this range. Contact us for more information.

If you are passionate about what you could accomplish in this role, we would love to hear from you!