Assistant Director, Human Resources- Duke Regional Hospital

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About Duke Regional Hospital
Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. With 388 beds it is the second largest of Duke Health's four hospitals and offers a comprehensive range of medical, surgical, and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services.

Occ Summary

Assist the Director, Human Resources, in determining the Human Resources strategic and programmatic needs and priorities of Duke University Health System. Identify, anticipate, and respond to human resource needs among departments. In coordination and cooperation with Corporate HR, ensure the provision of human resource services based on departmental requirements.

Work Performed

Evaluate and assess human resource needs of customers including, but not limited to, coordinating closely with department representatives to determine and document perceived needs, identifying human resource problems and customer expectations and confirming problem definition and expectations with department representatives. 
Determine service areas and options available to address identified needs; gather facts and information related to problem definition for the purpose of clearly defining needs and issues and coordinate with appropriate Human Resources service areas to plan the delivery of services to meet identified and emerging customer expectations.
Lead entity compensation projects. Complete equity reviews, evaluating education and experience compared to existing staff with similar education and experience.  Approve salary recommendations according to established compensation guidelines. Lead health system initiatives regarding pay adjustments and salary setting.
Develop and communicate to customers a plan for meeting identified needs and serve as the lead person in planning and coordinating integrated HR services and in communicating and evaluating the delivery of those services; identify and establish agreed-upon measures and outcomes to ensure expectations are fulfilled.
Provide guidance to supervisors and staff members regarding the application of Human Resources policies and the implementation of identified services to ensure that appropriate Human Resources practices are implemented. Act independently with minimal guidance and supervision. Maintain a strategic perspective while focusing on problem identification and solving.
Report directly to the Chief HR Officer, collaborating with Corporate HR Services in the implementation and evaluation of specific Human Resources services, and responding to direction and support from senior leadership and the DUHS Vice President of Human Resources. 
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

•    Approve Employee Tuition Assistance requests.
•    Provide leadership and supervision in all HR Operations.
•    Lead recognition activities to include: Employee Appreciation week and Service Awards, and the Managers Toolkit.
•    Develop and approve entity specific HR policies and procedures.
•    Provide leadership for direct reports (5 FTEs), to include performance coaching, evaluation, hiring, orientation, onboarding and offboarding.
•    Develop communication material related to HR operations.
•    Actively participate in DUHS related HR and Compensation projects.
•    Ensure HRBPs are well informed on key strategic initiatives and partnered appropriately to meet established deadlines and deliverables.
•    Ensure employees are paid timely and solve to root any payroll or compensation related issues.
•    Ensure HR meets or exceeds established budget standards.
 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Work generally requires skills, knowledge, and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration or related field.

Level Characteristics

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Minimum Qualifications

Education

Work generally requires skills, knowledge, and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration or related field.

Experience

Work generally requires five years of experience sufficient to demonstrate expertise in: 'Strategic Human Resources planning' Human Resources program development' Diversity and inclusiveness strategies' Analytical, project management and organizational skills

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

N/A

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