Human Resources Business Partner-Grundy

Human Resources Business Partner

Grundy County Memorial Hospital

M-F Days

The HR Business Partner acts as a strategic partner to the business by embedding HR strategy into day-to-day work and providing professional HR guidance and support to Leaders with the objective of adding value to the business. This role will help Leaders identify, prioritize and build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures and processes to achieve business outcomes. They will also collaborate with the Waterloo market HR team and UPH HR Centers of Expertise (COEs) to execute and develop strategies that effectively foster a high performing workplace within GCMH. Additionally, the HR Business Partner leads GCMH's volunteer program as well as local payroll processing.

Here's your opportunity to join a high performing team. Grundy County Memorial Hospital is a consistent top performer in patient experience, recognized as one of the nation's Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals, and is accredited for meeting the highest standards for patient safety and quality of care. Come see why our employees have placed us among one of Iowa's Top 150 Workplaces for the past nine years, a Cedar Valley Employer of Choice, a National Health Care Industry Top Workplace in 2023 and 2024, and a 2024 National Top Workplace by the USA Today!

As an affiliate of UnityPoint Health, GCMH offers competitive pay and benefits, including the new Total Rewards program!

Business Acumen/ Strategic Consulting

• Maintains a deep understanding of the business strategy, direction, challenges, and needs. Leverages this knowledge to support and help Leaders define HR and business solutions that achieve desired outcomes.
• Builds an understanding of the external business environment in which the enterprise/business unit operates, including an awareness of competitors, external market forces and relevant trends.
• Participates in the development of HR business strategies to drive key business results.
• Builds business cases for HR projects and initiatives.
• Maintains an enterprise-thinking perspective when making business decisions.
• Leads the implementation of defined HR business solutions (projects); manages project within allotted time and budget.
• Coach Leaders in developing proactive and strategic workforce plans.
• Partner with Leaders of Leaders, ensuring they are using people-focused tools and resources to help front-line Leaders improve operational performance.
• Partner with the Waterloo market HR team and health system HR COEs and act as a conduit for all high visibility HR initiatives within the business unit.
• Ensure Leaders are informed and understand enterprise and business unit HR initiatives.
• Fosters and promotes culture of inclusiveness and belonging within the organization.
• Provides mentoring/training on cultural trends and practices to all levels of the organization.
• Understands, follows, and ensures compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and organizational policies and provides guidance accordingly.
• Serves as a liaison between GCMH Associates and UPH HR COEs and benefit vendors.
• Supports Associates during annual benefits open enrollment.

Talent Management

• Support Leaders in forecasting and planning for talent pipeline requirements in alignment with the business strategy.
• Participates in the development of a plan for managing talent within the confines of the labor market (workforce planning, succession planning, talent reviews).
• Review key business performance targets and their related talent implications with Leaders.
• Act as a liaison between the UPH TA team, collaborating with GCMH Department Leaders and Senior Leaders to identify staffing needs, recruit candidates, and facilitate onboarding.
• Lead the GCMH New Associate Orientation program.
• Assist Leaders with providing Associates with development opportunities that align with current and future performance standards.
• Ensures Leaders are educated and trained about core talent management processes (Performance management, engagement survey, DEI initiatives, retention programs, learning and development offerings, etc.)
• Monitors and ensures Associates within the business unit are fairly and equitably evaluated and rewarded.
• Consult and coach Leaders and participate in high-risk employee relations issues.
• Develop a deep understanding of the culture and take actions to ensure Associates and Leaders act in accordance with our FOCUS values.
• Consult and coach Leaders on the employee engagement survey results and support action planning.
• Consult and coach front-line managers on resources available to improve overall retention and engagement.
• Facilitates the annual performance appraisal process.

Relationship Management

• Provide professional and career mentorship to Leaders and Associates.
• Manage and facilitate difficult interactions among key organizational stakeholders, Leaders, and Associates to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Understand and solicit the Associate and Leader opinions and anticipate their needs and concerns.
• Act as a liaison between the Leaders and COEs to ensure HR services are aligned with the needs of the business.

Data Judgment

• Understand HR metrics used by GCMH and UnityPoint Health and identify trends that require action within assigned service line/departments.
• Partner with Leaders to understand metrics most critical to the business.
• Leverage data to forecast current and future talent needs.
• Use data to influence and make decisions.
• Analyze benchmark data to define GCMH's pay practices, including (but not limited to) market adjustments of wage and salary ranges, internal compression adjustments, and GCMH's short-term incentive plan.
• Leverage data to create innovative recruitment and retention instruments that achieve GCMH's strategic plan objectives.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management or related field
• Five (5) years of combined proven experience in an HR Business Partner/business consultation role within multiple HR functional areas and/or employee/labor relations.
• Valid driver's license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.
• Substantial business acumen
• Clear, comprehensive understanding of the link between talent and other HR initiatives and business strategy
• Ability to develop clear, actionable steps in support of an overall business strategy
• Ability to identify new ways for HR to support the business strategy
• Ability to collect and synthesize large quantities of quantitative and qualitative data
• Ability to recognize trends and develop recommendations based on data analysis
• Ability to engage, inspire, and influence people
• Ability to develop and deliver relevant, effective training programs to targeted audiences
• Effective team player and networker
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills
• Significant knowledge of HR policies, processes (e.g., workforce planning and talent management), and talent management practices
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position. Travel may also be required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration/Management or related field
• SHRM-CP, SHRM S-CP, PHR, SPHR or related certification.