Hr Business Partner, Employee Relations

About Us:

Sinai Chicago is one the largest private, nonprofit safety net healthcare systems in Illinois. Led by nationally recognized public health leader Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Sinai Chicago plays a critical role in advancing health equity and addressing health disparities on Chicago’s West and Southwest sides. Sinai Chicago’s three hospitals (Mount Sinai Hospital, Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital, and Holy Cross Hospital), 14 outpatient clinics, and two nationally recognized institutes employ over 3,200 people and provide healthcare and social services for over 100,000 people annually.

Position Purpose:

• Establish and maintain relationships with respective business units and overall site leadership to stay abreast of current business needs. Establish regular and follow-up meetings with business units and site leadership to determine the effectiveness of business objectives. Attend appropriate leadership meetings to ensure and stay abreast of the business objectives.

• Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.

• Analyzes trends and metrics of the business units in partnership with HR group to develop solutions, programs, and policies.

• Manages and resolves complex non-union EMPLOYEE RELATIONS issues. Conducts effective, thorough, and objective investigations. • Provides guidance and input on business unit restructures, and workforce planning.

• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the legal department as needed/required.

• Provides day to day performance management guidance to front line management (e.g., coaching counseling, career development, disciplinary actions).

• Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation.

• Identifies people-based training (i.e., people management, team building, DEI) for business units and assesses leader accountability/coaching needs

. • Participates in evaluation and monitoring of training programs to ensure success. Follows up to ensure training objectives are met.

Education:

B.A. in Human Resources or related field and /or related field is required; masters preferred

Knowledge and Skills:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience resolving complex EMPLOYEE RELATIONS issues.

• Working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines, including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee and union relations, diversity, performance management, and federal and state respective employment laws

Certifications/Licenses:

• SHRM CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL (SHRM-CP) PREFERRED

Workplace Conditions:

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and talk or hear

• The employee frequently is required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch

• The employee is occasionally required to stand

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• General office environment and the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGEN EXPOSURE CATEGORY:

Category 1 - Job usually involves contact with patients or patient’s specimens. Exposure to blood, body fluids, non-intact skin or tissue specimens, is possible

Category 2 - Job may expose incumbent occasionally or in emergency situations to blood, body fluids, non-intact skin or tissue specimens

X Category 3 - Job does not involve exposure to blood, body fluids, non-intact skin or tissue specimens. Incumbent does not perform or help in emergency medical care or first aid as a part of his/her job.

Benefits:

Sinai Health System’s goal is to provide you with the most comprehensive benefit package possible while balancing our fiscal commitments and obligations. Sinai Health Systems currently offers its employees the option to participate in a full range of benefits, including a health care program which includes medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage. Along with Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Life, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Employee Assistance Program and Student Loan Assistance. Participation in some programs sinaichicago.org