Human Resources Director jobs in Louisiana

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Provides high quality professional services to all employees in collaboration with managers. Responsible for planning, directing, and evaluating all human resources, training, and orientation activities and programs. Originates and leads human resources practices and objectives that will provide an employee-oriented, high performance culture that emphasizes quality, efficiency, and the ongoing development of a superior workforce. Position will lead and direct areas of human resources including but not limited to: recruiting, pre-employment, and payroll processes and functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Manages HR functions such as but not limited to, the day-to-day human resources policies, procedures, and programs, including recruiting, employment, and payroll administration.
• Maintains appropriate Human Resources standards. Follows the policy and procedures as written in the Company Policy and Procedure Manual.
• Establishes and maintains effective and efficient processes to ensure compliance with all accreditation standards for Human Resources across all applicable accrediting bodies.
• Develops recordkeeping procedures and manages appropriate departmental records regarding compliance with regulatory concerns, policies, standards, and reporting.
• Assists with development and coordination of service-focused employee orientation, development, and training programs.
• Identifies, evaluates, and solves hiring challenges across markets and positions by prioritizing and organizing the recruitment function and associated processes.
• Develops and implements human resources strategies across talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, and talent management.
• Coordinates annual performance assessment programs and advises managers accordingly.
• Works with HR Business Partners and assigned HR representations in conducting employee relations investigations, as necessary.
• Trains staff to meet customer service expectations and assist to maintain updated training and orientation manuals.
• Utilizes all equipment, supplies, facilities, and resources of the Company in a prudent and ethical manner.
• Maintains a high level of confidentiality.
• Participates in department quality improvement activities, staff educational programs, attends departmental meetings, and demonstrates and maintains clinical competency in the delivery of patient care services in accordance with Company guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Technical Skills - Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.
• Customer Service - Responds promptly to customer needs.
• Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality.
• Oral Communication - Responds well to questions; participates in meetings.
• Written Communication - Presents numerical data effectively.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; contributes to building a positive team spirit.
• Quality Management - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability.
• Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; develops and implements cost saving measures; contributes to profits and revenue; conserves organizational resources.
• Diversity - Promotes a harassment-free environment.
• Ethics - Keeps commitments; works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures.
• Judgment - Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.
• Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks.
• Professionalism - Reacts well under pressure; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Adaptability - Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Dependability - Keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.

Education and/or Experience Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related area preferred. Minimum of (5) years’ experience in HR required with at least one year as a manager or lead role, PHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP Certification preferred.

Language Skills Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Reasoning Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, the individual should have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee may be required to occasionally lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. The employee may be exposed to infectious or contagious diseases and a variety of electromechanical hazards. The employee may also handle emergency and/or crisis situations.