Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

POSITION PORPOSE

• The Senior HR Partner, Colleague Relations is an experienced and trusted partner who provides guidance and colleague relations subject matter expertise to Regional Health Ministry (RHM) leadership, managers, and colleagues in promoting and fostering of a fair, positive, and collaborative working environment.

• This position is a Full-Time, benefited position supporting specific departments at Trinity Health Ann Arbor, Trinity Health Livingston, Trinity Health Brighton and Chelsea Hospital. This is a hybrid position requiring on-site presence and availability.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

•  In collaboration with Regional Health Ministry (RHM) management, HR Business Partners (HRBPs), and regional Colleague and Labor Relations Center of Expertise (COE) leadership, the Senior HR Partner, Colleague Relations contributes to the development, implementation, and management of colleague relations strategies, philosophies, processes, and programs.

• The Senior HR Partner, Colleague Relations regularly interacts and consults with RHM management and regional Colleague and Labor Relations COE leadership to collectively manage, resolve, and trend colleague relations matters, including planning and conducting high risk and complex investigations and responding to complex and sensitive internal and external party complaints.

• The Senior HR Partner, Colleague Relations adds value to the organization by providing expert colleague relations guidance and solutions with a focus on enabling the achievement of Trinity Health's Strategic Aims to realize a person-centered, mission-focused colleague culture.

• Provides colleague relations specific expertise to coach and counsel RHM management through the resolution of complex and high risk colleague relations matters, including but not limited to counseling and coaching colleagues on performance and/or disciplinary issues, investigating and responding to formal internal and/or external sourced colleague complaints, handling and responding to formal colleague complaints through the problem resolution process, and managing and resolving other fitness for duty, diversion and/or reasonable accommodation matters.

• Measures and monitors the impact of broad and over-arching colleague relations programs and initiatives within the RHM/organization by collecting actionable data and conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis; is able to effectively develop and communicate any necessary remediation plans to RHM/organization management, HRBPs, and regional Colleague and Labor Relations COE leadership.

• Objectively and expertly resolves high-risk and sensitive colleague relations matters within the Just Culture framework, developing and supporting strategy development and completion of large, complex investigations, data collection and corroboration of facts, and recommendations for resolution within their RHM/organization; ensures consistent application o policies and procedures.

MINIUMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration or a related field, with five (5) or more years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master's degree and prior health-care experience preferred. Must possess knowledge of state and federal laws, regulations and requirements related to HR and colleague relations, colleague dispute resolution, and fostering a positive colleague working environment.

• Advanced knowledge of employment laws and their application in operating environments is required. Ability to respond to variable situations requiring analytical, interpretive, evaluative and constructive thinking abilities.

• Strong logical and deductive reasoning abilities. Ability to effectively collect and synthesize data and information from disparate sources to make investigative findings and recommendations for remediation of issues.

• Ability to support a change management and process improvement work environment. Ability to identify and implement innovative ways to deliver higher value programs and services more efficiently and effectively.

• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and communication both written and verbal with proven ability to interact effectively with multiple levels of the organization.

• Proven customer-service orientation. Ability to know, understand, and anticipate customer requirements and exercise judgment in meeting reasonable expectations.

POSITION BENEFITS AND HIGHLIGHTS

• Competitive compensation.

• DailyPay opportunity for earned wage access.

• Full benefits package inclu