Human Resource Consultant, Senior

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary :

The HR Consultant, Senior, provides frontline support to leaders and teammates on routine employee relations (ER) and HR matters within assigned operational areas. Under the guidance of CHROs and in collaboration with HR Business Partners, this role handles day-to-day ER needs, leads employee relations investigations, ensures consistent application of HR policies, and helps foster a positive and compliant work environment. The HR Consultant, Senior develops relationships with operational leaders and partners with them on corrective actions and the resolution of teammate issues/concerns.

Responsibilities :

Operational Employee Relations Support: Serve as an initial point of contact for routine ER matters, including attendance, performance, conduct, and interpersonal workplace concerns. Provide timely, policy-aligned guidance to leaders and support documentation of employee concerns. Serve as a guide to leaders on teammate issues.

Issue Resolution & Case Management: Assist in managing a portfolio of active ER cases, lead employee relations investigations, and maintain accurate and timely system updates. Ensure documentation follows established processes and standards and brings forward trends or patterns in teammate concerns for review by HR Business Partners.

Partnership with System ER: Participate in handoffs and escalations to the System ER team as directed. Contribute to a seamless, consistent teammate experience across all HR touchpoints.

Leader Support & Capability Building: Build working relationships with operational leaders and act as a supportive HR resource. Educate leaders on policy application and documentation expectations. Reinforce consistent HR practices at the department level. Contribute to a seamless, consistent manager experience across all HR touchpoints.

Compliance & Risk Awareness: Apply growing knowledge of HR policies and employment practices to identify and escalate potential risk areas. Ensure actions align with organizational policy. Defer specialized compliance matters (e.g., ADA, PWFA, Title VII, Title IX, appeals & grievances, formal investigations) to the System ER team.

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements:
? Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field required.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

? PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred.

Professional Experience Requirements:

? Requires four (4) years of HR experience with a focus on employee relations or HR generalist support. Requires experience advising leaders on employee relations matters including performance management and workplace concerns. 

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Strong judgment and decision-making. 

Effective communication and conflict resolution skills. 

Ability to build trust and influence leaders. 

Knowledge of HR policies and employment practices. 

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Job Details Legal Employer: NCHEALTH Entity: Shared Services Organization Unit: HCS Employee Relations Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00 Salary Range: $38.55 - $55.43 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity Work Assignment Type: Hybrid Work Schedule: Day Job Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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About UNC Health

UNC Health is charting a new course for the organization, one that reflects our aspirations, values and the high expectations customers have in today’s healthcare marketplace. These changes will help the organization adopt business and medical practices that will help us become a more responsive, customer-focused, integrated healthcare system. UNC Health and its 33,000 employees, continue to serve as North Carolina’s Health Care System, caring for patients from all 100 counties and beyond our borders. We continue to leverage the world class research conducted in the UNC School of Medicine, translating that innovation to life-saving and life-changing therapies, procedures, and techniques for the patients who rely on us.

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