HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST

Human Resources Generalist

Galen Medical Group offers several medical specialties throughout the Chattanooga region. We provide quality care and patient-friendly services to adults and children of all ages.

Our mission is to elevate the health of our community through multiple medical specialties providing excellent care delivered with wisdom, compassion, integrity, and a commitment to technology, education, and scientific inquiry.

Galen is CHATTANOOGA'S Doctor!

Purpose : The Human Resources Generalist performs a variety of human resources duties on a professional level in supporting HR processes and strategies.

This position carries out responsibilities in the following functional areas : benefits administration, employee relations, training, onboarding, policy implementation, recruitment / employment, worker's compensation, and employment law compliance.

Essential Functions : Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Assists in the development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures.
• Advise employees and directors / managers on established policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Maintain and update human resources documents, such as the employee handbook or internal procedure manuals.
• Attends and participates in employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.
• Performs audits, special projects, and / or research on topics related to the effective and efficient use of human resources processes in the company's operations.
• Promotes human resource process standardization and process improvement.
• Participates in continuous HR improvement initiatives and metrics.
• Assist in managing the HRIS database to ensure the integrity of reporting metrics.
• Ability to professionally perform at a high-level using discretion and effective communication skills as it pertains to employee and manager situations.
• Act as a resource for employee relations issues throughout the organization, consulting with Human Resources Director as necessary.
• Develops and maintains positive and effective working relationships with all levels of staff.
• Assists with interpreting and administering leave of absence programs, including FMLA, ADA, and other programs in accordance with federal and state law.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment and benefits laws and regulations and provides recommendations for new approaches, policies, and procedures to continually improve the efficiency of the HR services.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and use discretion at all times.
• Maintain current working knowledge of compliance and regulatory concerns, industry trends, and best HR practices.
• Handle other HR duties, as needed.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities :

This role requires the individual to be an enthusiastic, responsible, and collaborative team member dedicated to the challenge of helping other people.

Must possess a strong ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion regarding confidential matters. Demonstrated knowledge of office procedures, and ability to interact effectively with the public and employees.

Ability to work effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines and pay close attention to detail.

Communication Skills : This position requires superior professional verbal and written communication and customer service skills.

Must possess demonstrated effective interpersonal and relationship management skills along with the ability to partner effectively with staff and managers of diverse backgrounds and skill sets.

Must possess proven performance of ability to work professionally under pressure while maintaining composure and poise. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees or managers.

Computer and Administrative Skills : To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess proficient to excellent Microsoft Office skills and relevant working knowledge of HRIS (Human Resources Information System) and / or Payroll systems.

Must possess excellent organizational and time / task management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and work within a defined timeline and to operate with changing priorities.

Must possess high attention to detail.

Work Environment : This job operates in a professional work environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers, photocopiers, scanners, and smartphones.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee would encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The above job description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for this job. It is not intended to be a complete statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.