Human Resources Generalist

As a leading manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies and equipment for healthcare simulation and education, Pocket Nurse provides solutions that create hands-on learning experiences for the next generation of healthcare professionals. Our small business philosophy is, 'Use your best judgement every day.' Not only do we give team members the guidance and tools to succeed, we give them autonomy to do their best for the company to succeed. This privately held company has been in business since 1992 and is experiencing strong growth year after year.

The HR Generalist performs a variety of HR-related duties and works closely with HR management in supporting the daily operations of the HR function to add value to management and employees that reflects the business objectives and culture of the organization. This position carries out responsibilities in the following areas: recruitment and onboarding, benefits administration, policy implementation, performance management, employment law compliance, employee engagement, and employee relations.

The HR Generalist must have the ability to work independently on projects, work well under pressure, have a high level of confidentiality, and handle a wide variety of duties. This ideal individual will be detail-oriented, have strong written and verbal communication, administrative and organizational skills, and the ability to balance multiple priorities while maintaining a strong commitment to meeting deadlines.

Key Responsibilities and other duties as assigned:

• Responsible for the full life cycle of talent acquisition from the time a position is approved to the onboarding process including job postings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, hiring and pre-employment activities.
• Collaborates with managers to draft and maintain accurate job descriptions and hiring criteria.
• Collaborates with Marketing on Employer Branding strategies.
• Identifies and implements strategies to create active and passive candidate pipelines.
• Leads onboarding process and implements new hire orientation.
• Maintains 3rd party vendor relationships for temporary workforce needs.
• Assists with off-boarding and the termination of employment process.
• Provides HR support by working with team members on performance management, employee development, and engagement.
• Partners with HR management to administer benefit programs, associated compliance, and all leaves of absence, return to work, and unemployment administration.
• Utilizes the HRIS (Paycom) and ensures it is being maintained and used effectively. Provides HR reports and analysis to leadership as requested.
• Works with HR management to maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommends best practices.
• Assists HR management in developing, implementing, and evaluating policies, programs, department goals, and systems. Answers employee questions and/or concerns regarding policies and programs and escalates to HR management for resolution as needed.
• Partners with HR management to drive timely resolution of employee relations issues.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Human Resources and at least 3 years of progressive Human Resources experience.
• PHR or SHRM-CP certification preferred.

Skills and Experience:

• Strong understanding and ability to lead the recruitment lifecycle process.
• Working knowledge of best practices in recruitment and onboarding, compensation and benefits, employee relations and applicable Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations.
• Experience utilizing an HRIS system.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication skills and team-based collaboration.
• Works independently with the ability to take initiative.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
• Possesses a high level of personal and business ethics and upholds organizational values.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• High attention to detail and the ability to multi-task.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Competitive wages and quarterly bonus opportunities.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage options.
• 401(k) with generous company contributions.
• Paid time off, personal time, paid holidays, and flexible/remote work schedules.
• Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary life, accident, critical illness, and long-term disability insurance.
• Company-wide cookouts, pot-lucks, and work-day events.
• On-site fitness center, free parking and dog-friendly.
• Opportunities for career enhancements through training and educational programs.
• The opportunity to make a difference in the ever-growing healthcare field.

Physical and Cognitive Demands:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit; talk; hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; lift and/or move weight up to 15 pounds. No employee is authorized to lift weight over 50 pounds without assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision.

This role requires the individual to be able to understand, remember, apply and/or communicate moderately complex information and problems, opposing points of view on moderately complex issues, and collaborate and negotiate on alternative solutions; organize and prioritize thoughts, ideas, and own work schedule; apply common sense, analyze and make decisions which have moderate impact on immediate work unit and monitor impact outside immediate work unit; express written and spoken word for internal and external communications and compose materials such as detailed reports, forms, letters, manuals, presentations and communicate information; add, subtract, multiple and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals; and compute, analyze, and interpret statistical data for reporting purposes.

Pocket Nurse is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. Information is available here: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf