Why UnityPoint Health?    

Commitment to our Team – We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.    

Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and an unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.    

Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.     

• Caring is what we do, and it starts with our team members: expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program as we support you both personally and professionally.   

• You can only give your best when you feel your best, and we help you live well with dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members to give you peace of mind.    

• We strive to make things easier and more personal in health care to set us apart from the rest, and you can experience that commitment through early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, a tuition reimbursement program designed to help you further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family in the way that works for you.   

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – At UnityPoint Health, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together. Our collective goal is to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected.   

Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.   

Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.    

Hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work at  https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org 

Human Resources Business Partner

UnityPoint Health- Fort Dodge

Part-time, 28 hours per week

Shift: Monday-Friday 8a-5p

The HR Business Partner is a Human Resources Generalist with extensive knowledge in all areas of Human Resources including, but not limited to, Performance Management, Talent Management, Employment Law, On Boarding and Off-Boarding. Performs Human Resources related duties at the professional level and may carry out responsibilities in some or all of the following functional areas: employee relations, employment, employee recognition, HR compliance, compensation, and benefits administration.

Business Acumen/ Strategic Consulting
• Maintains a deep understanding of the business strategy, direction, challenges, and needs. Leverages this knowledge to support and help leaders define HR and business solutions that achieve desired outcomes.
• Builds an understanding of the external business environment in which the enterprise/business unit operates, including an awareness of competitors, external market forces and relevant trends.
• Builds business cases for HR projects and initiatives.
• Leads the implementation of defined HR business solutions (projects); manages project within allotted time and budget.
• Coach leaders in developing proactive and strategic workforce plans.
• Partner with leaders of leaders, ensuring they are using people-focused tools and resources to help front-line leaders improve operational performance.
• Partner with the HR COEs and act as a conduit for all high visibility HR initiatives within the business unit.
• Ensure leaders are informed and understand enterprise and business unit HR initiatives.
• Fosters and promotes culture of inclusiveness and belonging within the organization.
• Provides mentoring/training on cultural trends and practices to all levels of the organization.
• Ensure leaders and team members have a deep understanding of the enterprise labor relations strategy and support ongoing education, including interpretation and administration of the applicable collective bargaining agreements.
o Analyze the impact of the applicable collective bargaining agreements on organizational initiatives and objectives and develop possible strategies that achieve organizational and enterprise-wide objectives withing contractual and legal parameters.
o Develop recommended bargaining strategies, utilizing demographic, compensation, and other necessary data, to achieve operational goals and objectives, within financial limits of authority.

Talent Management
• Support leaders in forecasting and planning for talent pipeline requirements in alignment with the business strategy.
• Participates in the development of a plan for managing talent within the confines of the labor market (workforce planning, succession planning, talent reviews).
• Review key business performance targets and their related talent implications with leaders.
• Assist leaders with providing team members with development opportunities that align with current and future performance  standards.
• Ensures leaders are educated and trained about core talent management processes (Performance management, engagement survey, DEI initiatives, retention programs, learning and development offerings, etc.)
• Monitors and ensures team members within the business unit are fairly and equitably evaluated and rewarded.
• Consult and coach leaders and participate in high-risk or director and above employee relations issues.
• Develop a deep understanding of the culture and take actions to ensure team members and leaders act in accordance with our FOCUS values.
• Consult and coach leaders on the employee engagement survey results and support action planning.
• Consult and coach front-line managers on resources available to improve overall retention and engagement.

Data Judgment
• Understand HR metrics used by UnityPoint Health and identify trends that require action within assigned service line/departments.
• Partner with leaders to understand metrics most critical to the business.
• Leverage data to forecast current and future talent needs.
• Use data to influence and make decisions.

Agility
• Serves as Change Champion for cultural and change initiatives.
• Consult and coach leaders to implement change based on proven change management techniques and the UPH model of change.
• Seek ways to proactively improve organizational processes and outcomes.
• Identify new opportunities for HR to add value to the business.
• Maintain knowledge of progress HR practices and key trends.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management or related field Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration/Management or related field

Experience:

Five (5) years of combined proven experience in an HR Business Partner/business consultation role within multiple HR functional areas and/or employee/labor relations.

License(s)/Certification(s):

Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons. SHRM-CP, SHRM S-CP, PHR, SPHR or related certification.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Substantial business acumen
• Clear, comprehensive understanding of the link between talent and other HR initiatives and business strategy
• Ability to develop clear, actionable steps in support of an overall business strategy
• Ability to identify new ways for HR to support the business strategy
• Ability to collect and synthesize large quantities of quantitative and qualitative data
• Ability to recognize trends and develop recommendations based on data analysis
• Ability to engage, inspire, and influence people
• Ability to develop and deliver relevant, effective training programs to targeted audiences
• Effective team player and networker
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills
• Significant knowledge of HR policies, processes (e.g., workforce planning and talent management), and talent management practices
• Proficient in Microsoft Office