Human Resources Employee Relations Specialist

Human Resources Employee Relations Specialist

$ 26 - $ 34 / Hour

Location : Phoenix, Arizona

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The Senior Employee Relations Specialist plays a critical role in fostering a respectful, compliant, and collaborative workplace. This position is responsible for managing sensitive employee matters, supporting leaders with performance and policy guidance, and helping to shape a positive organizational culture within a healthcare setting. You'll ensure fairness, consistency, and legal compliance through detailed case management, trend analysis, and strategic consulting with leadership.

Key Responsibilities :

• Conduct thorough, unbiased investigations into employee concerns, policy violations, and conduct-related issues with professionalism and urgency.
• Collaborate with managers and HR leadership to craft and execute performance management strategies, including corrective actions and improvement plans.
• Mediate and resolve workplace disputes, grievances, and employee complaints in line with internal procedures and employment law.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to department heads on employee relations practices, ensuring decisions are equitable and aligned with company values and policies.
• Maintain detailed, legally sound documentation for all employee relations activities, ensuring consistent recordkeeping and supporting organizational accountability.
• Partner with leadership to implement employee engagement strategies and retention-focused initiatives specific to the healthcare workforce.
• Analyze feedback from exit interviews, periodic employee surveys (30 / 60 / 90-day check-ins), and other tools to identify improvement opportunities.
• Leverage HR technology platforms (HRIS systems) to track employee relations trends and deliver actionable data insights to HR and executive leadership.
• Stay current with federal, state, and local employment regulations, ensuring all employee relations practices remain compliant with applicable laws and standards.
• Coordinate and document employee transitions (e.g., offboarding, internal transfers) by managing communication workflows and system updates.
• Support organizational compliance initiatives, including adherence to internal codes of conduct and conflict of interest policies.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned to support the broader HR function.

Compensation : $26-$34 / hr depending on years of experience.

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