VP Human Resources Hospice - East Region

Overview

This is a newly created position at Gentiva Hospice designed to support regional operations. The Vice President of HR will provide leadership for the East Region.

The VP
Human
Resources
Hospice serves as a strategic consultant and trusted partner to regional leadership. This role is responsible for assessing and anticipating talent and making recommendations to achieve strategic goals to advance business outcomes. The Regional VP Human Resources forms strategic partnerships that serve internal stakeholders and will be instrumental in shaping a positive and supportive culture that attracts and retains top talent, ensuring delivery of exceptional care to patients facing end-of-life illness and their families.

• Partners with regional leadership to proactively identify, develop, and execute people strategy across respective region. Serves as a trusted coach to regional leaders to influence outcomes related to organizational, team, and leadership effectiveness required to support the business.
• Leverages data, analytics and external insights to coach and influence regional leaders on leader effectiveness and other topics to drive current and future business performance.
• Reviews and analyzes data (e.g. turnover, exit interviews) to identify trends, develop or utilize resources to deliver and drive improvements in associate retention, culture, talent management, learning and development, and other HR-related best practices.
• Delivers training to internal customers on HR-related topics, including best practices, leadership principles, and other company initiatives.
• Serves as resource for HR-related laws as well as company policies and procedures.
• Implements HR programs that drive engagement and retention, including working with leaders to develop and execute action plans that address areas of need.
• Serves as a liaison between field partners and company resources to ensure needs are met.
• Builds and leverages cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data, and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.
• Translates Gentiva’s strategic and tactical business plans into HR strategic and operational plans.
• Participates in meetings sharing HR analysis and insight from human capital reporting around associate retention, HR regulatory compliance and HR initiatives.
• Establishes and ensures consistent HR practices across region to include associate engagement, orientation and onboarding, associate performance management and follow up on HR goals.
• Maintains knowledge of industry trends and employment legislation and ensures organization’s compliance.
• Delivers broad based and complex HR messages or concepts to regional leaders, presents HR strategies and initiatives in a way that provides clarity around integration and business relevance.
• Communicates changes in the organization’s HR policies and procedures and ensures that proper compliance.
• Manages special projects as requested.
• Travel: up to 25%

Specialized Knowledge/

Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of Human Resources, including Federal and State employment law, industry regulations, and best practices
• Strong HR acumen with expert knowledge of people management and end-to-end HR functions including associate relations, staffing, total rewards, and learning and development
• Exercises professional judgement and demonstrates critical thinking skills
• Advanced proficiency in working with technology and electronic applications including HRIS, Microsoft Office products, and other business intelligence systems
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Must be able to communicate effectively and present to/with all levels including field clinicians and senior leadership.
• Ability to be flexible and shift work priorities with little or no notice based on business needs.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all associate, patient, and customer information to assure patient and/or associate rights are protected.
• Ability to forge strong relationships and build rapport with associates at all levels, acting as a trusted advisor and objective consultant.
• Ability to work on complex issues with multiple dependencies and…