Human Resources Generalist - DeKalb Human Resources 1st Shift

Overview

Maintain, develop, and implement all employee records and information compilation and retrieval of personnel data, actions and changes with appropriate confidentiality and timeliness. Onboarding of new employees. First point of contact for general HR customer service items. Assists with the coordination of employee relations events. Provide policy and procedure guidance to employees and management. Assists in presenting required employment documents during regulatory Joint Commission surveys.

Primary duty of performing office or non-manual work directly related to the management or general business operations of the employer or the employer’s customers. Primary duty includes the exercise of discretion and independent judgment regarding matters of significance.

• Maintain the flow of employee personnel action forms (PARs) for changes in employee status and computer input.
• Review PARs for accuracy and consistency and appropriate approval before entry.
• Assure accuracy of input data.
• Onboard new employees.
• Control access to employee files, ensure filing of personnel information to proper files and audit files.
• First point of contact for general HR customer service items.
• Furnish confidential information for audits, reference, and other purposes in accordance with legal requirements.
• Assist with the coordination of employee relations events.
• Assist department personnel by typing correspondence, reports, agendas, procedures, etc., opening and sorting mail on an as needed basis.
• Assure compliance with federal and state employment, compensation, and labor regulations.
• Accurately interpret Human Resources policies and regulations.
• Assist in pulling and presenting required employment documents during regulatory Joint Commission surveys.
• Represent DRMC at conferences and meetings relative to personnel activities.
• Produce PAR and Evaluations for employee annual evaluation. Distribute in a timely manner to appropriate supervisor, tracking evaluations for timely return and notifying appropriate administrator when delinquent.
• Perform Human Resources administrative functions as needed.
• Deal discreetly with large amounts of sensitive, confidential information concerning professional and personal performance of staff and confidential information concerning hospital affairs, information contained in minutes, letters, and other documents.
• Maintain and generate routine and special reports and records and collect statistical data for administrative purpose.

Education Required: High school diploma

Education Preferred: Associates Degree in business or related field preferred. Experience in Human Resources can be substituted.

Experience: Prefer minimum of three years experience in Human Resources. Working knowledge of on-line main frame computer systems, HRIS, Kronos, Microsoft Office and spreadsheets.

DeKalb Regional Medical Center celebrated its 35th anniversary in October 2021. Throughout its history, the team of healthcare providers here have been proud to serve the people of Fort Payne, Alabama.

Today, DeKalb Regional is 134-beds and offers comprehensive services including cardiac catheterization, geriatric psychiatric services, women’s and children’s services, bariatric services, orthopedics services, and many more. DeKalb Regional and its physicians serve patients from throughout Northeast Alabama and Western Georgia.

DeKalb Regional is committed to providing quality care close to home. The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and the American College of Cardiology as a Primary Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. It was also awarded the 2023 Get with the Guidelines Rural Stroke Bronze Quality Award from the American Heart Association. In fall of 2023, DeKalb Regional was one of seven hospitals in Alabama to receive an “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group.

DeKalb Regional Medical Center has 500 employees and more than 100 members of the medical staff.