Employment Investigator

About the role

This position is an integral member of the Teammate (Employee) Relations team for assigned segments of DaVita’s business, providing subject matter expertise in teammate relations and investigations.

Responsibilities

• Conducts end to end prompt, thorough, and unbiased investigations into highly complex claims of potential harassment, discrimination, retaliation, misconduct, and other potential violations of company policies.
• Conducts thorough and professional interviews of individuals accused of violations, witnesses, and reporting persons to obtain critical facts for proper credibility analysis and fact finding.
• Develops and maintains professional working relationships with diverse stakeholders, including business leaders and HR business partners across the organization.
• Partners with these stakeholders (e.g. operations, HR partners, internal and external counsel, etc.) to update, provide findings, and potential follow up recommendations on investigation cases as appropriate.
• Maintains required documentation within case management system, including intake, investigative notes, supporting documents, and final reports.
• Demonstrates an advanced knowledge of the laws and policies affecting employee relations processes, programs, and/or strategies, including but not limited to: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, FMLA, ADA, FLSA, NLRB, etc.
• Demonstrates ability to navigate optimally within ambiguity, multiple priorities, and a constantly evolving environment.
• Comfortable working in a high volume, fast paced environment.
• Ability to work independently on problems of diverse scope to make educated and appropriate decisions guided by policies, practices, and procedures.
• Proven negotiation skills and ability to influence others.
• Remains respectful and empathetic in the face of difficult and uncomfortable situations surrounding an investigation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent experience/training
• AWI certification preferred
• 2 + years of experience handling workplace investigations
• 3 + years of professional level experience in one or more of the following areas: employee relations, internal affairs, investigative reporting/writing, EEOC investigations
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
• Strong analytical, fact-finding and evidence gathering skills
• Exceptional report writing skills
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately
• Ability to exercise a sense of urgency in handling multiple cases and priorities and produce results.
• Ability to maintain positive working relationships and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and investigation participants

Qualifications

• Preference to previous health care company experience or large, multi-site company experience

Skills

• Advanced knowledge of laws and policies affecting employee relations processes, programs, and/or strategies
• Navigate ambiguity and evolving environments
• Work independently on problems of diverse scope
• Handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately
• Exercise a sense of urgency in handling multiple cases and priorities
• Work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and investigation participants

Benefits

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
• Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.

Pay

The Salary Range for the role is $78,000.00 - $119,000.00/year. For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: DaVita.jobs/WageRates

Schedule

Role will be located in Denver at DaVita headquarters and will work a hybrid schedule.