Sr. Director - Employee & Labor Relations & Compliance

Location: PALO ALTO, 1840 Embarcadero, California. 1.0 FTE Full time Day - 08 Hour.

About the role

Serves as an advisor to SHC executives and senior management regarding strategic labor and employee relations and HR policy compliance. Serving as chief negotiator for the organization, the Administrative Director of EE & Labor Relations oversees all contract bargaining, interpretation, application, and compliance with relevant laws, policies, and rules. Formulates labor policy, negotiates collective bargaining agreements and coordinates grievance procedures and complaints resulting from disputes with unionized and non-unionized employees. Uses considerable latitude and extensive judgment in managing a wide range of labor relations and negotiation processes. Prepares recommendations and advises officials on fostering and promoting harmonious labor-management relations regarding contract language in regard to non-economic and economic terms. Responsible for ensuring the organization is not subject to risk and SHC HR policies are in compliance with municipal, county, state and federal laws. Partners with senior management to deploy operational strategies that ensure compliance with laws, regulations, union contracts and Hospital policies. Oversees quality improvement HR initiatives to maintain continuous hospital accreditation and certification from The Joint Commission, California Department of Health, and other regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

• Plans, implements, directs and maintains the hospital’s labor relations and contract management.
• Assists senior management in the short-term and long-term employee and labor relations planning functions of the organization.
• Furnishes information such as labor legislation, labor market conditions, prevailing union and management practices, for use in review of current contract provisions and proposed changes.
• Develops and implements employee relations policies and practices to improve and enhance the hospital’s departmental operations and communications.
• Provides strategic oversight regarding integration of compliance with regulatory standards across HR programs and operations
• Evaluates and analyzes contracts and agreements and makes recommendations for ensuring compliance with city, state, and/or federal regulations, and the intent, spirit and terms of contracts.
• Administers provisions of labor agreements to ensure a fair and positive relationship with various labor unions.
• Monitors personnel policies for the purpose of ensuring conformance to relevant agreements particularly wages, hours, and working conditions in compliance with federal and state laws.
• Provides