This is a hybrid role that is highly consultative and requires regular in-person meetings at various Legacy Health locations across the Portland Metro area.

The People & Culture organization at Legacy is about prioritizing our people so that we can prioritize our patients. We are transforming a traditional human resources function into a team of professionals who develop creative solutions to attract, develop and retain diverse, high performing talent. Within the People & Culture team, we are building a spirit of curiosity, experimenting with innovative approaches and challenging past practices to ensure we aren’t just responding to today’s workforce challenges, but can predict them. This is a pivotal moment in the healthcare industry, and Legacy’s People & Culture team sees this as an opportunity to reimagine what it means to work in one of the world’s most complex yet rewarding industries. For us it’s about building a legacy where our people can do their best and be their best.

Our mission of making life better for others includes every person we serve, including our employees. By promoting HR services, initiatives and programs and managing labor relations, you will help to support management-level and employee customers so that Legacy Health can most effectively work as a team with a unified goal. If this is how you view your work as an Employee Relations Consultant, we invite you to consider this opportunity.

Another important thing about Legacy: We strive to be a diverse, culturally responsive, anti-racist organization. Diversity, equity and inclusion is a priority at Legacy — it shapes how we work, interact with one another and see the world. This is a commitment you must share too.  If you want to make a real difference in the lives of people, communities and our beloved Pacific Northwest region, please take a look - we invite you to apply and consider joining our team, our organization and our mission.

As the largest nonprofit health system serving the Portland-Southwest Washington and mid-Willamette Valley areas, Legacy Health provides a range of services - we have six hospitals, one of which includes a center solely dedicated to children’s care, Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel. We run more than 70 primary care, specialty and urgent care clinics, employ nearly 3,000 doctors and providers and more than 13,000 employees. We also operate labs and a research center. Our major partnerships include those with PacificSource Health Plans and the Unity Center for Behavioral Health, a one-of-a-kind center for people facing a mental health crisis that is collaboratively operated between four regional health systems and numerous community partners.

Health care experience is preferred (i.e. familiarity with licensure and certifications, Joint Commission survey audits, etc.). Labor relations experience is also a plus.

• Provide consultative support to management and employees on human resources strategies, employee relations, and labor relations matters.

• Serve as a trusted advisor and visible HR partner across the Legacy Health system.

• Contribute to the strategic development and implementation of HR services, initiatives, and programs.

• Manage all aspects of labor relations, including:

  • Union communications

  • Collective bargaining and contract negotiations

  • Contract interpretation and compliance

  • Grievance resolution

  • Education and coaching for managers on labor-related issues

• Promote and maintain a professional, solutions-focused approach to internal HR partnerships.

• Translate Legacy Health’s organizational goals and values into practical, people-centered solutions within assigned areas of responsibility.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree, Master’s preferred.
• Relevant experience may be substituted for educational requirements.

Experience:

• Seven years or more of progressively responsible experience in the HR field.
• Knowledge of laws, acts and regulations governing employee and labor relations.
• Health Care experience preferred.

Skills:

• Working knowledge of all HR functional areas (employment, benefits, compensation, employee relations, training and development, human resources information systems, workforce planning), in addition to in-depth knowledge of two to three functional areas.
• Strong presentation skills, ability to present data and information as a subject matter expert.
• Demonstrated ability to discern pertinent data from raw information, evaluate and consult around solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to influence decisions and actions of customers.
• Comfortable with public speaking to include a wide variety of audiences.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• PHR or SPHR certification preferred.

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about our employee benefits click here: www.legacyhealth.org/For-Health-Professionals/careers/benefiting-you