Human Resources Assistant
Job Description
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We are, a freestanding, physician-owned, comprehensive cancer center based in Albuquerque, NM with a satellite clinic in Gallup, New Mexico. We are an Oncology Medical Home, with a focus on early intervention for patient symptoms, resulting in low hospitalization rates. Our Physicians have won Top 10 Docs in the city of Albuquerque multiple times.
As a successful Medical oncology and Radiation oncology practice, we have expanded our medical practice to include Survivorship, palliative care, Primary Care, Rheumatology, Pulmonary, and now Urology.
Make a difference in the lives of patients by joining a physician-led, partnership organization with a patient-centered and evidenced-based medicine approach. You will have the tools, resources, and professional freedom you need to deliver outstanding patient care.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Human Resources (HR) Assistant provides a comprehensive administrative support to day-to-day operations of human resources ensuring efficient and effective HR support service to the organization to achieve the organization’s mission, vision and core values.
Human Resource Assistant’s main job responsibilities are focused on helping accomplish HR-related tasks, goals and objectives and carrying out some (or all) duties in the following functional areas: departmental development, HRIS, employee relations, training and development, benefits, compensation, organization development, executive administration, and employment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Reasonable Accommodations Statement:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions Statement(s):
- Assists with the administration of programs, procedures, and guidelines to help align the workforce with the strategic goals of the company.
- Acts as point of contact when HR Manager and HR Generalist is unavailable.
- Participates in developing department goals, objectives, and systems.
- Assists with the tracking of departmental and company measurements that support the accomplishment of the company's strategic goals.
- Prepares and maintains reports that are necessary to carry out the functions of the Human Resources department. Prepares periodic reports for management, as necessary or requested.
- Participates in administrative staff meetings and attends other meetings and seminars as necessary and to represent the department.
- Maintains the HRIS system and generates scheduled or requested reports to assist management.
- Periodically audits the database to ensure accuracy.
- Keeps employee records up-to-date by processing employee status changes in a timely manner.
- Maintains personnel files in compliance with applicable legal requirements.
- Assists with benefit orientations and other benefit training, as needed.
- Assists with enrollments, changes, and terminations of participants in all benefit plans and programs, as needed.
- Assists employees with any benefit claim issues or concerns.
- Schedules participants into training sessions.
- Tracks participants and training records.
- Enters training records into a database and maintains it.
- Assists HR Manager with scheduling meetings, as needed.
- Assists HR Generalist in conducting new employee orientation (for all employees FT, PT, temporary, etc. and ensures necessary items are ready upon first day of employment.
- Prepares paperwork required for new hires and establishes personnel file.
- Assists with temporary staffing needs by contacting and working with the Temporary Staffing Agency.
- Assists in the development and implementation of an employee handbook and new personnel policies and procedures.
- Assists with the implementation and tracking of company safety and health programs.
- Requests, coordinates and conducts background investigations and license verifications of employees.
- Assists HR Manager with various research projects and/or special projects.
- Maintains and ensures strict confidentiality of personnel files and systems.
- Assists with recruitment and interview process (setting up interview agendas, processing travel arrangements, coordinating interview process).
- Assists with responding to inquiries regarding employment such as but not limited to verifications.
- Participates in planning and implementing various employee relations and employee satisfaction initiatives.
- Coordinates and tracks travel as needed.
- Continues development and self improvement in areas relating to Human Resources.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
Competency Statement(s):
- Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
- Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
- Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience.
- Coaching and Development - Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas.
- Communication - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken and written word.
- Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the internal and external customer’s needs while following company procedures.
- Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
- Interpersonal Skills—the individual maintains confidentiality, remains open to others’ ideas and exhibits willingness to try new things.
- Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information and resources. Strong business and political acumen.
- Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task and/or presenting material.
- Problem solving—the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
- Safety/Compliance Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee/patient safety and privacy compliance.
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma required– Associates Degree preferred
- Two plus years administrative assistant experience (Human Resources experience preferred)
- Experience creating, composing, and editing correspondence and other written materials with attention to detail.
- Experience organizing resources and establishing priorities making sure projects meet deadlines and completion.
- Experience coordinating, planning, and organizing travel and events.
Computer Skills:
Advanced computer skills, Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Benefits & Compensation:
Competitive Salary D.O.E.
Generous Benefits Package
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Work Location: In person
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