Senior Employee Relations Consultant

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

1.0 FTE, Exempt, Days M-F, 8-4:30 with flexibility, remote

Position Summary

The Sr. Employee Relations Consultant serves as a strategic consultant to executive, physician and APP leaders to resolve employee relations matters. Responsibilities may include resolving workplace conflicts, addressing employee concerns, implementing HR policies, conducting investigations into employee issues, promoting positive work culture, and collaborating with management to enhance employee engagement. This role has a specialized emphasis on complex issue which consulting with executive and physician leaders.

Strong communication, conflict resolution skills, and knowledge of employment laws are essential for success in this role. An SR ER Consultant will act as a SME within their area of focus, advise HR colleagues and others within the organization regarding employee and labor relations matters, helping to develop the appropriate course of prevention and recommended actions.

Responsibilities

• Navigate and consult on complex employment matters

• Investigate workplace concerns relating to behavior, Title 7, ADA, LOA, Accommodations, and policy violations.

• Develop and deploy resolution strategies for complex employment matters.

• Understand, interpret employment policies and contracts to ensure

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in related field and five (5) years professional-level experience in human resources or related field

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

• Recognized human resources professional certification preferred (PHR, SPHR, etc.)

• Experience in interpretation of personnel policy and managing a wide range of employee issues

• Continued pattern of learning and growth in career

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees
• Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes “America’s Best Employers by State” for several years running
• Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $100,547.00 - $144,685.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.