Chief Human Resources Officer, VCU Health System Authority

Essential Job Statements

• Orchestrate and lead VCUHS human resources and people-related strategies focusing on cultivating a positive work culture, fostering employee engagement, and aligning the company's workforce with it overall strategic goals.

• Responsible for staffing the VCUHS Evaluation and Compensation Committee (component of the VCUHS Board of Directors) to provide updates, reports, and information relative to the overall business plan and strategic direction of the health system. Responsible for leading the implementation of all projects and initiatives related to the Evaluation and Compensation Committee.

• Oversee the total reward strategy of the organization, including the design of compensation and benefits programs to attract retain, engage, and motivate employees while staying informed about industry trends and regulations.

• Effectively manage the budget and other financial measures of the human resources groups assigned. Ensure human capital and other related resources are efficiently managed with the objective to maintain excellent customer service levels. Leverage technology whenever possible

• Keep abreast of government regulations, public policies, and HR Law updates. Contribute to the enhancement and/or development of human resources policies and procedures of the organization designed to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws affecting all levels of the organization.

• Evaluate and advise on the impact of long-range planning of new programs/strategies and regulatory action as those items impact the attraction, motivation, development, and retention of the people resources of VCUHS.

• Lead the human capital strategy in shaping VCUHS culture to ensure the talent, programs, structures, and systems are in place to foster an environment of inclusive and equitable learning, innovation and agility.

• Oversee planning and execution of talent acquisition strategies, creating talent pipelines for future hiring needs, including executive and leadership roles, and enhancing career development programs, and cultivating a strong employer brand.

• Operate as an equitable and inclusive team player, building and leveraging relationships and business expertise within the VCUHS enterprise. Participate as key advisor and coach to the VCUHS senior leaders and members of the leadership team. Lead and encourage a just and respectful culture for all.

• Participate in the development of plans and programs as a strategic partner with senior leaders, particularly from the perspective of the impact on people.

• Contribute to the fair and equitable improvement of the programs, policies, practices, and processes associated with meeting the strategic people goals of the organization, as well as compliance with all related laws and regulations.

• Partner with the Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI), demonstrating visible commitment of DEI strategy, programs, and initiatives through collaboration and implementation of initiatives across the health system.

• Lead and support continuous improvement activities to ensure core HR processes are effectively and equitably designed, documented, implemented, evaluated, and communicated to department and internal business partners.

• Continuously support HR executive leaders to seek ways to streamline and improve HR performance, proactively identifying and initiating process improvement tasks, and appropriately using data to inform of progress.

• Lead by example as a change agent and champion change management activities for business leaders with frequent inclusive communications. Collaborate with enterprise-wide cross-functional teams and other leaders to provide strategies, ideas and reasoning for behavior changes, readiness, and team member/patient experience.

• Promote safe behavior use by all; take actions to ensure all team members apply the safe behaviors to their everyday work and adopt as their personal work habits. Establish an environment in which it is both encouraged and expected that team members speak up for safety, quality, service and equity; support team members in speaking up.

• Lead all human resources enterprise-wide communications to ensure the message is aligned and reflects the values of VCUHS and, at the same time, the objective of the communication is effectively and inclusively achieved.

• Keep abreast of trends, market issues and best practices for the healthcare market. Perform other duties as assigned and/or participate in special projects in order to support the mission of VCUHS and the Department.

Patient Population

• Not applicable to this position.

Employment Qualifications

Required Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Management, Business, Health Sciences, Healthcare Administration or a related field.

Preferred Education:

• Graduate Degree in Human Resources, Management, Business, Healthcare Administration, or related field.

Licensure/Certification Required:

• N/A

Licensure/Certification Preferred:

• Certification in Human Resources: SPHR, PHR, SHRM-SCP, SHRM-CP, or equivalent in HR field preferred.

• Diversity Equity and Inclusion certification preferred.

Minimum Qualifications

Years and Type of Required Experience

• Twelve-Fifteen (12-15) years of progressively more responsible human resources leadership experience.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Proven equitable and inclusive leadership in the design and implementation of strategic initiatives

• Effective business skills, including executive presentation skills and business financial acumen.

• Proven knowledge of all human resources functions as well as all Federal and State laws pertaining to the human resources field.

• Prior experience leading diverse teams to improve processes around human resources functions to include hiring, training and development, employee relations, compensation, benefits, compliance, etc.

• Familiarity with performance improvement processes and change management concepts.

• Experience in Board relations and staffing applicable committee(s).

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interface inclusively with all levels and departments effectively on a formal, informal, written and verbal basis.

• Effective emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills necessary to represent VCUHS in public forums and to interact and work with a diverse community, regulatory agencies, government and legislative officials as applicable.

• Demonstrated ability to adjust style in response to changing priorities and opportunities.

• Demonstrated ability to leverage diversity in functional skills, experience levels and backgrounds for innovation while managing conflicts constructively and inclusively while maintaining focus on desired deadlines and outcomes.

• Demonstrated ability to develop both long and short-term strategies and plans for meeting goals while anticipating obstacles.

• Results-oriented, decisive, can-do attitude.

• Demonstrated ability to promote a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible workplace.

Cultural Responsiveness

• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Strong metrics and analytics experience.

Working Conditions

• Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur.

• General office environment.

• Required to car travel to off-site locations, occasionally in adverse weather conditions.

• May have periods of constant interruptions.

Physical Requirements

Physical Demands: Lifting/ Carrying (0-50 lbs.), Push/ Pull (0-50 lbs.)

Work Position: Sitting, Walking, Standing

Additional Physical Requirements / Hazards

Physical Requirements: Repetitive arm/hand movements, Finger Dexterity

Hazards: N/A

Mental/Sensory - Emotional

Mental / Sensory: Strong Recall, Reasoning, Problem Solving, Hearing, Speak Clearly, Write Legibly, Reading, Logical Thinking

Emotional: Fast pace environment, Able to Handle Multiple Priorities, Able to Adapt to Frequent Change

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