Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Columbia River Health is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate, patient-centered healthcare. They are seeking an experienced healthcare Human Resources Manager who will assess and strengthen the organization's HR foundation, update policies, support employee relations, and advise leadership.
Responsibilities
- Assessing the organization's current human resources structure, policies, practices, and areas of risk
- Leading a comprehensive review and rebuild of the employee handbook
- Updating HR policies to align with current federal and Oregon employment requirements
- Ensuring policies reflect the regulatory and operational needs of a Federally Qualified Health Center
- Creating practical and consistent human resources processes that employees and leaders can understand and follow
- Reviewing onboarding, orientation, offboarding, personnel file, and documentation practices
- Supporting employee relations matters with professionalism, fairness, discretion, and sound documentation
- Conducting or supporting workplace investigations when necessary
- Guiding managers through coaching, corrective action, performance improvement, and employee concerns
- Advising executive leadership on workforce strategy, organizational culture, compliance, and risk
- Reviewing job descriptions, employee classifications, compensation practices, and reporting structures
- Supporting recruitment, retention, workforce planning, and employee engagement efforts
- Helping leadership identify HR concerns before they become larger organizational issues
- Supporting compliance with employment laws, healthcare regulations, and organizational policies
- Creating tools, templates, workflows, and educational resources for managers and employees
- Providing leadership, training, and mentorship to the on-site HR assistant
- Building the HR assistant's confidence, knowledge, and ability to manage daily HR responsibilities
- Participating in occasional on-site meetings, training, implementation work, or employee support as needed
Skills
- Significant professional human resources experience within a healthcare environment
- Direct HR experience within a Federally Qualified Health Center, critical access hospital, or both
- Demonstrated experience developing or substantially revising employee handbooks and workplace policies
- Strong knowledge of federal employment laws and human resources compliance requirements
- Knowledge of Oregon employment law or the ability to quickly become fully knowledgeable
- Experience managing employee relations, investigations, corrective action, performance management, and sensitive workplace concerns
- Experience advising executives, department leaders, supervisors, and frontline managers
- Experience independently leading an HR rebuild, restructuring, or process-improvement initiative
- Strong written communication, documentation, and policy-development skills
- Experience coaching or mentoring an HR assistant, coordinator, or developing HR professional
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment while remaining responsive, accessible, and connected
- Ability and willingness to travel occasionally to Boardman, Oregon
- A leadership style grounded in discretion, consistency, accountability, kindness, and trust
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, healthcare administration, or a related field
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification
- Experience supporting a small, rural, or resource-limited healthcare organization
- Experience with FQHC compliance, HRSA-related workforce requirements, or federally funded healthcare environments
- Experience helping an organization through leadership, operational, or cultural transition
- Experience creating manager training, performance evaluation systems, and standardized HR workflows
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