HR Generalist - Full time - Onsite

St. Croix Health is seeking a dedicated and experienced Human Resources Generalist to join our dynamic team. This role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to our company's growth by managing a wide range of HR functions, fostering a positive workplace culture, and supporting employee development. The ideal candidate will be proactive, detail-oriented, and committed to promoting an inclusive and engaging work environment.

This position is full-time (1.0 FTE) and will typically work day shifts, Monday through Friday at our St. Croix Falls, WI location.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Employee Relations and Leader Support

• Partner with leaders and employees to improve work relationships, promote a positive work environment, build morale, and support employee productivity and retention
• Provide guidance to employees and leaders regarding HR policies, procedures, employee relations matters, and workplace practices
• Conduct employee relations investigations, as assigned, and provide recommendations regarding appropriate resolution, risk mitigation and follow-up actions
• Facilitate conflict resolution or escalate complex, sensitive, or high-risk employee matters to HR leadership, as appropriate
• Provide feedback and recommendations to improve HR processes, procedures, and service delivery.

Employee Lifecycle and Talent Management

• Support the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, selection, onboarding, employee transitions, and offboarding
• Partner with HR team and organizational leaders to support recruitment strategies and talent acquisition efforts
• Advise leaders on workforce needs, position requirements, and related talent management practices
• Conduct exit interviews, evaluate employee feedback and turnover trends, and recommend strategies to improve retention and the overall employee experience

Performance Management

• Support the organization’s performance management processes, including performance evaluations, and ongoing performance documentation
• Provide guidance to leaders on performance management practices and processes
• Maintain accurate and confidential documentation related to employee performance, corrective and disciplinary actions, and workplace investigations

Compliance and Regulatory

• Coordinate and support required state and federal HR reporting
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations to support compliance and minimize organizational risk
• Support compliance – related HR functions, including FMLA, ADA, FLSA, workers’ compensation, unemployment claims, and other applicable employment requirements
• Assist in monitoring and maintaining compliance with employment laws, regulatory compliance, and organizational policies and procedures

Organization Policy and Procedures

• Assist in the development, review, and implementation of HR policies, procedures, and practices
• Recommend process improvements and opportunities to enhance efficiency across the organization
• Provide guidance and interpretation of HR policies and procedures to support consistent application across the organization
• Support the communication and implementation of HR policies and practices throughout the organization

Human Resources Collaboration

• Serve as a subject matter expert for enterprise-wide people systems and processes supported through the People/OD function
• Collaborate with HR team members and cross-functional partners to ensure coordinated, responsive and consistent HR support
• Support organizational initiatives related to employee engagement, retention, organizational change, and workplace culture
• Maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgement, professionalism, and discretion when handling sensitive employee information

* While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.