Director of Human Resources at WJMC

Your job is more than a job

At LCMC Health, we believe that extraordinary patient care starts with extraordinary people. As an HR Manager and trusted business partner, you'll play a key role in creating an environment where our team members can grow, thrive, and bring their best selves to work every day.

In this role, you'll serve as a strategic advisor to leaders across the organization, helping drive initiatives that support employee engagement, talent development, workforce planning, employee relations, compensation, benefits, and organizational effectiveness. You'll provide day-to-day leadership of HR operations while partnering with managers to solve challenges, develop talent, and build strong, high-performing teams.

You'll help shape the employee experience by balancing business needs with a people-first approach, ensuring that our culture, values, and mission remain at the center of everything we do. From guiding leaders through complex employee matters to supporting organizational change and workforce strategies, you'll be a key contributor to the success of our teams and the communities we serve.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys building relationships, influencing positive change, solving complex problems, and making a meaningful impact on the lives of employees and patients alike.

What You'll Do

• Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to leaders across assigned departments.
• Foster a positive, engaging workplace culture that supports employee growth, retention, and well-being.
• Partner with leaders on workforce planning, talent acquisition, succession planning, and organizational development initiatives.
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations matters, performance management, policy interpretation, and employment law compliance.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Learning & Development, Employee Health, and other HR Centers of Excellence to deliver exceptional support.
• Analyze workforce trends and data to identify opportunities and develop proactive solutions.
• Support change management initiatives and organizational design efforts that help teams adapt and succeed.
• Promote diversity, inclusion, belonging, and community engagement throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Champion HR programs and initiatives that enhance the overall employee experience.
• Lead with empathy, professionalism, and a commitment to LCMC Health's mission and values.

What Makes You Successful

• You build trusted relationships and influence at all levels of an organization.
• You approach challenges with curiosity, creativity, and a solutions-oriented mindset.
• You balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve and no two days are the same.
• You are passionate about helping people succeed and creating workplaces where everyone can do their best work.

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• 7+ years of progressive experience in Human Resource management or Generalist position
• 5 years of Supervisory experience

Preferred:

• 2 years of recent hospital Human Resources experience with close interaction with Finance and Information Services departments

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Management or equivalent required.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Proven experience in a variety of HR functional areas.
• Current knowledge of state, federal employment and labor laws.
• Strong verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyze information and apply critical thinking in order to make decisions and resolve problems.
• Ability to interpret policy and work with management and staff to properly interpret and enforce policies.
• Integrates the mission and vision of the organization.
• Identifies and defines problems, implements creative solutions and evaluates results.
• Ability to handle multiple demands and conflicting priorities.
• Ability to provide “real time” problem solving.

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. 

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

About West Jefferson Medical Center

West Jefferson Medical Center, a cornerstone of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, is regionally recognized and nationally accredited.  For over 60 years, we’ve been the hospital-of-choice on the west bank of Jefferson Parish for health, wellness, and family-centered care. Learn more about West Jefferson Medical Center and our Leapfrog “Grade A” Hospital Safety distinction

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart. 
• Give people a reason to smile. 
• Put a little love in your work. 
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.  
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. 
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. 
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. 
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. 
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here. 

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.  LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

 

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