HR Business Partner

Founded in 1955, Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, heart care, cancer care and women’s health. It is the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley. 

Additionally, Northridge Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and has been recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As our Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP), you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Human Resources Leadership team by driving the full spectrum of operational HR activities across your assigned facility and/or service area.

Every day, you will provide strategic HR guidance on employee relations, compensation, conflict management, and organizational development. Partnering closely with staff, you'll implement impactful HR programs to ensure compliance, drive engagement, and align facility HR with Service Area strategies.

To excel in this role, you recognize that people are our most valuable asset and the key driver of our success, and you consistently promote diversity while fostering an inclusive environment through compassion and cultural sensitivity.

• Strategic Alignment - Partner with clients to understand and assess business direction based on the local Market & CommonSpirit Health’s Strategic Plan. Create specific business plans in support of HR-related goals that will meet department needs, address weaknesses, capitalize on strengths, and take advantage of opportunities. Work with leadership to regularly interpret results and progress of HR related goals. Prepare presentations for respective client groups and follow up with leadership regarding the status and progress of their HR business plans.
• Employee Relations – Partner with and serve as a resource to employees, management and Human Resources team to promote and maintain positive employee relations. Proactively identify, manage and facilitate the equitable resolution of job-related complaints and concerns.
• Labor Relations - Provides direction and support to management regarding interpretation of policies and procedures and collective bargaining agreements. Partners with Employee/Labor Relations CoE in providing education and advice on proper documentation and/or legal requirements for performance improvement and termination process.
• Performance and Leadership Coaching - Provides appropriate advice, feedback and development to improve the effectiveness of individual leaders and their team members. Provides guidance and advice addressing issues that pertain to engagement, performance management, employee relations, training and other areas of Human Resources. Serves as a thought partner to assigned clients. Focus on development, collaboration and assessments; coaches leaders and employees at all levels on a variety of topics such as management skills, conflict resolution and communications.
• Culture – Integrate culture standards consistent with the CommonSpirit Health’s mission, vision and values into business unit/facility/market/division practices and processes to ensure all employees experience and engage in supporting the desired work culture. Understands and promulgates approaches that lead to a positive, desired work culture. Applies results of culture diagnostic tools, e.g., My Culture to help craft appropriate plans for addressing culture development needs identified in the business unit/facilities/markets/divisions served.
• Centers of Expertise (CoE) Utilization: Collaborates with CoEs to support the accomplishment of business goals, objectives, and outcomes:

Required

• Bachelors Other and 3 years HR or leadership experience, upon hire or
• minimum of 5 years HR or leadership experience in the discipline or
• Masters Other and (With relevant experience; equivalent education and/or experience; experience through certifications.), upon hire and
• HR experience should encompass generalist experience or at least 2 or more areas of specialty, e.g., compensation, benefits, employee/labor relations, talent acquisition, etc. and
• Demonstrated employee relations experience with a working knowledge of recruitment, training delivery, benefits and compensation theory/administration.
• Fire Safety, within 90 Days

Preferred

• Professional in Human Resources, upon hire or
• Senior Professional in Human Resources, upon hire or
• SHRM Cert Professional, upon hire