Position: Human Resources Specialist
Department: Human Resources - Mary Free Bed at Covenant
Reporting Relationship: Human Resources Manager
FLSA Class: Salaried/Exempt
Full-Time
Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm (on-site)
- Hours may vary occasionally with career fairs, employee/company events, and community events.
Mary Free Bed Summary
We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It’s extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients “Ask for Mary,” they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership, to clinicians and care providers. 
Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care
Mission Statement
Mary Free Bed: Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.
Covenant HealthCare: Extraordinary care for every generation.
Employment Value Proposition
At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture:
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Our Commitment to providing an inclusive environment for patients, families, staff, and community, through embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion T.O.G.E.T.H.E.R.
Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.
Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.
Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.
Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.
A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.
Summary
​​A HR Specialist is a professional responsible for monitoring all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition functions. The HR Specialist will perform the full lifecycle recruitment process while building and maintaining excellent relationships with hiring managers, candidates, and the Mary Free Bed community. This individual will be an integral part of the Human Resources/Talent Acquisition team and will be instrumental in providing alignment with MFB’s HR initiatives, providing high quality candidates to fill hiring needs by implementing targeted sourcing initiatives, responding to employees’ inquiries and resolving issues in a timely and professional manner. May act as liaison for the department and other departments in the Mary Free Bed System. Under the supervision of the Network HR Manager, this role will serve as the conduit between the network site and centralized HR best practices. ​
Essential Job Responsibilities
​​Responsible for the full lifecycle recruitment process for assigned departments/open positions
​Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with hiring managers and serve as a subject matter expert in recruitment/HR matters that align with the centralized services of our HR team.
​Consult and partner with hiring managers and key stakeholders to obtain pertinent information that will aide in drafting postings, sourcing, and qualifying active and passive candidates
​Source, screen, prequalify, interview, and evaluate candidates to determine their competencies and qualification for employment
​Manage background checks for all levels (state and federal), pre-screening requirements, and full process for onboarding
​Proactively search active and passive talent to develop and maintain a pipeline of candidates across client groups and levels within our organization
​Utilize efficient and effective recruitment strategies and techniques to source for various clinical and non-clinical positions including social networking, cold calling, internet searching, and professional networks
​Identify and cultivate external relationships with diversity focused organizations
​Attend high value conferences and job fairs to promote and recruit for the Mary Free Bed and Rehabilitation Professionals systems
​Manage data integrity within the applicant tracking system, managing each candidate's movement through the recruitment process to minimize time to fill and provide a world-class candidate experience
​Develop professional relationships with colleges and universities, and networks with other professional recruiters and agencies for future sourcing of high-quality candidates
​Provide assistance as needed, in all areas of HR including answering phone line, greeting guests, triaging requests for information, and acting as a liaison for MFB at Covenant staff and other departments of HR
​Maintain employee files and provide the HR team with administrative tasks as required
​Partner with the host’s hospital’s Security and HR departments to develop processes for badges, parking passes, onboarding needs, and day to day employee needs to enhance the onboarding experience for new hires and employee satisfaction
​Process and maintain the incentives and bonuses for new hires
​Perform similar and related job duties as requested by HR Leadership.
​Contribute to process improvement initiatives
​Maintain database and provide administrative duties as required
​Embrace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, by:
​Treating everyone with dignity and respect
​Opening more doors to opportunities for underrepresented cultures
​Growing talent and people
​Evaluating and eliminating disparities
​Taking action against injustices, bias and racism
​Honoring our differences and how to collaborate
​Educating staff, patients and the communities we care for
​Restoring Hope and Freedom, together
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Customer Service Responsibilities
Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages, coaches, and monitors the same in team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.
Responsibilities in Quality Improvement
Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.
Essential Job Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or other related area.
At least 2 years recruiting and/or human resources experience preferred.
Requires excellent skills in influence, negotiation, collaboration, and handling difficult conversations required.
Skilled with competency and behavior-based interview and assessment required.
Strong Microsoft office skills and experience with HRIS systems
High level verbal and written communications skills and ability to multi-task
Patient, pleasant, and understanding, with the ability to remain calm and diffuse tense situations. Handle sensitive and highly personal information on a daily basis, maintain confidentiality in a mature and non-judgmental manner.
Past experience in health care preferred.
Proficient with using a variety of recruiting technologies to source talent.
Some air travel required to attend job fairs and conferences.
Physical Requirements for Essential Job Qualification
Levels:
None (No specific requirements)
Occasionally (Less than 1/3)
Frequently (1/3 to 2/3)
Majority (More than 2/3)
Remain in a stationary position: ​Majority​
Traverse or move around work location: ​None​
Use keyboard: ​Frequently​
Operate or use department specific equipment: ​None​
Ascend/Descend equipment or ladder: ​None​
Position self to accomplish the Essential Functions of the role: ​None​
Receive and communicate information and ideas for understanding: ​Frequently​
Transport, position, and/or exert force:
Up to 10 pounds: ​Occasionally ​
Up to 25 pounds: ​None​
Up to 50 pounds: ​None​
Up to 75 pounds: ​None​
More than 100 pounds: ​None​
Other weight: Up to___ pounds ​ _____​
Other: ​ _____​
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification. If you require a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of this position, you must request accommodation in writing, within 182 days after you know or should know of the need for accommodation.
Mary Free Bed is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristic.