Director of Human Resources

Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health serves the state of South Carolina with a broad range of psychiatric and substance abuse services. These services address the needs of individuals and families living with mental health and addiction disorders. Psychiatric programs and services for adolescents, adults and senior adults are offered in private inpatient and outpatient settings. We continually strive to be the community standard for excellence and are dedicated to improving every life we touch. Our goal is to serve at-risk individuals with quality care, compassion and respect.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Human Resources Director is responsible for executing Human Resource activities for all functional areas, (e.g., recruitment, employee relations, compensation, compliance, etc.) and serves as a professional resource for facility management on all HR-related activities. This position serves as a strategic partner and key member of hospital leadership, and may serve as Administrator On-Call (AOC) as assigned, to include completing rounding an patient units and throughout the facility.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for full cycle recruitment: research positions, full understanding of the Facility's staffing needs, sourcing for candidates, leveraging the ATS, interviewing, selection, negotiating employment offers, assisting with new employee orientation, etc.). Implements and maintains proactive recruitment and retention strategies.
• Advises with Facility management and consults with Corporate HR Operations on sensitive corrective actions, PI Plans, terminations, position restructures, reductions-in-force and other performance issues.
• Manages employee relations and retention programs including the onboarding program for the Behavioral Health facilities. Oversees employee engagement activities.

BENEFITS:

Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
Diverse programming to expand your experience
Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
Employee Assistance Program
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Pet Insurance
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Tuition Assistance
Employee Referral Program
More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

Job Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field required. Master's Degree preferred.
A minimum of 8-10 years of Human Resources experience; previous healthcare experience preferred.
Previous supervisory/management experience required.
HR Certification (through HRCI or SHRM) preferred.
Strong written and verbal communication skills are required and an understanding of Federal and State employment laws and regulations related to HR.
Working knowledge of administering wage/salary programs, benefits, workers compensation, recruiting/retention plans, training/staff development, and employee relations.
Requires leadership, organizational, supervisory and administrative abilities including excellent computer skills and knowledge of various software, internet-based HR systems and email.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS

and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.