HR Generalist

Top reasons to work for SMA Healthcare:

  • Career growth and advancement potential
  • Great benefits such as: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, & Disability Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Personal Leave and Paid Holidays
  • 403b Retirement Plan (matches one to one of employee contribution for the first 3%, then a 50% match on the next 6% of employee contribution)

Essential Job Functions:

  • Secures, enters, processes and verifies a variety of data in SMA's HR data system.
  • Maintains files of performance improvement data documents.
  • Attends and participates in meetings as requested by supervisor.
  • Responds to inquiries from employees and general public regarding personnel matters
  • Provides technical assistance to clinical, administrative and supervisory personnel as needed.
  • Interacts professionally with all levels of agency personnel and the community.
  • Assists with applicant processing to include obtaining and forwarding documentation necessary for new hire onboarding and ensuring completion of new hire paperwork.
  • Assist with hiring events and talent identification.
  • Assists with obtaining credentialing information for new hires and maintaining the credentialing files of existing hires to ensure that SMA is in compliance with all credentialing requirements.
  • Assembles the new hire's personnel file and ensures that the information is scanned into the electronic record.
  • Prepares documents for entry into payroll for new hires, transfers, promotions.
  • Performs miscellaneous actions such as changes to RU, FTE, location, telephone, supervisor, division number, etc.
  • Assists with the processing of volunteers and interns.
  • Responsible for applicant stack processing.
  • Develops promotional material to aid in recruiting.
  • Develops and maintains recruiting sources; prepares job advertisements; coordinates with advertising source for ad placements.
  • Develops and maintains relationship with Locum Tenens and staffing agencies; submits contracts to supervisor for approval; acts as liaison between candidate and supervisor.
  • Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Education and/or Experience: Bachelors Degree in Human Resources or related field and a minimum of 3 years HR experience, is preferred, however, any combination of education and experience may be substituted for the required degree and experience. HR Certification preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities:

  • Ability to work with complex, detailed, confidential and sensitive information.
  • Ability to establish priorities and identify resources to meet needs.
  • Knowledge of employee recruiting and selection processes.
  • Strong organizational skills with a keen ability to prioritize and multi-task.
  • Ability to adhere to and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.
  • Ability to use word processing, database and spreadsheet applications.
  • Ability to raise issues proactively and in a timely manner.
  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Ability to analyze difficult and complex issues and make recommendations for action.
  • Ability to compile statistics and to prepare analyses and reports.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external clients.
  • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality. 

Necessary Special Requirements: Possession of a valid Florida driver's license, acceptable driving record, and proof of personal automobile insurance if required to drive an SMA vehicle and/or use a personal vehicle for SMA business. Complete State of Florida mandatory background screening prior to start of employment.  Complete SMA required training during the first six (6) months of employment and updated if required.

Physical: Mobility and ability to bend and reach during an 8-12 hour day. Able to lift minimum 10 pounds. Visual and auditory acuity sufficient to evaluate, intervene, treat, and record client health care needs. Fine motor skills for legible and accurate charting, daily correspondence and presentation, either manually or orally. Work endurance ability to work 8-12 hour shifts with a meal break, as possible. Routine 8-12 hour shifts. Hours and days off may vary. Extra hours may be required. Work assignment locations may vary.

Application: This position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications which may be required of the employee assigned to the position. It should not be used to limit the nature and extent of assignments such individuals may be given.