People Services

Your experience matters

At Mercy Rehab Hospital Springfield, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

How you'll contribute

Leads the hospital's People Services (HR) function to reduce turnover, increase employee engagement, and promote core values. Partners with leaders to drive recruiting, onboarding, training, employee relations, and policy compliance. Ensures accurate and confidential personnel, education, and medical record management while supporting a positive, open-door culture. Responsibilities include:

• Partner with leadership to develop and execute engagement and retention strategies that reduce turnover and reinforce core values.
• Prioritize and manage multiple initiatives; make timely, sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Develop and evaluate recruiting strategies and sources (e.g., ads, job fairs, schools, agencies) to attract qualified candidates.
• Coordinate, orient, and assist in training all new employees; ensure complete and compliant personnel, education, and medical files.
• Serve as primary resource for employee relations; advise managers on performance, conduct, and policy application while fostering an open-door environment.
• Ensure adherence to hospital policies and procedures and alignment with organizational goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Information

Champions a culture of inclusion, professionalism, and service. Maintains strict confidentiality and data integrity for all employee records. Builds strong partnerships with managers, candidates, and external recruiting sources.

What we offer

Fundamental to providing great care is supporting and rewarding our team. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and 401K Benefits for full-time employees
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program – mental, physical, and financial wellness assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance for qualified applicants
• Personal and career development education opportunities
• And much more…

Qualifications and requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree in human resources or related field, or nearing completion.

Experience: Five (5) to seven (7) years of progressively responsible HR experience.

Regulatory Knowledge: Working knowledge of applicable state and federal employment laws and regulations.

Skills: Employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, organization/prioritization, written and verbal communication, and stakeholder coaching.

EEOC Statement

Mercy Rehab Hospital Springfield is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.