Human Resource Specialist
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Title: Human Resource Specialist
State Role Title: 19013
Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience
Pay Band: 3
Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
Location: Catawba Hospital
Agency Website: https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/catawba/
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
Catawba Hospital, a 116-bed Joint Commission-accredited psychiatric facility located near Roanoke, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge mountains, is seeking a full-time Human Resource Specialist to assist the HR department in daily operating tasks ranging from Recruitment and Orientation, Evaluation and Competency Processes, Employment data entry and reporting, Benefits Administration, and Workers' Compensation. Catawba Hospital is a friendly, professional atmosphere where staff are valued on their teams and where excellent relationships exist among professional disciplines. We offer extensive continuing education opportunities in state-of-the-art practices in mental health care, geriatrics, forensics, and general clinical psychology; opportunities to teach medical students; and opportunities to participate creatively in program evaluation and development.
Minimum Qualifications
Ability to analyze and use statistics; work under conditions of frequent interruptions; understand/interrupt/apply procedures and directives; relate to others in order to motivate and maintain good employee-employer relationships. Strong data entry/computer skills. Strong oral and written communication skills
Additional Considerations
Training/previous experience in HR field, preferably in health care environment. Previous experience in state personnel work is desired.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
(Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 540-375-4211 for assistance. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY)
Contact Information
Name: Austin Grasty
Phone: 540-375-4368
Email: austin.grasty@dbhds.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
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