Vice President of People and Culture

Reporting⠀to the CEO⠀and⠀working⠀closely⠀with other⠀senior⠀leaders of⠀Northwest⠀Kidney⠀Centers,⠀the VP of⠀People &⠀Culture is⠀a senior⠀leader who⠀provides⠀strategic⠀direction⠀and⠀leadership⠀in⠀aligning⠀people⠀initiatives⠀and⠀programs⠀with the⠀overall⠀business⠀goals and⠀vision of⠀NKC and⠀fostering⠀a culture⠀of equity,⠀diversity,⠀inclusion,⠀and⠀belonging⠀amongst⠀employees⠀and⠀stakeholders⠀while⠀leading⠀the⠀organization⠀through⠀innovative⠀people⠀practices⠀and⠀holistic⠀employee⠀engagement⠀strategies.⠀Is pivotal⠀in shaping⠀the⠀organization’s⠀growth⠀trajectory⠀by⠀championing⠀a culture⠀that⠀fosters⠀collaboration,⠀innovation,⠀inclusion,⠀and⠀employee⠀development.

Works⠀closely⠀with the⠀Executive⠀Team and⠀the Board⠀of⠀Trustees⠀in support⠀of the CEO⠀Compensation⠀Committee.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads the⠀HR team in⠀adopting⠀both a⠀strategic⠀and⠀operational⠀mindset to⠀align⠀people,⠀mission,⠀culture,⠀and⠀organizational⠀strategies.⠀Provides⠀senior⠀level⠀leadership⠀and⠀oversight⠀for the⠀development⠀and⠀execution⠀of all⠀people⠀strategies⠀that⠀foster⠀employee⠀engagement,⠀nurtures⠀talent⠀development,⠀and⠀enhances⠀organizational⠀effectiveness.
• Develops,⠀communicates,⠀and⠀administers⠀HR⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures⠀that⠀maintain⠀and⠀improve⠀employee⠀relations⠀and shape⠀organizational⠀culture.⠀Assesses⠀and⠀advances⠀employee⠀engagement⠀and⠀satisfaction,⠀with⠀particular⠀attention⠀to the⠀experiences⠀and needs⠀of those⠀in⠀high-turnover⠀positions.
• Proactively⠀engages⠀employees⠀to improve⠀working⠀relationships,⠀build⠀morale,⠀and⠀increase⠀productivity⠀and⠀retention.⠀Communicates⠀openly and⠀frequently,⠀keeping⠀employees⠀informed⠀on⠀department⠀strategies,⠀initiatives,⠀benefit⠀resources,⠀organizational⠀events,⠀and other⠀pertinent⠀information.
• Provides⠀leadership⠀to manage⠀and⠀resolve⠀complex⠀employee⠀relations⠀issues and⠀ensures⠀effective,⠀thorough,⠀and⠀objective⠀investigations.⠀Establishes⠀and⠀delivers⠀Human⠀Resources⠀processes⠀and⠀programs⠀across the⠀full⠀employee⠀lifecycle.
• Builds⠀authentic,⠀cooperative⠀partnerships⠀across the⠀organization.⠀Develops⠀and⠀maintains⠀a spirit⠀of⠀collaboration,⠀meaningful⠀feedback⠀loops and⠀communication⠀across the⠀multi-location⠀organization.
• Champions⠀a culture⠀of⠀diversity,⠀equity and⠀inclusion⠀throughout⠀the⠀organization⠀and works⠀with other⠀leaders to⠀identify⠀and⠀implement⠀programs⠀to⠀maximize⠀opportunities⠀for all⠀employees.
• Assesses⠀and⠀forecasts⠀the⠀organization’s⠀talent⠀needs to⠀understand⠀current⠀and future⠀leadership⠀gaps and⠀bench⠀strength,⠀and then⠀design a⠀comprehensive⠀leadership⠀development⠀strategy⠀to meet⠀future⠀needs.
• Develops⠀a⠀comprehensive⠀talent⠀acquisition⠀strategy⠀utilizing⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀resources⠀to attract⠀and⠀recruit a⠀skilled⠀workforce.
• Assists⠀the⠀organization⠀in meeting⠀human⠀resources⠀related⠀requirements⠀as⠀identified⠀by CMS,⠀DOH, and⠀hospital⠀certification⠀bodies for⠀staff in⠀all⠀locations⠀where NKC⠀provides⠀dialysis⠀services.⠀Creates a⠀strategic⠀plan for⠀the HR⠀function⠀including⠀initiatives,⠀staffing,⠀metrics,⠀developing⠀and⠀managing⠀an annual⠀budget.
• Reviews⠀and⠀evaluates⠀department⠀accomplishments⠀in terms⠀of meeting⠀budget,⠀quality,⠀cost⠀effectiveness,⠀and other⠀goals and⠀objectives.
• Serves⠀as an⠀executive⠀leader of⠀NKC by⠀advising⠀the CEO⠀and other⠀executives⠀on the⠀human⠀capital⠀implications⠀of⠀business,⠀clinical,⠀and⠀program⠀strategies⠀during⠀development⠀and⠀implementation.
• Evaluates⠀and⠀improves⠀the total⠀rewards⠀function⠀from⠀salary⠀structure,⠀performance⠀management,⠀and⠀education.⠀Expertly⠀leads the⠀employee⠀compensation,⠀benefits,⠀and⠀wellness⠀programs⠀including⠀communicating⠀with the⠀Compensation⠀Committee,⠀relevant⠀agencies,⠀and⠀third-party⠀administrators.
• In⠀partnership⠀with⠀Employee⠀Health,⠀provide⠀oversight⠀for⠀workplace⠀safety and⠀workers⠀compensation⠀programs.⠀Understands⠀and⠀monitors⠀local,⠀regional,⠀and⠀national⠀trends in⠀healthcare⠀services⠀and⠀operations.

Required qualifications:

• Requires a⠀bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀business,⠀healthcare⠀administration⠀or related⠀field;⠀master’s⠀degree⠀preferred.
• 10+⠀years of⠀leadership⠀experience⠀in areas⠀of HR,⠀leading a⠀team and⠀collaborating⠀with⠀business⠀leaders.
• 5+⠀years⠀leading⠀human⠀resources⠀in⠀healthcare⠀including⠀the⠀provider⠀side to⠀bring new⠀strategies⠀in⠀development⠀and⠀delivery.
• Experience⠀working⠀with⠀senior⠀executives⠀and board⠀members is⠀highly⠀desirable.
• Hands-on⠀and⠀strategic⠀with full⠀employee⠀lifecycle⠀experience
• Demonstrated⠀experience⠀developing⠀and⠀implementing⠀programs⠀in talent⠀management,⠀performance⠀management,⠀compensation,⠀succession⠀planning⠀and⠀learning.
• Experienced⠀in⠀attracting⠀and⠀growing⠀talent to⠀have the⠀necessary⠀workforce⠀to serve⠀the needs⠀of the⠀business.
• Knowledge⠀of⠀federal,⠀state, and⠀local laws⠀and⠀maintains⠀knowledge⠀to ensure⠀policies⠀and⠀practices⠀are in⠀compliance.
• Demonstrated⠀experience⠀managing⠀complex⠀change⠀initiatives.
• Must⠀be a⠀strategic⠀thinker⠀that takes⠀initiative,⠀has the⠀stamina,⠀emotional⠀intelligence,⠀and strong⠀interpersonal⠀skills to⠀operate⠀strategically⠀and⠀effectively⠀to oversee⠀the⠀tactics⠀that help⠀drive and⠀achieve⠀differentiating⠀business⠀results.
• Ability⠀to⠀represent⠀NKC to⠀outside⠀organizations,⠀agencies,⠀legal⠀counsel,⠀and area⠀healthcare⠀providers.

Benefit offerings for eligible employees (.6-1.0 FTE):

• Choice of⠀3 medical⠀insurance⠀plans⠀through⠀Kaiser⠀Permanente⠀(PPO, HMO⠀&⠀HDHP)
• Delta⠀Dental
• Vision⠀Services⠀Plan
• 401⠀Retirement⠀match and⠀discretionary⠀match
• Disability⠀benefits⠀such as⠀Short-term⠀&⠀Long-term⠀Plans
• Life⠀& AD&D⠀Plans
• Educational⠀Assistance/Tuition⠀Reimbursement⠀of up to⠀$4,000⠀annually
• Employee⠀Assistance⠀Program
• Flexible⠀Spending⠀Account
• Health⠀Savings⠀Account
• Transit⠀Subsidy
• Paid⠀Time Off⠀which⠀includes⠀personal⠀time and 8⠀Holidays.⠀PTO will⠀accrue⠀bi-weekly⠀and will⠀be⠀pro-rated⠀based on⠀the FTE.⠀The⠀accrual⠀rate will⠀be 10.47⠀hours per⠀pay⠀period.

Founded in⠀1962 as⠀the⠀world’s⠀first⠀outpatient⠀dialysis⠀provider,⠀Northwest⠀Kidney⠀Centers⠀operates⠀20⠀dialysis⠀clinics⠀across the⠀Puget⠀Sound⠀region in⠀addition⠀to⠀hospital-based⠀services⠀and a⠀large⠀home-based⠀dialysis⠀program.⠀We are a⠀not-for-profit,⠀community-based⠀organization⠀and⠀consistently⠀rank among⠀the top⠀dialysis⠀providers⠀in the⠀United⠀States in⠀quality of⠀care,⠀patient⠀outcomes⠀and⠀transplant⠀rates.

At⠀Northwest⠀Kidney⠀Centers,⠀teamwork,⠀integrity,⠀respect,⠀excellence⠀and⠀stewardship⠀guide our⠀approach⠀to how we⠀work. We⠀differentiate⠀ourselves⠀by our⠀patient⠀centered⠀approach⠀and active⠀commitment⠀to⠀advancing⠀kidney⠀research⠀and⠀dialysis⠀innovation.⠀Key to our⠀success is⠀the⠀compassion⠀and⠀expertise⠀of our⠀dedicated⠀team of⠀staff that⠀care for⠀those we⠀serve.