Job Description:
The People Services Director is a partner to the executive and leadership team members, responsible for defining, developing, and implementing People Service initiatives. Our Highpoint Health - Winchester/Swanee (formally STRHS-Winchester and Sewanee) campus locations include a combined 198-bed acute and skilled care facilities along with more than 20 employed physician practices and more than 750 employees. The PSD is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction for all areas of People Services, including employee relations, compensation management, performance management, training and leadership development. This is a hands-on role where the Director oversees a small team and may themselves assist in regularly performing day-to-day human resource and department operational tasks. The PSD reports directly to the hospital CEO, while receiving direction from Lifepoint Division People Services. Many People Service functions are centralized and administered through Lifepoint Business Services (coming October 2025) which includes recruitment, onboarding, benefits administration, position control, performance reviews, transactions, employee and management self-service through the Oracle system.
Lifepoint is committed to building and sustaining a company culture that leads to the best possible patient and employee experiences. Our teammates are the heart of our company, and our success is a direct result of their talent, professionalism, expertise and dedication to our mission of making communities healthier. Our compassionate culture, led by our mission, vision and core values, provides a foundation to unite our more than 50,000 team members across the country.
An organizations culture consists of the values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors that employees share and use on a daily basis in their work. Culture is defined by a strong set of shared values, which clarify and direct behaviors. It also guides decisions and actions and ultimately impacts the overall performance of the organization and its people.
At Lifepoint, our culture helps to foster high employee engagement and emotional commitment. With a strong culture that is reflective of our mission, vision and values, we have the ability to achieve higher operational and financial performance. More importantly, our culture helps to cultivate team members that have an unwavering commitment to delivering best-in-class care and support services that lead to excellent outcomes for our patients.