Employee Relations Partner

Location :  Salem Hospital, 720 Winter Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301

Department :  Human Resources / Employee Relations

Position Type :  Full Time, 40 hours / week, Exempt, On-Site

Schedule :  8 : 00 am - 5 : 00 pm, Monday - Friday, early / late flexing to round with multiple shifts

Your role with us

Join a highly engaged and mission-driven Employee Relations team that thrives on collaboration, adaptability, and human connection. As an Employee Relations Partner (ERP), you will serve as a strategic resource to frontline leaders across assigned service lines, helping to foster a respectful and professional workplace culture.

Embedded in the departments you support, you will build strong relationships with supervisors, managers, and staff. Your work will include coaching leaders through employee relations concerns, conducting investigations, facilitating conflict resolution, and supporting organizational readiness for labor relations activity. You will lead a variety of training sessions, delivering human resources content to leaders and the frontline, while contributing to lean problem solving and organizational process improvement work.

Salem Health's ERP Team is expanding from five to eight members, and each partner manages their own service lines independently while remaining closely connected to the broader ERP, Human Resources Business Partner, and HR teams. This role requires emotional intelligence, empathy, and the ability to pivot quickly in a dynamic environment.

This is your opportunity to join a respected, innovative human resources department at a mission-driven organization that truly values your experience and expertise. If you’re ready to deliver Care with Respect to Salem Health's team of employees, we’d love to meet you.

What makes you stand out

• Experience with labor relations, grievance resolution, and coaching managers on labor-related issues.
• Strong working understanding of federal, state, and local employment laws, with the ability to independently remain up to date with the ever-changing employment law landscape.
• Passion for people and connection; a natural desire and ability to connect with others through excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• High emotional intelligence; an ability to meet people where they are, adjusting to various communication and work styles in the moment.
• Demonstrated experience with conflict resolution and an ability to deliver difficult messages clearly and with compassion.
• Experience in and comfort with public speaking, to lead and deliver training sessions in a manner that engages and educates.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and manage independent workflows.
• Willingness to work across multiple worksites and occasionally outside standard hours.

What you'll do

Required qualifications

Additional information

Total rewards package

Salem Health's comprehensive benefits package prioritizes your mental and physical health, financial stability, family obligations, and professional growth.

Why Salem Health?

Salem Health is a Top Workplace in Oregon, known for fostering a supportive culture where your contributions truly matter. As an award-winning, independent health care system, we serve our region through Salem Hospital, multiple community clinics and West Valley Hospital, ensuring broad access to high-quality care.

We believe in empowering our teams. Through Lean principles, staff help drive innovation and solve real problems. We also invest in your growth with professional development, tuition assistance, and clear career pathways. At Salem Health, you’ll find more than a job, you’ll find purpose, connection, and room to thrive.