HR Business Partner

WVU Medicine

HR Business Partner managing HR best practices in change management and employee engagement at Wheeling Hospital. Partnering with leadership to enhance talent growth and retention strategies.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeWheeling • Virginia, West Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with departmental leadership to develop, drive and execute HR best practice policies, programs and training in the areas of change management, talent assessment, career development, employee retention, succession planning, workforce planning and employee engagement.
Formulate partnerships across assigned departments to deliver value added service to management and employees that reflects the business objectives of the organization.
Attend department meetings to better understand the activities occurring in the business.
Serve as an advisor to the leadership team by providing insight, coaching and HR related solutions to functional and business leaders in the effective management and development of their employees.
Serve as a change agent to assist in successful change management of each business/service line.
Drive talent growth initiatives throughout the organization through talent assessment model and career development.
Lead workforce planning initiatives through the facilitation of talent planning.
Research, develop and partner with leadership to implement employee retention strategies and programs.
Facilitate ideas and strategies to promote a healthy employee engagement.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Relations or related field and three (3) years of professional Human Resources experience with emphasis in an HR generalist role OR Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Relations or related field and five (5) years of professional Human Resources experience with emphasis in an HR generalist role.
Professional Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification and/or SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP certification.
Strong HR generalist experience with an emphasis in workforce and succession planning, compensation, change management and/or retention programs.
Demonstrated success in consulting effectively with senior level management and influencing business unit leaders.
Recent work experience in a healthcare setting.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

HR best practiceschange managementtalent assessmentcareer developmentemployee retentionsuccession planningworkforce planningemployee engagementconsultinginfluencing

Soft Skills

coachingadvisingpartnership buildingcommunicationstrategic thinkingproblem solvingleadershipcollaborationfacilitationinsight

Certifications

Professional Human Resources (PHR)Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)SHRM-CPSHRM-SCP