People Operations & HR Manager

People Operations & HR Manager (Healthcare)

Location: Lakewood NJ (Onsite across 2 local sites)

Salary: $100K$140K

Position Overview

A fast-growing healthcare organization (urgent care primary care) is hiring a hands-on People Operations & HR Manager to bring structure accountability and consistency to a startup-style environment thats scaled quickly.

This is not a desk HR role. Youll be a visible trusted people manager. Youll be supporting leaders strengthening staff performance implementing policies (already defined) and helping the team operate with professionalism.

The Ideal Candidate

• Proven people leader whos coached corrected and developed teams in fast-paced environments

• Comfortable navigating employee dynamics with tact firmness and emotional intelligence

• Strong at earning respect through consistency fairness and follow-through (not intimidation)

• Detail-oriented with solid instincts around PTO timekeeping and payroll coordination

• Calm under pressurecan handle pushback drama and thats not how we do things here

• Able to implement structure without ruffling featherspolitical professional and practical

• Healthcare clinic urgent care or medical office experience is a plus (not required)

Key Responsibilities

• Team leadership & accountability: Be a consistent presenceset expectations reinforce standards and address behavior/performance issues early

• Employee relations: Field concerns de-escalate conflicts document appropriately and partner with leadership when issues escalate

• Policy implementation: Roll out and enforce existing policies (PTO attendance professionalism workflows); you wont be asked to invent HR from scratch

• Onboarding & training: Strengthen orientation ensure staff understand expectations and improve retention through clarity follow-up

• Payroll/timekeeping coordination: Ensure timecards are accurate handle adjustments/bonuses and keep payroll inputs clean and timely

• Operational support (people-side): Help leaders ensure staffing practices and floor expectations are being followed (without being the day-to-day scheduler)

Qualifications & Must-Haves (Non-Negotiables)

• Meaningful people-management experience (not just HR admin)

• Track record of implementing standards in environments that previously lacked structure

• Strong communication skills (clear kind direct) high discretion

• Willingness to be onsite and visible across both locations

• Availability requirement (important):

  • Standard daytime hours with a flexible schedule possible

  • For at least the first 6 months: must be able to be onsite 2 evenings/week and every other Sunday Saturday night (brief presence is often sufficientthis is about creating accountability and stability)

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