Avoca Search Hiring for Director of Labor Relations at Potsdam, NY Full Time

Avoca Search is proud to partner with St. Lawrence Health in beautiful upstate New York to recruit for the position of Labor Relations Director. The Labor Relations Director is responsible for providing legal counsel and advice on traditional labor and employment law matters that arise from the day-to-day operations. The Director also represents the company as lead counsel in labor arbitrations and before federal, state, and local administrative agencies.

The Director comprehensively manages a wide variety of legal actions and interacts on a regular basis with Senior Leaders in the Organization on strategic and legal matters related to workplace and employment law issues.

Ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Minimum 5 years of legal labor law experience.
• JD and current, good standing member of NYSBA are strongly preferred.
• Strict compliance with required confidentiality, discretion and diplomacy.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and prioritization skills.
• Ability to quickly assimilate oral and written data, analyze facts, and draw logical conclusions.
• Ability to maintain records, and prepare reports and correspondence related to the work.
• Outstanding organizational, interpersonal, and administrative skills.
• Strong technology and computer skills including PowerPoint, word processing and spreadsheet software, e-mail and database software programs.
• Knowledge of National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and ability follow and educate on National Labor Relations Board changes.

St. Lawrence Health (SLH) is the largest employer in St. Lawrence County with more than 1,850 employees, 195 full-time medical staff members and annual net operating revenues of $300 million. SLH is an affiliate of Rochester Regional Hospital, an internationally recognized integrated health services organization. SLH provides hospital care through Canton-Potsdam Hospital, Gouverneur Hospital, and Massena Hospital. Along with these three hospitals, primary care offices and specialty care practices are located throughout St. Lawrence County.

SLH is in northern, upstate NY in Potsdam in St. Lawrence County, along the Raquette River and near the northern foothills of the Adirondack Mountains.

Job Type: Full-time

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• Employment & labor law: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: One location