People & Community Relations Manager
Wayne CountryView | Wayne, Nebraska
Schedule: Monday–Friday | Full-Time
Pay: Starting at $25.00 per hour
Build Great Teams. Build Strong Relationships. Make an Impact in Your Community.
Wayne CountryView is looking for a People & Community Relations Manager who loves connecting with people, building relationships, and making things happen.
This is a unique opportunity that combines Human Resources and Marketing into one highly visible role. You'll help create an exceptional experience for our employees while also serving as a key ambassador for Wayne CountryView throughout Wayne and the surrounding communities.
One day you may be welcoming a new employee to the team. The next, you may be meeting with a hospital discharge planner, giving a family a tour of our community, attending a local event, or developing a new referral partnership.
If you're outgoing, organized, relationship-driven, and excited by a role where no two days look exactly alike, we'd love to meet you.
Why You'll Love Working Here
At Wayne CountryView, we believe great resident care starts with great people. We invest in our employees and provide opportunities to grow, lead, and make a meaningful impact.
Benefits Include:
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- 401(k) with Company Match
- DailyPay
- Paid Time Off
- Professional Development Assistance
- Ownership Opportunities
- Employee Discounts on entertainment, hotels, travel, cell phone plans, and more
Learn more about our benefits at ensignbenefits.com.
What You'll Do
As our People & Community Relations Manager, you'll support two sides of our organization: the people who make Wayne CountryView a great place to work and the relationships that help make us a trusted healthcare resource in our community.
People & Culture
You'll help create a positive employee experience from recruitment through retention.
- Recruit and source qualified candidates through job boards, social media, networking, community partnerships, and other recruiting resources
- Screen applicants and coordinate interviews with department leaders
- Complete pre-employment requirements and background screening
- Coordinate new hire onboarding and lead employee orientation
- Serve as a resource for employees throughout their employment
- Partner with department leaders on employee engagement, development, retention, performance, and workplace concerns
- Maintain accurate personnel records and support compliance with applicable state and federal requirements
- Assist with employee recognition, communication, celebrations, and culture initiatives
- Identify opportunities to strengthen employee engagement and make Wayne CountryView an employer of choice in the community
- Build relationships with local schools, colleges, workforce organizations, and community partners to support recruiting efforts
- Process payroll accurately and according to established schedules
- Review employee timekeeping information and resolve discrepancies
Admissions & Community Relations
You'll play an active role in growing Wayne CountryView by developing relationships and creating an exceptional experience for prospective residents, families, and referral partners.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with hospitals, discharge planners, case managers, social workers, physicians, clinics, home health agencies, hospice providers, senior living communities, and other referral partners
- Conduct regular outreach to existing and prospective referral sources throughout Wayne and surrounding communities
- Generate new referral opportunities and strengthen existing referral relationships
- Serve as a responsive point of contact for referral partners, prospective residents, and families
- Monitor incoming referrals and help coordinate the admissions process with nursing and facility leadership
- Follow up promptly on leads, referrals, inquiries, and prospective admissions
- Coordinate and conduct facility tours for prospective residents and families
- Help families understand Wayne CountryView's services and determine whether our community may be the right fit for their needs
- Maintain communication with referral partners throughout the referral and admissions process
- Track referral activity, lead sources, admissions, and relationship-development efforts
- Participate in census and admissions discussions with facility leadership
- Represent Wayne CountryView at community events, networking opportunities, health fairs, chamber events, and other local activities
- Identify creative opportunities to increase awareness of Wayne CountryView's skilled nursing and assisted living services
- Support social media and other local marketing efforts by sharing resident activities, employee celebrations, facility events, and community involvement
- Promote Wayne CountryView as both a trusted healthcare provider and a great place to work
What We're Looking For
This position is ideal for someone who is equally comfortable working behind a computer, talking with employees, meeting a hospital case manager, giving a facility tour, or representing Wayne CountryView at a community event.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1–2 years of experience in Human Resources, Payroll, Healthcare Admissions, Marketing, Business Development, or a related field
- Healthcare, skilled nursing, assisted living, senior living, or healthcare marketing experience preferred
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Outgoing and comfortable networking with healthcare professionals and community partners
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Strong organization and attention to detail
- Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and follow through on commitments
- Comfortable initiating conversations and developing new professional relationships
- Ability to balance administrative responsibilities with community outreach and relationship development
- Experience with Microsoft Office and HR/payroll systems preferred
- Creative, proactive, and willing to identify new opportunities rather than waiting for them to come to you
- Team-oriented mindset and a genuine desire to support employees, residents, families, and the greater Wayne community
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role isn't measured by paperwork alone.You'll know you're making an impact when employees feel supported, new hires feel welcomed, payroll runs smoothly, referral partners know they can count on Wayne CountryView, families receive prompt and compassionate communication, and more people throughout the community know who we are and what we have to offer.
This is an opportunity to have a direct impact on our culture, workforce, census, community presence, and ultimately the residents we serve.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you're a people-person who can build relationships, stay organized, take initiative, and bring energy to both employee engagement and community outreach, we want to hear from you.
Apply today and help us continue building something special at Wayne CountryView.
Wayne CountryView is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Pay: From $25.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
