Description
Position Title:
Labor Relations Assistant-Labor Relations-Mount Sinai Health System-Full Time-Days
Position Summary:
The Labor Relations Assistant provides administrative and clerical support to the hospital's Labor Relations team. This entry-level position assists with scheduling meetings, maintaining records, and providing customer service to staff and union representatives. The role ensures the smooth daily operation of labor relations activities within a large, unionized hospital system.
Responsibilities:- Serve as the first point of contact for the Labor Relations office by answering phones, responding to inquiries, and directing calls or visitors appropriately.
- Schedule grievance hearings, labor-management meetings, and arbitration sessions; coordinate meeting logistics, collects supporting evidence from management, reviews, redacts patient identifiers and prepares materials.
- Maintain organized filing systems—both electronic and paper files—for contracts, grievances, and labor documentation.
- Assist in tracking grievance and disciplinary actions under the guidance of Labor Relations staff. Prepare routine correspondence, meeting notes, and reports as directed.
- Update tracking spreadsheets, contact lists, and department calendars. Tracks employee, corporate compliance complaints, documents follow up and close out of investigation outcome.
- Support Labor Relations staff with preparing packets for negotiations and maintaining document confidentiality.
- Coordinate messenger and mail services for time-sensitive labor relations materials.
- Perform general office duties including photocopying, scanning, data entry, and inventory of office supplies.
- Assists with investigation of employee issues.
- Familiar with provisions of the collective bargaining agreements and provides direction as required. Collects and manipulates data to generate various reports
- Completes assigned Labor Relations projects, as needed, such as year-end data reports.
- Occasional travel between hospital campuses may be required.
Qualifications
Education Requirements:
Associate's degree or some college coursework in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred. Bachelor's degree highly preferred. Experience
Requirements:
1–2 years of clerical or office support experience; experience in a hospital or unionized setting a plus.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook); experience with HR or case management systems preferred.
Strong organizational and communication skills with attention to detail.
Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Compensation:
Statement: The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $17.29 - $25.94 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits. Non-Bargaining Unit, B50 - Labor Relations - Employer Description Strength through Unity and Inclusion The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai's unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual. At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history. About the Mount Sinai Health System: Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.
Compensation:
The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $17.2905 - $25.9357 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
