TN Visa Employee Relations Manager Jobs
Employee Relations Manager roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA's Management Consultant category, covering professionals who advise on workforce relations, grievance procedures, and labor compliance. Canadian citizens can apply at the border or a U.S. consulate with no cap. Mexican citizens require consular processing.
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SUMMARY
Reports to Director, Brown University Health Retail Pharmacy Services or Director, Specialty Pharmacy Services as applicable. Responsible for managing all operational, professional, and clinical activities for pharmacy operations at assigned Brown University Health Pharmacy (LP) site. Serves as the designated Pharmacist-in-Charge and Registrant for assigned Brown University Health Pharmacy site and is personally accountable to the Rhode Island (RI) Department of Health (DoH) and federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for the entire scope of activities intrinsic to these designations. Ensures compliance with state, federal, organizational, and accrediting organization requirements. Ensures appropriate clinical pharmacist, pharmacy technician, and student intern scheduling. Ensures budgetary adherence for labor, payroll, sales, script count, inventory levels, and expenses. Completes annual performance appraisal for clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and student interns and serves as coach and mentor to develop staff. Oversees and closely reviews the work of clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and student interns. Collaborates with multidisciplinary care providers to monitor, assess, and intervene as needed to ensure safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication use.
Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:
- Instill Trust and Value Differences
- Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate
In addition, our leaders will demonstrate an aptitude for:
- Ensure Accountability and Build Effective Teams
- Drive Vision and Purpose and Optimize Work Processes
By applying core and leadership competencies, leaders help Brown University Health achieve its strategic goals.
Responsibilities
Pursuant to Pharmacist-in-Charge and Registrant designations at the assigned Brown University Health Pharmacy licensed site is responsible to:
- Ensure the assigned LP licensed site meets the requirements set forth by federal and state law, RI Board of Pharmacy rules and regulations, and other applicable state regulations, including those pertaining to:
- All pharmacy licensed employee activities, including those beyond direct and indirect reports.
- All medication use and storage areas under the pharmacy license.
- All dispensing, compounding, order review, collaborative practice, and pharmacy clinical services being performed at the licensed location, even where no direct oversight.
- All pharmacy related policies, procedures, laws, rules and regulations and the activities performed under them.
- Any controlled substance loss or diversion at the assigned LP licensed location, regardless of role of individual diverting.
- All reports of significant controlled substance loss or diversion to State Board of Pharmacy and local Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
- Completion of biennial controlled substance inventory and maintenance of required records pertaining to receiving, dispensing, transferring, and reverse distribution of all control substances on site.
- Environmental conditions of all medication areas and assurance of pharmacy staff safety.
- Maintains knowledge of and compliance with regulations related to compounding including those promulgated by the Rhode Island Department of Health, Rhode Island Board of Pharmacy Rules and Regulations, United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) Chapters 795 and 800, and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
- Ensures the highest standards of customer service are consistently executed, and that clinical pharmacist and pharmacy technician scheduling is adequate to meet patient/customer needs.
- Ensures clinical pharmacists consistently execute all established standards of service.
- Ensures budgetary adherence for labor, payroll, sales, script count, inventory levels, and expenses.
- Ensures new budgeted programs, initiatives, and technology are successfully implemented.
- Oversees compliance with the 340B drug purchasing program for pharmacies that serve as a contract pharmacy for one or more 340B covered entities.
- Ensures quality assurance standards are met, continually seeks out measures for improvement.
- Ensures staff participation in quality assessment and improvement activities and total quality management initiatives, including the adverse drug reaction, pharmacist clinical intervention, and medication incident reporting programs.
- Ensures staff is appropriately trained, follow policies and procedures, and complete required continuing education and corporate compliance learning modules.
- Precepts pharmacy interns and residents. Serves as a coach and mentor for all staff by assigning projects and establishing goals while providing continuous feedback.
- Completes annual performance appraisals for clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and student interns. Initiates and conducts corrective action plans, when appropriate.
- Interviews and hires new staff, ensures new employee on-boarding is completed.
- Adjusts workflow to achieve maximal productivity and efficiency.
- Maintains appropriate documentation and records regarding drug purchasing, storage, preparation, and distribution as required by organizational procedures and/or applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
- Ensures that refrigerated and frozen medications are stored at optimal temperatures and that optimal temperatures are maintained until medications are delivered to the patient.
- Monitors and drives sales and script count goals; interprets financial and performance metrics on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis as applicable to the site. Understands key business metrics and executes best practices to improve these metrics (i.e., customer satisfaction scores).
- Participates in education and training of healthcare practitioners, including pharmacy students and technicians, physicians and other practitioners, nurses, other care providers, and patients/customers on matters relevant to medication use.
- Maintains professional competence through participation in pharmacy development and skills enhancement programs, ongoing independent study, education-related professional activities, and affiliations. May perform the duties of a clinical pharmacist as needed.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Effective utilization of resources
- Management of continuous quality improvement
- High quality, high value patient-focused services
- Resource productivity
- Fiscal responsibility
- Development and implementation of effective, quality programs
- Customer satisfaction
- Performance improvements year-to-year
- Positive feedback from colleagues and staff
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
QUALIFICATIONS – EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Science in pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy.
- Prior to start date, possesses current unrestricted licensure as a licensed pharmacist, or as a licensed 90-day temporary pharmacist, in the State of Rhode Island. Obtains full licensure prior to expiration of 90-day temporary pharmacist license, then possesses and maintains current unrestricted licensure as a licensed pharmacist in the State of Rhode Island.
QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE
- Three years progressively more responsible related experience, preferably gained in a similarly diverse and operationally complex health care environment is desired.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, to interact appropriately with patients, families, colleagues, and others.
- Effective organizational and presentation skills.
- Knowledge of area/specialty specific technology, including, but not limited to, pharmacy information systems, automated dispensing technology, software, equipment, and automation. Experience with MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and web browsers.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
- Direct supervision of up to 60 FTEs.
Pay Range
$134,035.20-$221,187.20
Location
795 Middle Street - 795 Middle Street Fall River, Massachusetts 02721
Work Type
M-F 7:00am-7:00pm
Work Shift
Day
Daily Hours
8 hours
Driving Required
No
Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as an Employee Relations Manager
Document your HR credentials before applying
TN visa officers expect clear alignment between your degree and the Management Consultant category. A degree in human resources, industrial relations, or organizational behavior strengthens your case more than a general business credential paired with experience alone.
Target employers with active labor relations programs
Focus your search on companies with unionized workforces, multi-state operations, or formal HR compliance teams. These employers deal with grievance processes and NLRA obligations daily, making your role's TN classification straightforward to document.
Request a role-specific offer letter from your employer
Your offer letter must describe duties in consulting terms: advising management on employee relations strategy, not administering HR policy. The distinction matters at the port of entry. Generic HR job descriptions create unnecessary classification risk.
Use Migrate Mate to find TN-ready employers
Searching broadly wastes time on companies unfamiliar with TN sponsorship. Migrate Mate filters for employers already set up to hire under TN, so you reach hiring managers who understand the process before your first conversation.
Understand how Mexican TN allocation affects your timeline
Mexican citizens have a 5,500 annual TN cap under USMCA. Apply early in the fiscal year and confirm with your employer that they're prepared to file promptly. Delays past cap exhaustion mean waiting until October 1 for the next allocation.
Prepare for secondary inspection if duties overlap HR administration
CBP officers sometimes question whether Employee Relations Manager roles are consultative or operational. Bring a detailed duty statement, your org chart position, and evidence that you advise senior leadership rather than execute day-to-day HR transactions.
Employee Relations Manager TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Employee Relations Manager role qualify for TN visa sponsorship?
Yes, Employee Relations Manager positions typically qualify under the TN Management Consultant category when the role involves advising management on workforce relations, labor compliance, or dispute resolution strategy. The key is that duties must be consultative in nature. Roles focused primarily on administering HR processes rather than advising leadership can face classification challenges at the port of entry, so the offer letter framing matters significantly.
How does TN visa sponsorship compare to H-1B for Employee Relations Managers?
TN is faster, cheaper, and has no annual lottery for Canadian citizens. H-1B visa requires USCIS petition approval and subjects you to the annual cap and random selection process, which means you could wait years before securing status. TN can be granted same-day at a Canadian land border. Mexican citizens face a 5,500 annual TN cap, but approval timelines still run far shorter than H-1B visa premium processing for most applicants.
What documents do I need to support a TN application for this role?
You'll need a valid Canadian or Mexican passport, a formal offer letter describing your Employee Relations Manager duties in consultative terms, and proof of your qualifying degree, typically in human resources, industrial relations, labor relations, or a related field. Canadian citizens applying at the border should also bring transcripts or a credential evaluation. If your degree is from outside North America, a credential evaluation from a NACES-recognized evaluator strengthens your application.
Where can I find employers actively offering TN visa sponsorship for this role?
Most general job searches surface employers with no TN experience, which creates friction during offer negotiations. Migrate Mate is built specifically for TN job seekers and surfaces roles where employers are already set up to sponsor Canadian and Mexican professionals. Filtering by TN-eligible employers before applying saves significant time and avoids offers that fall apart during the visa paperwork stage.
Can my TN status be renewed if I stay in an Employee Relations Manager role long-term?
TN status is granted in up to three-year increments with no statutory limit on renewals, provided you maintain a qualifying employer-employee relationship and the role continues to meet TN classification requirements. Canadians renew at a port of entry or through USCIS. Mexican citizens renew through a U.S. consulate. Each renewal requires a current offer letter and documentation confirming the role's consultative character, so keeping your employment records organized between renewal cycles matters.