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Austin, Tx, Us

St Louis, Missouri, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Developed Ascension's inaugural national talent strategy by collaborating closely with other HR functions to create a comprehensive framework that prioritized recognizing talent, fostering career growth and development, cultivating transformational and effective leadership, and fostering a culture of inclusion, flexibility, well-being, and transparency. Key achievements:Introduced a career growth function to support associates' in their career journey and improve retention rates. Launched “Vocare” program to retain entry-level associates by guiding them to high-priority certified roles. Resulted in 70 learners within the first year.Implemented a robust associate career development team to support new hires in their first 90 days of employment with organizational assimilation and the myCareer team to support all associates in their career exploration and navigation. Expanded myCareer team services to include workforce transition support resulting in over $9M in severance mitigation this fiscal year. Strengthened visibility to student talent pipeline through data capture to measure return on investment of ongoing engagement with local schools and programs. Deployed early career initiative to create and deploy hiring of high school students to increase future talent pipeline. Resulted in 50 employed students in the first cohort.Worked closely with operational business leaders to develop and deploy a workforce flexibility survey that would improve personalization of benefits for associates across a multi-generational workforce. Piloted strategies included student loan forgiveness, clinical leader sabbatical program and improved travel program.Through these initiatives, I contributed to Ascension's strategic objectives by reducing associate turnover by 23.6% year-over-year and the ongoing cultivation of a talent-forward organization aimed at being a career destination.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Led a national team of 450 associates, focused on talent strategy and operations related to attraction, acquisition, onboarding, and internal mobility functions. With an annual hiring volume ranging between 60,000 to 75,000 new and transferring associates, my focus was on optimizing processes, driving exceptional candidate experiences and improving hiring leader satisfaction. Through the implementation of key initiatives, I significantly enhanced the talent function, resulting in improved hiring outcomes aligned with the organization's growth related goals. Key achievements:Launched a new applicant tracking system (ATS) that revolutionized the recruitment process workflow. Implementation led to improved data collection resulting in enhanced candidate and hiring leader experiences. Overall impact improved applicant quality, reduction in time-to-fill and a 17% increase in hiring year-over-year.Collaborated with the DEI team to spearhead review and enhancement of all talent policies and job descriptions. Created an actionable plan to address talent gaps by removing barriers and educating leaders to improve equality in hiring practices. Updated recruitment marketing and branding tactics to ensure alignment with the organization's re-launched ABIDE framework and to foster a more diverse and inclusive workforce.Transformed the recruitment team model from a transactional to strategic partner. Realigned market directors to have regional oversight, increased visibility of managers with local market executives, and upskilled recruiters from administrative to strategic advisors to business leaders. Empowered the team to expand beyond talent acquisition, aligning their work with business objectives and driving impactful hiring outcomes.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Nashville, Tn, Us

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Marketing

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)