Manages and supervisors the day to day operations of the Medical Center's Human Resources department. Provides supervision, support and guidance to HR Staff. Works closely with Administration keeping informed of appropriate sensitive confidential information. Involved with Texas Employment Commission hearings, employee grievances, and disciplinary issues.

The HR Manager works collaboratively with the rehab hospital leadership to ensure an exceptional employee and patient experience. The HR Manager is responsible for maintaining and enhancing the organization's human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices. The overall objective is to ensure that the organization continues to lead the nation in post acute care. Select Medical is one of the nation's largest providers of specialized acute and post-acute care. Our network of more than 47,000 employees operates or supports more than 100 hospitals specializing in long-term acute care, a growing network of rehabilitation hospitals, and approximately 1,800 outpatient centers offering physical and occupational therapy. In addition, Select Medical offers occupational medicine and urgent care through our joint venture subsidiary Concentra.

Strategized to ensure that an organization’s human capital served the best interests of the company. By creating and developing a human resources model specific to the organizations that hire them, I also worked to ensure that the company was effectively using its personnel to achieve its stated goals, while further ensuring that the workforce was operating at a high level of productivity and efficiency.

Administration of the human resource management operations for clients by developing clear policies and procedures and collaborating with internal leadership and external partners.• Employ a strategic approach to improve employee satisfaction and engagement by reviewing the performance management model, benefits, and employee incentives.• Design professional development programs for managers utilizing senior mentors.• Manage and lead the recruiting process to determine current staffing needs, develop talent acquisition plans, and manage the hiring process.• Creation of an analyzation tool to decrease workers’ compensation cases; decrease organization liability; strengthen diversity recruiting, hiring, and promoting procedures; strengthen benefits and compensation programs; develop and enforce compliance rules and regulations; and to ensure effective internal communication.

Plan, manage, and coordinate the human capital strategies and HR processes of a surgical hospital to effectively meet, support and enhance business objectives.• Develop interactive training programs to increase organizational learning.• Implement procedures for assessing company policy and procedures and recommend plan revisions as needs change.• Serve as strategic partner, employee sponsor or advocate, and a change mentor.• Develop staffing criteria for all open positions including compensation to enhance the company’s abilities to meet objectives, attract, and retain a skilled, diverse, and effective workforce.• Provide counsel to management on appropriate resolution of employee relation issues and procedures for interviewing, hiring, terminations, promotions, performance reviews, and harassment issues.

Handled employee administration and assisted in labor relations; provided support during arbitrations and grievance hearings. As manager of benefit enrollment, disseminated information to employees on health, welfare, and other company offered benefits. Responsible for HR record keeping, headcount, organizational charts, and AAP Tracking and Reporting. Processed all requests for retirement, leaves of absence, return from leaves, and other payroll related requests.• Set and executed labor relations strategies to support the long-term business needs.• Successfully implemented new HR processes and procedures.• Served as Manager of communication team for digital display.

Implemented best practices in staffing concepts to the recruiting process including screening, interviewing, recommending candidates for employment, and extending offers while in compliance with labor laws. Communicated and built positive relationships with internal and external customers and applicants while conducting staffing responsibilities.

Developed relationships with existing clients to generate additional revenue for a professional career temporary employment agency. Researched businesses to identify new prospects that met company objectives. Communicated with management regarding regulatory issues and political developments that might affect the company or its interests and works. Maintained certifications, prepared reports and proposals/bids (ensuring contract compliance), developed budget calculations and adjustments (P&LS), and monitored invoices.• Demonstrated accounting and financial reporting expertise processing weekly payroll for 300-1400 employees, managing employee benefit programs, processing reimbursements, calculating bonuses, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.