Manage compliance with employee leaves of absence, FMLA, CFRA, COVID Sick Leave, reasonable accommodations per the American Disabilities Act (ADA) and worker’s comp claims with continued support of these processes. Part of the Emergency Management Team involved in all new policies and processes related to COVID-19. Responsible for employee tracking and communications for all COVID positive employees and those required to quarantine. Work directly with Payroll department to ensure accurate coding of all COVID related absences. Review weekly timesheet entries for employees for validity of vacation and sick time processed. Responsible for ACA, EEO-1, and Section 125 reporting and documentation. Assist employees with resolution of issues or questions by interpreting policies, providing information, coaching, researching problems, and conducting investigations when applicable.• Research new laws and regulations to maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws in all states of operation. Evaluate the Employee Handbooks for Louisiana, California, and Contract Employees annually and assist with updating policies and procedures to ensure compliance and relevancy for the organization. Maintained employee records, created HR related forms, and compiled reports for compensation and other needs for data analysis. Lead with a collaborative effort for obtaining corporate wide Job Descriptions including uploading completed JD’s to PayScale for pay comparison. Part of a Compensation Analysis Team. Function as part of an Owner’s Policy Management group to streamline and revise company objectives related to employee directives and policies. Conduct exit interviews as part of the HR team facilitating termination of employment across 4 companies in multiple states ensuring all state compliance laws are followed. Part of team that manages Immigration Compliance for all company divisions and maintain Foreign National’s status and work visa requirements.

Plan, direct, & coordinate the administrative functions of an 80 employee animal hospital including 20 DVMs & 24-hour emergency services, general practice & specialty clinic.Worked with a team of transitional managers to partner with Pathway Vet Alliance in June 2019.Extensive knowledge using cloud based ERP system for Finance, HR, and planning - Workday.Employee relations - introduced proactive employee relations and communication programs to resolve previous management issues. Serve as a link between the organization's management and its employees.Recruitment - initiated & implemented new recruitment, staffing & workforce development programs to meet expansion needs for all departments.Workforce expansion - Instrumental in creating job descriptions for new positions to be added to a workforce as the needs of the business expanded to include a satellite clinic in a new location. Instrumental in developing staffing budgets and staying within budget guidelines for all staffing needs.Responsible for OSHA compliance & training - Launched employee involved training program giving the employees leadership. Established an OSHA compliant environment. Championed successful EH&S (employee health and safety) program implementation.Training - Implemented specific training protocols for all divisions of the hospital including a multi-tiered technician program involving standardized practical and technical testing. Started a training program for all newly on-boarded and seasoned Customer Service Representatives that included webinars, testing, and daily checklist reminders.Workers Compensation - Drove compliance with LWCC that lead to a cost reductions of $20,000/yr. in employee related accidents.Introduced a metric based performance system with a heavy emphasis on patient care & customer satisfaction. Instilled a value-added employee recognition & awards program.Responsible for company payroll, including PTO.

Worked in all areas of hospital therapy including: PACU, EC, ICU, PCU, NICU, transport, floor therapy, clinical trials, and Cath Lab. Was a member of an educational training team for ventilator instruction and new hire training. Taught new protocols to Physicians, Nursing staff, and RT staff. Responsible for discharge patient training. PR and educational support to smaller hospitals for fixed-wing transport team. Key player in staff-to-staff in-service training between RN’s, RT’s, PT’s, Physicians, and Dietary. Part of a team who wrote/updated policies and procedures for Respiratory medications and equipment. Served as Charge Manager. Responsible for a staff of 20-30 therapists per shift in all managerial duties including staffing, nursing manager relations, physician relations, and coordination of all daily staffing needs.

Served as principal company representative to customers on all pre-delivery and post-delivery issues. Coordinated the direct flow of customer orders through a variety of process transactions that included credit checks, availability, data validation, delivery, invoicing, licensing, and returns. Visited customer sites as part of an account management team to provide product information and to assist in problem resolution on order processing and return policies