Karla Harper, Mhr, Shrm-Cp Email & Phone Number

Fort Lauderdale, FL, US

Fort Lauderdale, FL, US

Fort Lauderdale, FL, US

• HR Business Partner for a 500+ bed private hospital
• Partner with 15 Inpatient and Outpatient department leaders to execute staffing strategies, discuss employment relation issues, disseminate benefit information to their staff, discuss department goals and alignment.
• In charge of the 2018/2019 Nurse Traveler program; onboarded 18 Nurse Travelers from various parts of the US to work for Holy Cross during peak season
• Point of contact for a span of 200+ employees for information on benefits, payroll, transfers, promotions, and demotions

Buffalo, New York, US

• Delivered and manage HR functions that include, but not limited to recruitment, employee relations, benefits administration, employee development and training, onboarding, offboarding, worker's compensation, payroll.
• Partnered with the plant leadership team to provide support and added value to the employees within the location
• Conducted employee investigations and deliver feedback to leadership team by providing fair and ethical procedures
• Coordinated employee health events and New Era Life events for the Miami location
• Acted as an HR liason between HQ and the Miami location

Aventura, FL, US

• In charge of recruitment and new hire process management which includes developing job descriptions, advertising, scheduling interviews, conducting interviews, reference checks, executing offer of employment and.
• Administered benefit meetings for all new hires and maintained essential information for all current employees
• Managed the ADP system and educated myself on the upgraded Workforce Now version 9 system
• Consulted, investigated, and mediated with employee’s grievances from all levels of the organization
• Executed terminations for two of our locations; Aventura and New York
• Acted as a liason and a fair resource between employee’s and the leadership team

Miami Gardens, FL, US

• Managed the on-boarding process for new hires including the coordination of background checks and drug test screenings
• Worked directly with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to facilitate the gaming licenses of all employees
• Documented and report terminations, promotions, and transfers of team members
• Responsible for the recording and reporting of Workmen’s Compensation issues and continually update the OSHA log
• Prepared weekly data reports for various departments that show changes regarding employee titles, new hires, terminations, etc
• Collaborated with the Sr. Director of HR to update the employee handbook and develop Standard Operating Procedures

Master Of Science - Ms, Human Resources Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial And Organizational Psychology