Lorie Smith, Mhrm, Sphr, Shrm-Scp Email & Phone Number

Roaring Spring, Pa, Us

State College, Pennsylvania

Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania

In this position, I coordinate employee relations efforts ensuring an HR presence in all areas of the hospital; Formulate, update and interpret policies and procedures following all EEOC guidelines and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and hospital policies, procedures, and standards; Advise management in appropriate resolution of employee relations issues; Administration of compensation planning and performance management with a strategic focus to drive the business; Benefit planning and administration, evaluating plans/plan designs, negotiating annual benefit renewal to secure the most cost effective plan while maintaining competitive levels of coverage; Administration of risk management program, workers compensation program, and wellness program; Responsible for recruitment, retention, forecasting and planning/succession planning, orientation, training initiatives, career counseling and career enhancement for all hospital positions/employees and ensuring alignment to hospital strategic goals; Ensure all HR related government reporting is promptly and accurately filed.

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

In this position, I developed policies and procedures following all EEOC guidelines; Ensured compliance with all federal and state employment laws and regulations and Agency policies, procedures, and standards; Advised management in appropriate resolution of employee relations issues; Developed an organizational training plan that includes departmental and individual employee training needs which ensures organization and employee development; Ensured business and HR objectives were met; Established a formal pay structure and performance management (pay for performance) plan organization wide; Developed and maintained summary plan descriptions for all benefits; Reviewed plan documents for ERISA eligibility and compliance; Bid workers’ compensation and other employee welfare benefits; Administered risk management program, safety program and workers compensation program; Revamped the employee pension plan; Determined and contracted all necessary insurance needs including property and casualty and liability insurances to mitigate risk; Created a strategic recruitment, retention, forecasting and strategic plan; Initiated a complete job analysis project; Recruitment for senior management positions; Oversight of accuracy, timeliness and compliance of payroll function, including all regulatory compliance issues and payroll taxes; Developed and recommended HR budget in conjunction with the leadership team; Directly supervised a staff of six employees in HR and three in IT.

In this position, I developed policies and procedures following all EEOC guidelines; Ensured compliance with all federal and state employment laws and regulations and Company policies, procedures, and standards; Administered FMLA requirements and Short Term Disability; Resolved disputes and allegations via investigations and enforcement of company policy; Counseled and advised of appropriate interventions to address employee relations’ issues while maintaining positive working relationships; Determined and achieved departmental budget, ensuring proper financial reports and controls for a successful operation, and analyzed absenteeism and turnover making recommendations to meet goals; Developed and maintained compensation planning guidelines and performance appraisal policies and programs for exempt and non-exempt employees; Analyzed wage and salary data and conducted wage and benefit surveys to establish a competitive compensation plan in relation to government wage and hour regulations and prevailing rates for similar jobs in comparable industries or geographic areas; Created a versatility chart to track the training status of all employees and administered the training requirements to comply with QS-9000 and ISO-14000; Developed and implemented a three phased RIF with no legal charges/allegations filed by employees.

In this position, I initiated and incorporated special projects; Organized and coordinated training requirements for the International facilities; Booked flight, hotel, and car reservations for traveling employees; Responsible for approval of vacation requests for over 1,300 employees; Prepared employee evaluations; Created an attendance policy and revamped the employee handbook; Evaluated unacceptable attendance records and performed graphical analysis’ of absenteeism, turnover and employee evaluations; Delivered employee counseling and discipline; Screened, interviewed and selected applicants for employment; Developed and conducted wage and benefit surveys, keeping abreast of local markets regarding compensation levels.

Masters, Human Resource Management & Industrial Relations

Bachelors, Human Resource Management

Activities and Societies: Human Resource Management Club, Pinnacle National Honor Society

Associates, General Studies/Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Statistics Tutor, Scholarship Recipient