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Senior Leader of a growth focused, $800 million physician specialty organization operating in multiple states. Provide HR strategy with an emphasis on talent retention and growth to include new site transition and implementation, compensation and benefits, employee relations, leadership development, succession planning, compliance. Evaluate the vision, mission, structures, processes and people and recommend, design and facilitate implementation of HR solutions to ensure alignment with the company’s overall direction. Identify organizational needs and provide guidance to recommend and implement proactive strategies that solve business problems and drive business goals. Consultant to senior management, physician leadership, and others regarding organizational design, retention, employee relations, staffing, compensation, benefits/leaves, training, various People Operations services and programs; Employee Development including management development, succession planning, performance management program, and career planning and development. Lead on various organizational change pillars and initiatives including design of a company-wide compensation strategy, benefit platform design/ technology interface, external market awareness, employee engagement strategy, and leadership development programs to include Crucial Conversations (Certified Trainer). Participate in cross functional initiatives and collaborate with other internal departments on various projects to proactively provide innovative ideas and suggestions for process, departmental and organizational improvements. Participate in due diligence for new ventures and serve as primary contact for assigned new business, acquisition, and management service clients. Build effective partnerships with senior executives and department leaders to help drive the business toward establishing and maintaining a culture of growth and excellence and support the company to deliver against business, product and people strategies.

Long Term and Skilled Nursing Care Company with 4 locations.; Key Results:Responsible for recruitment, staff performance and evaluation, progressive discipline, mediation of staff disputes and problem resolution procedures in accordance with state and federal laws.Responsible for legal responses and workers compensation for 3 facilities. Reduced cost per claim and frequency by 30% in 2009.Minimized third party legal representation by drafting responses for EEOC, NLRB, DOJ-OSC, and OCAHO. Ensured compliance with state and federal laws to include OSHA, FMLA, ADA, PDA, EEO, ADEA and others.Trained Managers and other facility HR Managers on HR policies, procedures, performance management, recruitment, employee relations, conducting investigations and employment law.Designed and negotiated Benefits Plan.Developed and implemented union avoidance strategy.Implemented staffing plan that reduced overtime by 80%. Reduction of Turnover 22%.Event Planning - Employee Appreciation.

Provides payroll, benefits and HR outsourcing for more companies than any other in the US.; Key Results:Provided ongoing HR consultation to a diverse client base in all type of industries - over 1300 employees.Conducted manager and employee trainings on HR topics such as FMLA, Non Harassment, FLSA, Diversity, Effective Employee Discipline and Termination, Conflict Resolution, and Strategic Planning.Conducted on-site FSA and 401k open enrollment meetings.Developed customized employee handbooks.Informed and counseled clients on HR policies, procedures, performance management, recruitment, employee relations, conducting investigations and employment law.Set up HRIS sites.Consulted with clients on compliance testing results related to their Section 125 plan administration, health care, and retirement plans.Assisted clients in development of job descriptions.Conducted assessments of client HR functions to determine needs.

Key Results:Worked with Department Heads to ensure fair and consistent application of policy.Manage compensation and classification systems.Responsible for all benefits administration.Developed and implemented policies and procedures.Handled employee counseling, performance review process and terminations.Strategically planned for current and future workforce. Conducted Surveys and developed action plans to improve areas of associate satisfaction.Conducted investigations in areas of employee relations or misconduct and issued findings of fact.Benefits administrator for all entities and levels of benefits, including coordination of COBRA benefits for terminating staff.Managed EEO1 annual reporting.

Key Results:Worked with managers and handled employee counseling, performance review process and terminations.Developed and conducted training for management team and employees.Conducted Employee Satisfaction Survey and developed action plans to improve areas of associate satisfaction.Participated in company wide task force to develop ways to streamline processes in all distribution centers.Reduced turnover in 2004 by 36%.Handled employee counseling, performance review process and terminations.Conducted investigations in areas of misconduct and harassment and issue findings of fact.

MH/MR Group Home company with 500+employees and over 35 off-site locations; Key Results:Responsible for ensuring the compliance and application of all laws and policies with regard to Human Resources Management.Supervised HR department as Interim HR Manager.Served as a resource for staff with personnel problems.Worked on project with HR Director to rewrite the employee handbook.Implemented staffing plan to reduce overtime by 75%.Prepared EEO and OSHA filings.Handled employee counseling, performance review process and terminations.Conduct investigations areas of misconduct and harassment and issue findings of fact.Responded to an EEOC complaint.Supervise appropriate staff.

Key Results:Worked on processes to ensure OFCCP compliance.Identified and coordinated all recruiting related events such as job fairs, diversity conventions and other off-site activities.Responsible for coordination of media placement with various IT publications and electronic newsletters.Oversight of recruitment tool expenditures such as advertising, web databases, diversity program and job fairs.Represented Impact at Job Fairs and vendor meetings