Serve as a strategic partner to the Division and facility CEO's, executive leadership & operations leadership team members. Responsible for providing leadership in development of and executing human resources strategy across the Region/Division (~21 hospitals in five states). Support the overall business plan and strategic HR direction specifically in the areas of succession planning, employee relations, talent management, change management, organizational and performance management, training and development, and compensation. Provide strategic leadership by articulating Human Resource needs and plans to the executive management team and HR leaders at the corporate and facility levels. Serve as the broader HR liaison regarding HR policies and procedures operating independently to ensure objectivity and fairness for employees while supporting the Mission, Vision and Core Values of the company. Support & monitor implementation of company initiatives, policies and procedures, and drive compliance and consistency across the hospital system.

Served as a strategic partner to the Facility CEO and leadership team members. Responsible for defining, developing, and implementing human resources initiatives consistent with the hospital’s strategic goals. Supported management in a highly diverse range of issues such as: employee relations, talent acquisition and assessment, compensation administration, performance management, training and leadership development, employee health and benefit program administration. Manage three collective bargaining agreements and union relationships.• Successfully partnered with leaders on initiatives related to patient care, quality, safety & compliance, physical security, data security, professional ethics, etc., implementing training and development, performance management, certification & other initiatives to create an environment of compliance/excellence.• Uphold all compliance standards, including OFCCP, Joint Commission, Department of Labor, HR policies.

Led the physician recruitment, workforce planning and related operations for the Southern California Permanente Medical Group encompassing 14 hospitals and 220 medical clinics. Key areas of oversight include recruitment & diversity strategies, operations & system workflow, budget, talent pipeline development, workforce planning, analytics, marketing strategies including social and digital. Accomplishments: • Successfully recruited high-caliber candidates for positions throughout the organization. In 2016, oversaw the hiring of over 750 employees and in 2017, the hiring of 450 employees. This included the onboarding process which entailed drug screening, criminal background checks. Served as liaison to drug testing service provider to address issues of non-compliance or failed test. • Provided support for the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors to set executive level pay. • Proactively developed and implemented a three -year strategic recruitment strategy entailing rebranding, pipeline development, sourcing strategies and robust social & digital media roadmap.• Implemented a program which trained over 600 leaders on behavior interviewing and selection technics which aligned with the organization’s new recruitment brand and messaging.• Increased hiring manager service satisfaction scores by 40% within first 6 months of employment.

Led the delivery of human resource services relating to recruitment, compensation, employee relations, workforce planning, regulatory compliance, records management, centralized licensure, employee counseling and issue resolution, labor benchmarking/reductions in force, department restructures, and employee recognition

Successfully managed a team of sixteen with responsibilities for the provision of enterprise human resource services relating to recruitment, orientation, staffing, employee relations, labor relations, HR operations, employee retention and career advancement.