Suzanne Mills, Shrm-Cp Email & Phone Number

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Small businesses are focused on growing their businesses and many do not think they need Human Resources or do not have access to a certified human resources professional. I am here to provide the guidance and support my clients need. I believe a solid human resources foundation is needed in businesses regardless of their size. Just one wrongful termination lawsuit could shut a small business down. Let me help you with your HR needs so you can focus on your business.

New York, Ny, Us

Provide expert advice on a wide range of human resources matters, including programs, services, administrative duties, and functions.

Williston, Fl, Us

Williston, Fl, Us

Provide and maintain all aspects of the Human Resources function throughout the organization. Responsibilities:• Plan, develop, organize, implement, direct and evaluate the organization's HR function and performance.• Administer all aspects of the employee benefits program.• Prepare and conduct annual open enrollment.• Administer COBRA, LOA, FMLA and maintain proper documentation.• Perform recruitment activities, interviews, and evaluates candidates for open positions. • Develop and maintain affirmative action program; files annual reports as required.• Perform outreach to community sources as needed.• Administer various human resources plans and procedures for all personnel; develop and implement personnel policies and procedures; prepares and maintains employee handbook and policies and procedures manual.• Conduct new employee orientation.• Administer compensation program, conducts salary surveys and analyze local data.• Provide advice and counsel to department directors, managers and staff.• Conduct exit interviews to determine reasons behind separation.• Maintain HRIS and compiles reports from database.• Maintain compliance with federal and state regulations concerning employment.• Develop and maintain job descriptions.• Develop and implement employee training.• Employee relations, employee counseling, mediation/dispute resolution.• Handle all aspects of the Workers Compensation program.• Maintain employee records.• Community Relations and Event Management.• Participate in the development of annual business plan/objectives ensuring that Human Resources issues are addressed.• Maintain knowledge of industry trends and employment legislation and insures compliance.

Williston, Fl, Us

Supervise and oversee the Customer Service Department and perform all functions of the Human Resources Manager concurrently.Responsibilities: • Perform customer order data entry, authorize and process return material authorizations, address customer issues and complaints. • Work with manufacturing regarding lead-times and expedite requests. • Conduct customer satisfaction surveys; compile the data and report findings to the Sr. Management Team. • Track on time deliveries and report monthly to the Sr. Management Team. • Train customer service staff; maintain employee schedules to provide adequate coverage of the department. • Maintain employee benefits.• Plan administrator for company 401k plan.• Process new hires and terminations. • Address employee complaints and concerns. • Maintain the employee handbook, enforce policies and procedures. • Process Workmans’ Compensation accidents and illnesses and maintain appropriate OSHA documentation.• Administer FMLA and COBRA. • Maintain employee files and documentation.• Process and respond unemployment claims and appeals. • Prepare quarterly newsletter for employees.

Williston, Fl, Us

Responsible for all aspects of office management and Human Resources.Responsibilites:• Oversee and supervise the AP and AR department. • Process weekly payroll.• Purchasing• Process month end and year end accounting reports.• Perform all HR functions including but not limited to: hiring, workman's compensation, FMLA, COBRA, benefits, recruitment, training, discipline, termination, employee relations, maintaining employee files and documentation, unemployment claims and appeals.

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Supervise the daily administrative operation of Safety, Security and Transportation department. Responsibilities:• Supervise clerical staff• Purchasing• Budget preparation, maintained expense reports and justified expense variances. • Maintain and update departmental policies and procedures as needed. • Perform and maintain employee performance evaluations.• Prepare time and attendance records.• Oversight of annual fire, safety, risk management, infection control requirements for Shands at UF. • Support the Environment of Care Program by assisting with the design and implementation of the program throughout Shands Healthcare. • Support the Emergency Preparedness Plan for Shands at UF by updating and managing as needed. • Prepare and assist with documentation, preparation and inspections from outside agencies (AHCA, JCAHO, State Fire Marshal). • Prepare and maintain JCAHO required documentation. • Prepare reports for presentation to the Quality Evaluation Committee of the Board. • Support and assisted with the corporate function of Safety throughout Shands Healthcare. • Assist with yearly annual effectiveness evaluations and performance improvement goals. • Design and maintain the department and Environment of Care web site. • Provide department with software support and training. • Active member of the Shands at UF Environmental Safety Committee, Disaster Committee and Environment of Care Committee.• Managed the lockshop and locksmith in a key/lock system covering multiple buildings, millions of square feet. Maintained database with over 75,000 key combinations. Met with departments to assess their security and access needs. Designed keying structure based on needs assessment.

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Provide support to the Shands at UF and Medical Staff Quality Assurance Program. Specific areas of responsibility were the departments of Medicine, Neurology, Orthopedics, Oral Surgery and Anesthesia. Also supported the Hospital Department Monitor Committee. Responsibilities:• Support included medical record review, agenda preparation, attended monthly meetings and transcribe minutes.• Perform focused studies, and maintained department and physician quality trending. • Prepare yearly quality assessment and improvement plans.• Act as the direct liaison between Quality Assurance and the above mentioned departments. • Supported the incident and medication variance monitoring activities for the hospital. • Assist with accreditation preparation. • Provide department with software support and training.

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Provide support to the Infection Control staff and program at Shands at UF. Responsibilities:• Budget monitoring. • Coordinate AIDS Education Classes as required by Florida State law. • Attend and record minutes for the Infection Control Committee. • Data entry of nosocomial infections.• Prepare reports from the data entered and distribute to the Infection Control Committee, Medical Directors and Quality Assurance liaisons. • Maintain all incoming and outgoing correspondence.• Prepare travel for department staff.Started in the department as the Staff Assistant and was promoted to Administrative Assistant.

Provide office management to a thriving orthodontic practice.Responsibilities:• Patient scheduling.• Accounts receivable and payable.• Prepare daily bank deposits.• Set-up new patient accounts.• Maintain patient records.• Maintain employee records.• Act as public relations for the practice by meeting with dentist in the surrounding area.• Perform and develop patient x-rays.• Prepare monthly financial reports and other reports as needed.• Answer multiline phone system.

Maintain all aspects of medical office management.Responsibilities:• Patient scheduling for two neurosurgeons and one clinical nurse specialist. • Patient billing.• Insurance billing.• Worked with insurance carriers on patient billing issues.• Accounts payable and accounts receivable. • Purchasing.• Daily transcription.• Prepare correspondence.• Act as department public relations.• Provide support to outside organizations the physicians were actively involved in. • Prepared and maintain budget.• Generate monthly financial reports and other reports as required.

Responsible for support of 26 clinical laboratories. Responsibilities:• Purchasing and receiving.• Review and negotiate annual purchasing contracts.• Prepare and assist laboratory supervisors with annual budget needs. • Maintained records of expenses, report monthly variances of these expenses to the Administrative Director. • Approved travel for laboratory management and staff. • Prepared monthly financial reports. • Prepared personnel paperwork, termination reports, status change requests, request for new hires and weekly time sheets.Started this position as the Records Assistant, promoted to Business Assistant 17 months later. After serving as the Business Assistant for 4 months was promoted to Sr. Business Assistant.

Provide support to the Central Sterile supply deparment.Responsibilities: • Purchasing and receiving.• Maintain stock level reports. • Meet with vendors to negotiate pricing and set-up annual purchase orders. • Prepare and arrange travel for department manager. • Schedule appointments and maintained department manager's calendar. • Assist the manager annually with budget preparation. • Maintain expenses and reporting expense variances. • Perform various secretarial duties. • Prepared personnel paperwork including request for new hire, status change request and termination reports.Hired as the Accounting Clerk in July of 1982 and was promoted to Secretary in August, 1984.