Experience

Virginia Mason Memorial

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Voluntary Workforce Manager

  • 2017 - Present

• Student Experience Specialist

  • 2014 - Present



Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Business Partner

  • 2012 - 2013

  -Partner across HR functions to deliver support to management and employees for seven outpatient clinics and the Patient Access Department -Manage recruitment and onboarding for all eight departments including coordinating with management, screening applications, interviewing, checking references, and determining compensation-Advise management in anything HR related including employment termination, disciplinary action, performance improvement activities, and workforce reductions-Support clinic directors and managers to improve their results in customer service, employee engagement and the retention of talented employees-Align HR strategy with business objectives of the departments I serve, acting as a change agent, employee and management resource-Train management and employees on current laws and organizational policies -Provide performance opportunity guidance to management; coaching, counseling, career development, and disciplinary actions-Direct all levels of management in appropriate progressive disciplinary actions in order to address and correct performance and employee relations issues-Aid in policy development and procedure guidelines-Coordinate with managers to create and evaluate job descriptions-Use HR information systems, time and attendance systems, and management programs to support the HR departmental needs-Assist in programs to promote community development-Contact for unemployment claims and hearings as necessary



Pexco

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• HR Manager

  • 2008 - 2013

  • Manage the overall provision of Human Resources services, policies, and programs for Pexco-Yakima, and Pexco-Huntington Beach• Advise managers and supervisors on organizational policy and legal matters such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, discrimination• Successful integration of all HR related elements during acquisition of Huntington Beach, CA location• Create and implement employee onboarding process, supervisor interviewing procedures manual, supervisor/manager trainings in HR related topics• Benefits coordination• Recruit, interview, hire, and onboarding of new employees• Administer unemployment compensation, EEOC, Workers Compensation• Effectively coach managers and supervisors in order to improve employee satisfaction• Payroll processing• Hired as HR Generalist. Promoted to HR Manager in 9/09. Promoted to HR Manager for both Yakima, WA and Huntington Beach, CA in 8/11.