Adrian D. Medearis
**** ******** *****, ***. *** . Houston, TX, 77040
**********@*********.***
Professional Summary
Human Resources professionalism that is adept at using a team approach to
provide excellent service to all levels of an organization. Possess a
strong knowledge base to support strategic efforts within recruitment,
training, orientation, compensation, employment law, and policy &
procedures. Provides support to operations on a strategic level while
ensuring that the core accountabilities of Human Resources are maintained.
Strengths include assessing needs and providing innovative approaches to
meet challenges.
Human Resources & Recruitment Experience
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, 11/2008-Present
Recruiter
* Responsible for full cycle recruitment for professional, clinical and non-
clinical positions; nursing, accounting, financial services, research,
business, facilities planning, security services, volunteer services,
development, materials management, food court, food & nutrition.
* Make recommendations to management regarding qualified applicants;
prepare and make salary offers for all positions from entry level to
executive level positions.
* Prepare monthly recruitment reports to include number of new hires,
interviews, meetings and recruitment events attended.
* Participate on various HR committees such as compensation, benefits,
employee relations and recruitment for improvements and enhancements to
current procedures.
* Research, plan and implement processes for position eliminations
procedures working in conjunction with the Employee Relations Department.
* Attend job fairs for recruitment purposes; Build and establish
relationships with other Healthcare HR professionals to network and have
an informational resource for recruitment news regarding medical field.
ESCG, (NASA) - Houston, TX, 7/2008 - 10/2008 (SCI Staffing - three month
contract)
Recruiter
* Full cycle recruitment for engineering positions in the aerospace field.
Review and schedule interviews for all open positions.
* Attend weekly meetings with the ESCG companies (Six other companies) and
management team for all updates, recruitment status and any changes.
* Prepare salary offers and process all new hires for orientation.
* Traveling to various job fairs during the busy college recruiting season;
two - three trips each month to various college campuses.
St. Luke's Episcopal Health System, Houston, TX, 2007-2008 (Contract
position)
Employment Specialist
* Accountable for recruiting, interviewing, and making recommendations to
management regarding qualified applicants for clinical professional and
non-clinical jobs; nursing, all entry tech positions, business services,
environmental services and food and nutrition services.
* Ensure adequate staffing with competent personnel throughout departments
within the hospital.
* Recruited from ground floor for St. Luke's in Sugarland which was to be a
300 employee facility opening in October 2008. Attended recruitment
meetings with executive teams and HR leadership.
* Plan and coordinate specified recruitment activities and projects within
budgetary requirements to ensure the most cost effective programs. Attend
local and nationwide job fairs.
* Build and establish business relationships with all levels of management,
client groups and staff in general.
Westwood College, Houston, TX, 2005-2007
Medical Employment Advisor
* Responsible for job placement of approximately 30 to 40 students each
semester.
* Train students how to search for jobs on the internet, interviewing
skills, writing resumes and how to network effectively.
* Develop and nurture relationships with colleges and businesses to
establish partnerships to secure job placement; Establish a medical
network with businesses to secure sites for medical externships.
* Provide students with all necessary tools and services to obtain
employment; Planned and scheduled all job fairs, classroom speakers and
employment presentations each semester.
* Maintain employment status records and class term files for each student
upon enrollment until course completion; Track placement rates for
medical graduates.
Selected Accomplishments
* Successfully placed over 95% of medical students in positions befitting
individuals' education and experience; Recognized three semesters for
number one campus for medical placements.
* Developed a user-friendly Career Development Services Department through
creating a partnership with the Education Department to provide student
access to faculty, providing updated job postings, and implementing a
Mavis Beacon typing test for students to utilize.
EduCare, Community Living Corporation, Houston, TX, 2002-2005
Employment Recruiter
* Recruited, interviewed, and hired exempt and non-exempt job candidates,
filling over 85 positions annually within nursing, patient care, business
office, facilities and other professional positions.
* Coordinated and planned job fairs, conducted presentations, and assisted
with new-hire orientation.
* Processed employment applications, and performed criminal, motor vehicle,
and other background checks.
* Develop, revise and implement recruitment polices and procedures;
Prepared and maintain EEOC/Affirmative Action Plans.
* Prepared reports of HR metrics and hiring statistics for bi-weekly
executive staff meetings. Facilitated employee relocations and transfers
throughout company nationwide.
Selected Accomplishments
* Exceeded staffing goals by keeping open positions below 20 openings
thereby reducing overtime by 80%.
* Developed and implemented recruitment plan, policies and procedures for
Houston office.
* Received Certificate of Outstanding Work / Top Employer Award form Work
Source Astrodome for the highest volume of hire referrals by an
individual company.
Business Administration & Marketing Experience
Pearl Records, Houston, TX, 1994-2003
Office Administrator / Marketing Director
* Developed marketing strategy to increase volume of vendors and sales.
* Tracked project development and sales status, and prepared statistic
reports.
* Conducted presentations, and created promotional and advertising
campaigns across various mediums.
* Managed business office, and fulfilled A/P and A/R and monthly
bookkeeping requirements.
Skills
MS Office, People Soft, Oracle, Banner, WordPerfect, Excel, HRIS, SAP,
Windows and 10-key
Affiliations
Member of Texas Association of Healthcare Recruiters - TAHCR
Education
Prairie View A & M University, Prairie View, TX
Bachelor of Business Administration