Human Resources Administrative Assistant

KAREN-MARIE JOHNSON

*** **** **** ****** ~ Wilmington, Delaware 19802

302-***-**** (Cellular)

Email: abnuph@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position that will utilize my more than eight years of experience in recruitment and Human

Resources

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Result oriented, dynamic full life cycle recruiting professional with commitment to creative

recruitment and client service

An accomplished Recruiter and Human Resources professional with proven expertise in

recruiting and hiring practices, personnel development, retention approaches, legal compliance

issues and managerial support

Extensive experience with recruiting responsibilities within the healthcare professional

Participate in recruitment, interview and selection of candidates for various levels of position

openings and promote a work environment that openly embraces individuals with diverse

backgrounds and experiences

Develop strong client and candidate relationships and maintain communications with both

Partner with medical directors, senior management, hospital administration and provide expert

advice and coaching throughout the recruitment process

Source, screen, evaluate and select candidates through a structured recruitment process

designed to obtain the best candidates

Inform applications of job duties and responsibilities, compensation and benefits, work schedules

and working conditions, company policies, promotional opportunities and other related

information

Conduct employment advertising campaigns and mailers by developing and managing a network

of recruitment and referral resources including but not limited to establishing working relationships

with residency programs, professional associations and other recruiters

Demonstrated oral presentation and written communication skills

Determine marketing/recruiting approach through recruitment planning for each assigned facility

Develops advertising for professional journals and websites

Coordinate and facilitate direct hospital management meetings with department chairmen,

hospital administrators and other managers

Marketing, attending and coordinating job fairs and visiting residency programs

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TeamHealth East (Woodbury, New Jersey) 2004 – present

Recruiter

Recruit and provide physicians and other healthcare providers to contracted healthcare facilities. This

included recruiting Medical Directors and other High Level VP and Regional Physician Directors.

Responsibilities include recruiting, acting as liaison between hospital administration, physicians and other

managers, sourcing, references, interviewing at facilities, negotiation of employment agreements or

independent contractor contracts. Provide and maintain quality client services, responsible for

negotiating new services within existing contracts, cost and marketing analysts for new business, and

directly involved in determining what kind of services will be provided. Responsibilities included

coordination and facilitating direct hospital management meetings with department chairmen, hospital

administrators and other managers. Responsibilities also including marketing, attending and

coordinating job fairs and visiting residency programs. Identify full-time, part-time and per diem

candidates utilizing tools such as cold calling, database sources, internet, journals, networking, trade

shows and job fairs. Determine marketing/recruiting approach through recruitment planning for each

assigned facility. Develops advertising for professional journals and websites. Review curriculum vitals

and resumes. Check academics. Conduct interviews. Inform and send candidates information regarding

jobs description, location and compensation. Match candidates to multiple positions within a region.

Provide detailed information to providers regarding benefits, compensation, hospital, and community

facts. Obtain verbal or written references from previous directors, nursing supervisors, colleagues and

peers. Verify licensure and professional affiliations. Complete sanctions checks. Follow-up with

candidates throughout the recruiting process. Process includes offer, negotiations, relocation, signing

bonuses, and the first month of work. Provide detailed entry of all information and tracking of candidates

in database. Compile and maintain detailed information on candidates

Independent Nursing Concepts (Wilmington, Delaware) 2001 – 2004

Human Resources Generalist

Human Resources Specialist (2001-2002)

Responsibilities included staffing, compensation administration, and counseling on management

development issues. Conduct various organizational effectiveness initiatives. Manage employee

relations’ issues, and HR policies and practices for 75 employees. Coordinate New Hire Orientation and

related training and presentations to new and current Associates. Responsible for the day-to-day

administration, interpretation and compliance with HR programs, policies and procedures. Maintain

budget and contracts. Advise management in appropriate resolution of employee relations issues.

Respond to inquiries regarding policies, procedures, and programs. Administer performance review

program to ensure effectiveness, compliance, and equity organization. Answer questions regarding

benefits programs such as life, health, dental and disability insurances, pension plans, vacation, sick

leave, leave of absence, and employee assistance. Conduct wage surveys within labor market to

determine competitive wage rate. Prepares employee separation notices and related documentation, and

conducts exit interviews to determine reasons behind separations. Prepares reports and recommends

procedures to reduce turnover. Identifies legal requirements and government reporting regulations

affecting human resources functions and ensures policies, procedures, and reporting in compliance.

Keep records of benefits plans participation such as insurance and pension plan, personnel transactions

such as hires, promotions, transfers, performance reviews, and terminations.

Bristol Myers-Squibb (Wilmington, Delaware) 1996 – 2001

Senior Administrative Assistant

Created and maintained Supply Chain Operations $20 million dollar department budget. Revised

standard operating procedures that increased efficiency. Supervised department mailroom and

employees. Relieved management of administrative detail in all projects. Coordinated work flow. Take

initiative in manager’s absence. Keep projects on schedule. Maintain procedures manual to ensure

consistent performance of routines

Administrative Assistant

Maintained contracts for HIV/AIDS Clinical trials for Virology. Supervised three Support Staff team

members. Organized travel for management, internal and external customers. Planned Advisory Board

Meeting and events for Virology department and Clinical R& D. Assisted in the creation and maintenance

of an Antiretroviral Funding Program for the HIV/AIDS. Acted as a liaison between physicians, clinical

research scientists, and clinical trial sites

American Income Life Insurance (Wilmington, Delaware) 1995 –1996

Insurance Agent

Sold life & supplemental insurance to Union Members and their families

Re/max Associates (Wilmington, Delaware) 1994 – 1995

Office Administrator/Bookkeeper

Revised office policy/procedures for sales contracts for homes listed and sold. Upgraded computer

software for maintaining listings of property. Created and maintained a system to track all escrow and

commission funds. Kept records of financial transactions for establishment, using calculator and

computer: Verified, allocated, and posted details of business transactions to subsidiary accounts in

journals or computer files from documents, such as sales slips, invoices, receipts, check stubs, and

computer printouts. Summarizes details in separate ledgers or computer files and transfers data to

general ledger, using calculator or computer

EDUCATION

B.A. Organizational Dynamics/Human Performance Management - Immaculata University, 2001

A.A.S Criminal Justice, Delaware Technical & Community College, 1993

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