Employee Relations Executive

LeROY WALKER

**** *** **** **** ***** Mountain, GA. 30087 630-***-**** C *****@***.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Accomplished senior-level HR executive with a proven track record of successful strategic and tactical leadership within the healthcare, manufacturing and insurance industries. Visionary and creative with a positive attitude and steadfast commitment to excellence. Expertise in managing organizational change to achieve maximum results. Entrepreneurial leadership style with highly effective planning, organizational and communication skills as well as a solutions-oriented approach to problem-solving. Demonstrated ability to instill a common vision and develop a dynamic team based on trust and mutual respect.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Developed University of Southern Nevada @ St. Rose Dominican Hospital to provide added capacity for nursing students.

Centralized the HR functions to develop a one stop shopping model within the Nevada Market area for three hospitals

Increased Employee Satisfaction from the 25th percentile to the 96th percentile in a newly unionized organization

Developed a collaborative work relationship through the development of committees to work with SEIU

Established a recruitment process targeted at fast-track hiring to on board RN’s. Designated as a Best Practice within Catholic Healthcare West System with an annual estimated savings of $3.2 million.

Established an internal career center directed at the organization’s ability to “groom & grow” staff. This program was designed to positively attract and retain staff. This program was ultimately named a “Best Practice” in the Catholic Healthcare Initiatives System.

Established a state of the art human resource function that produced policies, new handbooks, coordinated training associated with new policies ensuring that management and staff understood those policies for which they would be held accountable. This clarity helped improve employee satisfaction with staff having a better understanding of what they were accountable for.

Enhanced supervisors understanding of legal requirements as they relate to Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA - payment of overtime etc.) thereby dramatically reducing the organizations exposure to Department of Labor investigations.

Responsible for writing, communicating and administering Affirmative Action Plans (AAP) that passed Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) on site audits. This was the first AAP developed within the organization as a result of federal reimbursements.

Assisted in the design, implementation and conversion to a Paid Time Off (PTO) system, which better controlled/monitored employee non-productive time.

Maintained budgetary accountabilities for staffing, benefits and organization recognition and recreation programs.

Realigned and re-engaged organization with the communities it served while ensuring that the diversities of the communities were reflected throughout the organization.

Assisted in reducing the number of employees per adjusted occupied bed from 5.9 FTE to 4.6 FTE through the seamless implementation of retirement programs, voluntary/involuntary reductions in force and monitoring of attrition.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Integrity Retention Services, LLC. 2018 – Present

Consultant

Executive responsible for working with contracted organizations with regard to retention issues. This includes assessing and rebuilding onboarding efforts and ensuring the engagement of staff from orientation through the life cycle of their employment. Additionally, the training of leadership in their role as it relates to retention of staff as well as identifying various needs of the organization as it relates to engagement of staff.

DeKalb Medical, Decatur, Georgia 2013 – Jan. 2018

Vice President of Human Resources

Senior Executive responsible for all aspects of human resource functions for DeKalb Medical, a 627-bed regional health facility. These functions include employment, compensation, benefits administration, employee relations, HRIS, and employee and management training and development. Responsible for collaborating and participating in the development of hospital objectives. Additionally, responsible for work with the board, administrators, and human resource staff. Required to be knowledgeable about the human resource function and healthcare.

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ST. ROSE DOMINICAN HOSPITALS, Henderson, NV. 2006 – 2013

This 500-bed system is a member of Catholic Healthcare West. SRDH consists of 3 hospitals, in the Nevada market area one of the fastest growing markets in the US.

Service Area Vice President Human Resources-Nevada

Senior Executive responsible for addressing and managing system wide Human Resources strategy and implementation. Serve as advisor and partner to senior executive leadership team concerning all organizational initiatives and participate in the execution of the strategic plans for SRDH. Responsible for Human Resources functions including talent acquisition & management, leadership development, employee/labor relations,

compensation and benefits, HRIS and policy development/administration. Regularly called upon by corporate for input as it relates to labor issues and project implementation at the facility level. Direct report to the Regional CEO.

ST. VINCENT HEALTH SYSTEM, Little Rock, AR. 2002 – 2006

This 600-bed facility is the oldest in the Little Rock market. As a member of Catholic Health Initiatives, SVHS consists of 4 hospitals and numerous clinics throughout the community.

Vice President Human Resources, 2002 - 2006

Senior Executive responsible for system-wide Human Resources issues. Reported directly to the CEO and held responsible for creating the business strategy and operational priorities for the area. Primary responsibilities include organizational staffing, retention, and administration of policy and procedure for the 3000 employees. Additionally, as the only unionized facility in the Little Rock market, I am responsible for management of the union relationship.

MEDICAL STAFFING SOLUTIONS, Chicago, Illinois 2001 – 2002

National consulting organization with a focus on providing an extensive range of staffing solutions primarily to healthcare providers, including contract assignments, temp-to-hire, recruitment and the management of outsourced functions.

Senior Vice President, 2001 - 2002

Senior manager responsible for establishing effective partnerships with client organizations designed to meet their professional, personal and organization staffing and overall human resource needs.

MERCY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois 1999 – 2001

This system consists of a 400-bed hospital; a 250-bed nursing home as well as nine (9) satellite facilities located throughout the Chicagoland area.

Vice President Human Resources and System Support Services, 2000 – 2001

Senior Executive for Human Resources, Marketing, Public Relations, Community Affairs, Volunteers and the Fund Development areas. Reported directly to the CEO. Created business strategy and operational priorities for these areas while ensuring that they were aligned with the corporate direction during a system-wide financial and operational turnaround.

Corporate Director of Human Resources, 1999 – 2000

Managed entire human resource function including employee/labor relations compensation and benefits; recruitment and organizational development. Charged with the responsibility of changing a area known as “personnel” and establishing a “state of the art human resources” function.

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix Graduate School of Management

MBA in Human Resources Management

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Bachelor of Science Degree, Journalism/Psychology

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AFFILIATIONS

Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM)

American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA)

Compensation and Benefits Advisory Board of Southern Nevada

Member of Southern Nevada Workforce Investment Board

Member of Leadership Greater Little Rock - Past

Board Member for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) - Past

Board Member for Centers for Youth and Families - Past

Board Member Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency – Past

Board Member University of Southern Nevada - MBA program

Member of Governors Taskforce for Workforce Reinvestment - Nevada

Honoree for “Who’s Who in Black Las Vegas” Second Edition

Board Member for PCIP

Board Member for Boys and Girls Club of Greater Atlanta

Board Member for the DeKalb County Library Foundation

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