Mercedes R. Gomez

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Human resources professional with 23 years of generalist and payroll management, department management and project management in healthcare and private business environments

HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR ● HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER ● HR GENERALIST ● PAYROLL MANAGER● PROJECT MANAGEMENT

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

COMPETENCIES:

23 years of successful, progressive human resources and payroll experience and responsibilities

Expertise in California human resource law and compliance programs

Team player

Organized and Strategic

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Bilingual (Spanish)

CAREER HISTORY AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

08/2021 – present: Dreamfields

Position: Human Resources Manager

New Hires –schedule new employee pre-employment physicals, process background checks, pre-employment drug screening, offer letters, complete enrollments for new hire orientation, review all new hire forms, review policies, social security verification using e-verify, recruiting.

Employee Benefits – medical, dental, vision, 401k, HSA

Unemployment Claims – including subpoenas

Workers Comp – incident reporting (DWC1, Root Cause Analysis, 5 Whys)

Maintain all personnel files – employee write-ups, salary info, and any status changes

Labor Law compliancy

Grievances/Harassment Cases

FMLA/CFRA/NPLA/ADA/FLSA/PDL

60 Day Observations/Initial Competencies/Annual Evaluations/PIP Process

Terminations

Maintain a positive client-based relationship

Extensive COVID documentation and reporting

Payroll

Internal Audit Compliancy

In-Services

Monthly Staff Meetings

Emphasis Employee Relations

03/2020 – 08/2021: HCR ManorCare

Position: Human Resources Director

New Hires –schedule new employee pre-employment physicals, process background checks, pre-employment drug screening, offer letters, complete enrollments for new hire orientation, review all new hire forms, review policies, social security verification using e-verify, recruiting.

Employee Benefits – medical, dental, vision, 401k, HSA

Unemployment Claims – including subpoenas

Workers Comp – incident reporting (DWC1, Root Cause Analysis, 5 Whys)

Maintain all personnel files – employee write-ups, salary info, and any status changes

Labor Law compliancy

Grievances/Harassment Cases

FMLA/CFRA/NPLA/ADA/FLSA/PDL

60 Day Observations/Initial Competencies/Annual Evaluations/PIP Process

Terminations

Maintain a positive client-based relationship

Patient room rounds

Quarterly Abequis Interviews

Extensive COVID documentation and reporting

Payroll

Scheduling – daily staffing according to census

Internal Audit Compliancy

In-Services

Monthly Staff Meetings

3/2018 – 03/2020: Sodexo

Position: Human Resources Manager II

New Hires –schedule new employee pre-employment physicals, process background checks, complete enrollments for new hire orientation, review all new hire forms, review policies, social security verification using e-verify.

Employee Benefits – administer all medical, dental, vision, 401k

Unemployment Claims – subpoenas

Workers Comp – incident reporting (DWC1, Root Cause Analysis), post-accident drug testing

Maintain all personnel files – employee write-ups, salary info, and any status changes

Labor Law compliancy

Grievances/Harassment Cases/Garnishments

FMLA/CFRA/NPLA/ADA/FLSA/PDL

60 Day Observations/Initial Competencies/Annual Evaluations/PIP Process

Adhere/comply to multiple CBA’s – Union Experience

Terminations

Maintain a positive client-based relationship

Manage multiple locations

03/2016 – 03/2018: Desert Regional Medical Center

Position: ER Administrative Assistant

Maintain and audit Payroll for ER staff

Schedule all ER staff according to daily census

Conduct department new hire orientation

Maintain all ER employee files

Execute employee disciplinary actions as required

Verify and update medical staff licensures

Process minutes for monthly staff meeting

Balance and allocate hours to correct departments

01/2012 – 03/2016: Temp/Contract Positions

Robert Half (Desert Oasis Healthcare)

Position: Sr. Executive Assistant - temp assignment

Managing the day-to-day operations of the office

Organizing and maintaining files and records

Planning and scheduling meetings and appointments

Managing projects

Preparing and editing correspondence

Making travel arrangements

Providing quality customer service

CSI Electrical Contractors (First Solar)

Position: HR/Payroll Site Administrator – contracted position

Maintained and improved processes for company payroll

Process weekly payroll for Union employees

Conducted new hire orientation

Monitored drug test clearance

Executed employee disciplinary actions as required

Patient Care Analytics

Position: Payroll / Executive Operations Assistant (Start-Up of a New Company) – contracted position

Marketing – successfully achieved brochures

Organizational Job Description Development

Developed Staff Orientation and Training Manuals

Job Implementation Process

Process daily, weekly and bi-weekly payroll

CLP Resources (First Solar)

Position: Certified Payroll Administrator / Project Coordinator - – contracted position

Project Coordinator - Compiled data and created multiple reports for project management team including:

Created strategy and action items report

Weekly Department of Energy Report

Constraint Report

EPC Project Manager Status Report

Utility review, analysis and reporting

Monthly and quarterly Department of Energy Report

Managed purchasing processes for projects/deliverables

Managed/lead subcontractor meeting and maintained records

Managed new-hire onboarding process

Audited certified payroll received from subcontractors

Ensured all wages were compliant according to Davis-Bacon regulations

Validated benefit coverage and eligibility to ensure that deductions were compliant and paid according to external third party plan administrators and unions.

Uploaded all certified payroll to the owner representatives, met all deadlines.

9/2011 – 1/2012: Kincaid Industries

Position: Human Resources/Payroll Manager – position eliminated

New Hires –schedule new employee pre-employment physicals, process background checks, complete enrollments for new hire orientation, review all new hire forms, review policies, social security verification using e-verify.

Terminations – voluntary and involuntary, process all termination paperwork.

Employee Benefits – administer all medical, dental, vision 401k and cobra plans.

Unemployment Claims

Maintain all personnel files – employee write-ups, salary info, and any status changes.

Process weekly payroll:

Responsibilities included: salary employees, hourly employees, direct deposits, manual checks, prevailing wage (including knowledge of David-Bacon jobs).

8/2010 – 9/2011: Eisenhower Medical Center

Position: Human Resources Generalist

New Hires – schedule new employee pre-employment physicals, process background checks, conducted new hire orientations, review all new hire forms, review policies, take employee photos for ID badges and assign security access.

Terminations – voluntary and involuntary, processed all termination paperwork.

Employee Benefits – review benefit plans for changes; administer medical, dental, optional life, optional ad&d, open enrollment. JACHO audit.

EDD Unemployment Claims.

Maintain personnel file for 650+ employees – salary info, employee write-ups, and changes in benefit elections.

Verified licensures monthly.

Demonstrate Compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies

10/2005 – 11/2009: Tidwell Concrete Construction

Position: Human Resources/Payroll Administrator

Performed all new hire onboarding processes, including background check verifications

Performed first line interviews for candidates

Performed termination all processes

Processed benefits for new employees

Managed company-wide open enrollment process

Managed unemployment Claims – represented employer during hearings.

Managed employee training including, but not limited to forklift, and tractor operation, and sexual harassment

Assisted in the development of employee risk reduction program

Managed all workers compensation claims

Continuously updated knowledge relevant to payroll fundamentals, immigration law, HR law

Processed Weekly Payroll

Performed hourly, salary job costing and allocations, union payroll, direct deposit, manual checks, garnishments (CA Franchise Tax Board, Child Support, sheriff services),

Managed prevailing wage certification processes, including;

-A-1-131 Certified Payroll Form

-DAS 140 Public Works Contract Information Form

-Fringe Benefit Statement Form10/2010

-CAC2 Training Fund Contribution Form

-Statement of Non-Compliance Form

EDUCATION:

BA in Social Science, May 2002

Chapman University, Palm Desert Campus, Palm Desert CA

AA in Liberal Studies, May 1991

College of the Desert, Palm Desert CA

Diploma, June 1988

Indio High School, Indio, CA

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Payroll Administrator

ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS COMPETENCIES:

ADP, Paychex, Timberline, Foundation, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint, Timecentre, Points North, Empath, Masterbuilder, Elations, EV4, Kronos, Oracle WorkCenter

REFERENCES:

Margaret Nieto – Personal Friend - 760-***-****

Lonnie Mills – ER Nursing Director - 760-***-****

Oteaka Lilly – Certified Payroll Specialist/First Solar - 760-***-****

Sergio Garcia – Ops Manager (EVS) – 909-***-****

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