Derek L. Jones
Arlington, TX 76002
*************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE: To use my experience to acquire talent to consistently meet the needs of my department leaders and our organization goals.
SKILLS SUMMARY:
• Skilled in full cycle and high volume recruiting.
• Certified People Click -ATS and Onboard Trainer for Texas Health Resource.
•Working knowledge of human resource best practices, employment regulations, and employment relations.
EXPERIENCE:
June 2008-Present
Senior Recruiter/Trainer -West Region
Texas Health Resource Hospital System
Arlington, TX
• Responsible for recruiting for the various service lines and university programs for Texas Health Resource's 13 facilities in the North Texas Area.
• Partners with HR and Department Leaders to implement recruitment efforts for over 72 open requisitions.
• Serves as an internal consultant to hiring managers providing behavioral based interviewing and People Click applicant tracking system training.
• Maintain internal and external job posting systems requirements including applicant tracking and maintenance of appropriate records for employment federal and state compliance reporting
• Perform HR Generalist functions, Provide guidance on HR policies and procedures to employees and managers
• Track ROI for professional conventions, career fairs and college based recruitment effort.
• Establishes salary ranges, hiring rates based on candidate qualifications and salary, internal equity, and market conditions.
• Coordinates recognition events for clinical staff, manages employee recruitment and retention efforts; collects employment termination data, produces monthly employment reports for recruitment and retention efforts.
August 2006-June 2008
Area Recruiter-/HR Generalist Southeast Region-Texas
Regency Hospital Company
Alpharetta, GA
• Managed the recruiting initiatives for clinical, administrative and marketing sales positions for 12 facilities in the Southeast regions.
• Consult with 32 HR and Department Managers to strategize recruitment efforts for over 100 open requisitions.
• Perform HR Generalist functions, Provide guidance on HR policies and procedures to employees and managers
• Facilitated the on boarding process including coordinating drug screens, physicals, background checks, new hire orientation and benefit enrollment.
• Represented and built relationships with industry related organizations to increase candidate pool.
• Tracked and analyzed ROI to provide updates on various recruiting efforts used to attract talent.
• Participated in national/regional professional conventions, career fairs and school-based recruitment functions.
• Established salary ranges, hiring rates based on candidate qualifications and salary, internal equity, and market conditions.
• Coordinated recognition events for clinical staff, manages employee recruitment and retention efforts; collects employment termination data, produces monthly employment reports for recruitment and retention.
August 2005-August 2006
Lead Recruiter-Nursing and Allied-Human Resource
HCA -Medical Center of Arlington - Arlington, TX
• Managed the recruitment process for allied, nursing, ancillary, and management positions for the facility.
• Consulted with Department Management to discuss current needs, future status changes, and provide updates for 55-65 open requisitions.
• Develop recruitment strategies and maintain employee referral and retention programs.
• Facilitated the on boarding process including coordinating drug screens, physicals, background checks new hire orientation and benefit enrollment.
• Source candidates by using internet resources, professional call list, cold calling database, and establishing relationships with numerous medical professional programs.
• Worked directly with All About Staffing negotiating rates, contract terms, and conversation dates for facility contracted and international nurses.
• My responsibilities also included initiating background checks, reference checks, benefit information and presenting the offer to the candidates.
January 2003-August 2005
Area Branch Manager
Medical Staffing Network-Fort Worth, TX
• Maintained a 3 million dollar budget for three regional offices staffing nurses, allied, and medical clerical professionals on a temporary and permanent placement basis for more than 40 health care facilities.
• Directly managed the Human Resource duties for a staff of 12 office employees and more than 75 field employees.
• Responsible for marketing four product lines to facility administrators, department managers, and physicians.
• Develop client sales strategies, negotiate regional contracts, and created field employee recruitment/retention programs.
• Consult regional hospitals to create efficient daily staffing protocols to better assist facility staffing coordinators and department directors to use our product lines efficiently.
December 2000-January 2003
Senior Recruiter-Nursing and Physicians
Martin Fletcher & Associates
• As a Senior Consultant I was responsible for assisting nine recruiters with interview processes, healthcare specialty training, and developing hospital recruiting plans.
• Worked with more than 25 hospitals on a retained basis to recruit healthcare professionals and negotiate union agreements.
• Traveled to each facility to survey the community and establish a relationship with the decision makers then review or negotiate the contract search parameters.
• Met with the directors and managers of each department to review department needs and consult the hiring managers on our recruiting process.
• Used internet resources, professional call list, cold calling database, and established relationships with numerous medical programs at universities in the client area to source candidates.
• Facilitated background checks, reference checks, and presented acceptance letters.
EDUCATION:
Grambling State University 1995
Pursued Bachelors of Arts in Marketing
Memberships:
NACHR
Society for Human Resource Management
Computer Literacy:
Taleo, E-Recruit, People Soft, People Click, and Microsoft Applications.