Overview
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Education
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Volunteer Experience
Certification
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CATHY BURKE

CATHY BURKE

Murfreesboro,TN

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

PROJECT SPECIALIST – Human Resources

Williamson Health
10.2023 - Current
  • Resource Planning: Determine the human resources required for the project and plan their roles and involvement
  • Team Assembly: Recruit and lead project teams from within the company, ensuring the right mix of skills and expertise
  • Project Communication: Act as a liaison between the project team, HR department, and other stakeholders to ensure clear communication
  • Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for growth and improvement within the HR function and plan projects accordingly
  • Performance Management: Oversee employee evaluations and performance reviews, ensuring they align with project goals and company standards
  • Training and Development: Create and implement training programs to enhance the skills of HR personnel and project team members
  • Policy Development: Develop new policies and procedures related to recruitment, training, compensation, and benefits
  • Compliance and Regulations: Ensure that all HR projects comply with legal and regulatory requirements
  • Change Management: Manage the change process within the HR function, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruption
  • Documentation and Reporting: Prepare project templates, tools, and reports to document progress and outcomes of HR initiatives.

RECRUITER/HR ASSISTANT – Human Resources

Williamson Health
10.2022 - Current
  • Supports ALL human resources processes, including but not limited, to complying with Joint Commission Standards, employee relations investigations, onboarding and benefits
  • Conducts interviews with candidates for over 30 departments for the Medical Center, Bone & Joint Institute and Williamson Medical Group
  • Coordinates panel interviews with hospitalists and directors with Williamson Health and Bone and Joint Institute
  • Implementing a new in-person orientation program
  • Serves as Project Manager for HRIS systems for custom builds and process improvements
  • Maintains employee information by entering and updating employment, status-change data and position control with directors
  • Organizes new hire appointments, in-person interviews, occupational health appointments
  • Maintains employee confidence and protects operations by keeping human resource information confidential for over 2000 employees and growing
  • Maintains quality service by following organization standard operating procedures.

LABORATORY ASSISTANT

PathGroup
11.2016 - 10.2021
  • Assists all Molecular benches with daily workflow via location of specimens and managing pending worklists
  • Reconstitute reagent for analyzer use
  • Training of new employees on various tasks and policies
  • Inventory Management: Checking expiration dates, Quarterly Inventory, Ordering supplies via various vendors, placing standing orders
  • Stocking supplies in FIFO methodology
  • Procurement Project point-person for entire Hematology Department
  • Data Analysis of all hematology tests
  • Running the Hematology Sysmex XN line: front loading, sorting, changing reagents, attending to alerts, QC
  • Assisting all Hematology benches with daily workflow via location of specimens and managing pending worklists Training of new employees on various tasks and policies
  • Effectively communicate lab and patient information to appropriate individuals within the lab
  • Support the lab technologists in collecting, preparing, and pipetting samples for routine/stat and send out tests.

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

DHL Supply Chain
12.2014 - 11.2016
  • Ensure day to day processes are maintained in a warehouse environment
  • Communication liaison between DHL Supply Chain and the customer
  • Effectively communicated with associates and customers in person and via telephone, verbally and non-verbally to accomplish necessary objectives
  • Supervised teams of 12-15 associates
  • Confirm material ships to customer in a timely manner
  • Oversee and verify material is received by customer at correct location
  • Maximize productivity through understanding of standards for each job and evaluate performance in order to identify root cause and apply corrective action, if necessary
  • Trained new associates on warehouse management systems to ensure associates can perform their assigned duties.

Education

Bachelors of Arts in Psychology -

The University of Tennessee at Martin
Martin, TN

Skills

  • Position Manager/Symplr
  • MediTech
  • Pathsys
  • NetLims
  • MS Office
  • Excel
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Kronos

Personal Information

Title: Notary Public

References

  • Wendy Luken, Senior Recruiter, Williamson Health, (615) 881-9638, 4321 Carothers’ Pkwy, Franklin, TN, 37067
  • Tara Spinola, Ancillary Services Manager, Williamson Health, (508) 737-1045, 4321 Carothers’ Pkwy, Franklin, TN, 37067
  • Lisa Chance, IT Applications Analyst, Williamson Health, (615) 435-5655, 4321 Carothers’ Pkwy, Franklin, TN, 37067
  • Daphne Boles, Molecular Technician, PathGroup, (931) 581-0320, 1010 Airpark Center Dr, Nashville, TN, 37217

Volunteer Experience

  • Volunteer at Mayfield Rehabilitation Center, Smyrna, TN
  • First Responder Training at DHL
  • Volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank, Nashville, TN

Certification

BLS

Timeline

PROJECT SPECIALIST – Human Resources

Williamson Health
10.2023 - Current

RECRUITER/HR ASSISTANT – Human Resources

Williamson Health
10.2022 - Current

LABORATORY ASSISTANT

PathGroup
11.2016 - 10.2021

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

DHL Supply Chain
12.2014 - 11.2016

Bachelors of Arts in Psychology -

The University of Tennessee at Martin
CATHY BURKE