LaRae Carvajal
Taft
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resources Director
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System
New Braunfels
01.2022 - 07.2025
- Provide strategic HR leadership and support to CHRISTUS Santa Rosa – New Braunfels and Shared Services. Scope of responsibility includes 24 Leaders and 603 Associates for New Braunfels, and 26 Leaders and 152 Associates for Shared Services. Advise leadership in all aspects of Human Resources and address Associate relations issues in accordance with CHRISTUS Health policies and/or legal requirements. Partner with facility leaders to identify, develop and retain high-potential Associates and provide coaching and guidance on appropriate action with low performing Associates. Drive HR initiatives by assisting with implementing change while working to mitigate challenges at all levels of the organization. Provide support by consulting and collaborating on issues including but not limited to compensation, benefits, staffing, talent acquisition, organizational development, employee relations and performance management. Partner and collaborate with our HR Centers of Excellence to ensure that policies, programs, and processes are executed at the regional level. Monitor and ensure the success of facility-based activities, including turnover rates and other key HR metrics to drive continuous improvement and inform strategic decision making. Participate with facility Labor Council regarding requisition approval, charge order approval and off cycle market adjustment requests. This includes analyzing Strategic Workforce Planning metrics and department data. Represent CHRISTUS Santa Rosa on the CHRISTUS Health Job Description Committee which is working to standardize all job descriptions across CHRISTUS Health.
Human Resources Business Partner
CHRISTUS Spohn Health System
Corpus Christi
03.2015 - 01.2022
- Partner with Leaders and Associates to resolve HR issues and concerns. Support Leaders in various HR deliverables, including performance management, coaching, investigations, Associate engagement and compliance. Successfully execute day-to-day delivery of HR services locally for issues requiring intervention. Compile and analyze data from HR activities and make recommendations for changes. Ensure legal compliance and adherence to company HR policy. Support activities within the ministry regarding Associate engagement and retention. Partner with HR Shared Services for ministry-specific interventions. Participate in HR process improvement initiatives and special projects, as assigned. Ministry Lead for regulatory agency and compliance visits such as TJC, TDH, and CAP. Ministry Supervisor during Infor GHR and WFM implementation. Coordinate HR onboarding and demobilization for RAC staff within Spohn ministry; instrumental in creating process to load all RAC staff into Infor for timekeeping purposes. Ministry Lead for maintenance of job descriptions, non-clinical competencies and HR SharePoint site. Actively collaborate with Ministry VP of HR for implementation and roll-out of assigned projects. Manage Professional Nursing Certification pay process for Spohn ministry. Ministry representation on HR enterprise-wide committees such as Job Description Standardization, HR Policy Standardization and Infor badge implementation. Reason for leaving: Promotion within Human Resources to Director at Santa Rosa.
Human Resources Manager
CHRISTUS Spohn Health System
Corpus Christi
09.2007 - 03.2015
- Provide professional assistance in various functions of Human Resources which include Employee relations, benefits administration, compensation, recruiting, staffing and retention, Associate engagement and training and development. Resolve any issues of regulatory compliance such as Human Resources TJC Standards, FLSA and EEOC. Provide guidance and support to leaders regarding Associate discipline/counseling issues, terminations, and HR policy interpretation. Responsible for leave management for Spohn ministry.
- Reason for leaving: Promoted to HR Manager role.
Human Resources Generalist
CHRISTUS Spohn Health System
Corpus Christi
12.2003 - 09.2007
- Reason for leaving: Promoted to HR Generalist role.
Human Resources Recruiter
CHRISTUS Spohn Health System
Corpus Christi
10.2000 - 12.2003
- Reason for leaving: Promoted to HR Generalist role.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management
Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Masters of Science -
Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Skills
- Benefits administration
- Coaching and mentoring
- Employee relations
- Human resources management
- HR policies and processes
- Leadership development
- Legal compliance
- Organizational development
- People management
- Performance management
- Recruitment and talent acquisition
- Training and development
Timeline
Human Resources Director
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System
01.2022 - 07.2025
Human Resources Business Partner
CHRISTUS Spohn Health System
03.2015 - 01.2022
Human Resources Manager
CHRISTUS Spohn Health System
09.2007 - 03.2015
Human Resources Generalist
CHRISTUS Spohn Health System
12.2003 - 09.2007
Human Resources Recruiter
CHRISTUS Spohn Health System
10.2000 - 12.2003
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management
Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Masters of Science -
Texas A&M Corpus Christi
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