Maritza Hernandez, PHR, SHRM-CP

Experience

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  NYU Medical Center

  Nov 1996 - May 2008

  Sr. Staffing Specialist

  Sr. Staffing Specialist (6/99 – 5/08)Assistant Recruitment Specialist (9/98-6/99)• Screened, recruited, and interviewed managerial, professional/technical, administrative support, allied health, and research candidates.• Utilized recruitment techniques and developed long-term partnerships with schools, professional associations, publications, and agencies.• Addressed salary issues by reviewing qualifications, requirements, market conditions and needs of hiring department.• Managed and oversaw the weekly internal posting process.• Organized and participated in career days, job fairs, and other recruitment events.• Developed creative marketing strategies for various hard to fill positions• Conducted quarterly seminars on “Career Development”• Prepared accurate, thorough, and timely status reports and turnover analysis studies, including performance measures and “time-to-fill” vacancy reports• Assisted in the preparation of the budget Show less

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  American Red Cross Greater New York

  Jun 2008 - Oct 2008

  Assistant Director, Strategic Staffing

  • Managed the full lifecycle of talent acquisition for the organization• Developed strategic staffing plans to meet the human resource needs of the organization• Anticipated needs and worked proactively to provide solutions to clients throughout the organization• Assisted in the creation of an effective employment brand to attract and retain the right people • Developed and maintained strategic relationships in support of short and long term staffing goals (staffing firms, colleges and universities, professional associations, online job boards, etc.) • Established a recruiting strategy and identified appropriate candidate sources for each job opening• Build a pipeline of talent for current and future opportunities• Managed the interviewing phase of recruitment and assisted in the selection of final candidates• Established pre-employment testing best practices and procedures Show less

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  Holy Cross Health Fl

  Aug 2009 - now

  • Provide full lifecycle recruiting expertise across the line of business to include job posting, sourcing, resume review, candidate interviewing and assessment applicant tracking and new hire selection.• Collaborate with leaders to understand the business strategy and talent needs of the line of business.• Identify and utilize cost effective targeted sourcing strategies to build and maintain a pipeline of qualified applicants.• Ensure process adherence to approved FTE budgets for assigned lines of business.• Function as a resource to management and employees regarding benefit issues and facilitates retirement process for employees including pension process, retirement teas and parties.• Work with departments to maintain all job descriptions in the HRIS system (COMPASS).• Ensure compliance with local requirements and monitor employee’s license information, performance appraisals, LOAs/FMLAs, and annual health requirements.• Respond to employee relations issues and ensure that policies are adhered to consistently.• Facilitate corrective action and initiates grievance procedure when appropriate involving the necessary parties.• Investigate complaints and respond accordingly in resolving them and acts as a mediator to resolve conflict between management and employees.• Recommend changes and updates to policies and procedures and assist management and employees with understanding policies.• Assist leadership with compensation analysis and understanding the Wage and Salary manual.• Address salary issues by reviewing the qualifications of individuals, job requirements and needs of the department in order to determine salary offer and develop effective resolutions. Show less

  • Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

    Oct 2020 - now

  • Human Resources (HR) Business Partner

    Aug 2009 - Oct 2020