KIMITHA PERRY, SHRM- CP

Partner with management and leadership to develop, communicate, and administer HR policies, guidelines, and procedures in compliance with applicable employment laws and regulations.

• Oversaw full-cycle recruitment for facility positions, managing requisitions, screening candidates, conducting interviews, and hiring to achieve optimal staffing levels.
• Supervise two direct reports
• Served in Administration On-Call responsibilities, responding to employee and facility matters.
• Collaborate with leadership to foster a positive, inclusive, and accountable workplace culture aligned with organizational values and quality patient care.
• Led policy development and updates, aligning procedures with regulatory requirements and organizational goals.
• Coordinated training initiatives, strengthening leadership capability and staff understanding of HR expectations.
• Maintained HRIS records and personnel files, improving data consistency and reporting reliability.
• Create succession planning strategies to ensure leadership continuity and long-term success.
• Advised senior leadership on workforce planning, retention strategies, and employee engagement priorities.
• Managed complex employee relations issues, reducing legal risks and maintaining a positive work environment.

• Served as the sole HR leader for a newly launched 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital, supporting more than 300 employees from startup through full operations.
• Partnered directly with the CEO and department leaders to align HR strategy, workforce initiatives, and employee programs with organizational goals.
• Led recruitment and onboarding of more than 200 clinical and non-clinical employees to support aggressive hospital ramp-up milestones.
• Developed and implemented an onboarding program that improved early-stage employee retention by 15%.
• Led employee engagement initiatives designed to strengthen morale, employee experience, and retention.
• Managed complex employee relations matters and advised leaders regarding performance management and workplace issues.
• Delivered HR compliance training and leadership development workshops to strengthen effective people management practices.
• Presented HR metrics and workforce insights to executive leadership to support informed decision-making.
• Served as Administrator On-Call, providing HR leadership support for hospital operations.

• Supported employee relations initiatives for acute care hospitals across multiple states.
• Conducted investigations involving discrimination, harassment, workplace conflict, and other employee relations concerns.
• Managed HRIS updates and maintained compliance with internal data reporting requirements and standards.
• Led a payroll integration project involving more than 300 medical coders transitioning into the corporate system.
• Partnered with leadership and HR teams to address employee matters and support effective HR operations.

• Managed retirement benefits programs serving more than 20,000 employees across multiple plans.
• Directed a strategic initiative to consolidate two retirement plans and 22 sub-plans.
• Oversaw retirement plan audits, reconciliation, plan expenses, death claims, and payroll benefit deduction accuracy.
• Partnered with ERISA counsel to implement plan updates and maintain compliance with applicable IRS requirements.
• Collaborated with vendors to ensure effective service delivery and timely resolution of employee benefit matters.
• Supported administration and ongoing maintenance of complex retirement benefit programs.

• Directed day-to-day operations of health and welfare benefit programs serving more than 20,000 employees.
• Administered employee benefit programs while ensuring compliance with FMLA, ADA, COBRA, and other applicable requirements.
• Supervised a team of four Benefits Associates, providing leadership, direction, and operational oversight.
• Conducted open enrollment sessions and educated employees regarding benefit programs and available resources.
• Maintained and updated HRIS systems, employee benefit records, and related documentation.
• Supported employees and leadership with benefit-related questions, issue resolution, and benefit program guidance.