Judee Bathard

Results-driven Healthcare Administration professional with 10+ years of progressive experience spanning human resources, workforce management, and long-term care operations. Career history includes HR leadership within major healthcare systems, skilled nursing facilities, and regulated corporate environments. Combines a strong academic foundation with practical, facility-level operational experience — including direct service as Scheduling Coordinator, Manager on Duty, and HR generalist in a skilled nursing and rehabilitation setting.

Seeking an Administrator-in-Training (AIT) sponsorship to complete 1,000 required practicum hours toward state Nursing Home Administrator licensure.

Human Resources Generalist - City of Sunrise - Sunrise, FL

(2024-01)

• Serve as the sole HR professional overseeing the full HR lifecycle for a unionized workforce of 300+ employees
• Develop and implement SOPs that enhance recruitment, onboarding, and regulatory compliance processes
• Provide strategic counsel to senior leadership on workforce planning, compensation analysis, and labor relations
• Champion employee engagement initiatives and internal communications programs across the department

Human Resources Specialist (Contract) - ADMA Biologics via Michael Aaron Staffing - Boca Raton, FL

(2023-01 - 2024-01)

• Directed end-to-end onboarding, credential verification, and compliance documentation in a highly regulated biotech environment
• Maintained full audit-readiness across all hiring records in alignment with rigorous internal and external standards

Human Resources Business Partner - Trulieve - Remote – Florida

(2023-01 - 2023-12)

• Delivered comprehensive HR support across 31 Florida locations covering employee relations, investigations, and disciplinary action for 500+ employees
• Collaborated with regional leadership to ensure consistent application of HR policy and labor law compliance statewide

Human Resources Business Partner - HCA Healthcare / Healthtrust — Brandon Hospital - Brandon, FL

(2022-01 - 2023-01)

• Provided HR business partner support to 300+ clinical and administrative staff in an acute care hospital environment
• Guided leadership through performance management cycles, compliance matters, workforce planning, and employee engagement efforts
• Facilitated benefits education, managed investigations, and prepared HR data reports to support leadership decision-making

Vendor Onboarding Team Lead - HCA Healthcare / Healthtrust - Sunrise, FL

(2021-01 - 2022-01)

• Led a team of Onboarding Specialists to ensure full compliance with credentialing and onboarding requirements across the healthcare system
• Implemented standardized onboarding processes, resolved escalated candidate issues, and communicated updated HR policies
• Promoted to HR Business Partner role based on demonstrated performance and operational leadership

Scheduling Coordinator - Deerfield Rehabilitation Center - Deerfield Beach, FL

(2020-01 - 2021-01)

• Coordinated all-department scheduling across the facility, ensuring CMS-required staffing ratios were consistently maintained
• Assumed Manager on Duty responsibilities, providing frontline operational leadership and serving as the primary point of contact during assigned shifts
• Covered an open administrative vacancy, independently managing HR functions including new hire orientations, onboarding documentation, employee file maintenance, and compliance tracking
• Developed substantive working knowledge of long-term care operations, resident care standards, and regulatory compliance requirements

Human Resources Generalist - Center for Family and Child Enrichment (CFCE) - Miami Gardens, FL

(2020-01 - 2022-01)

• Managed full-cycle recruitment, onboarding, and employee documentation for a nonprofit healthcare organization
• Ensured compliance with HR policies and employment laws while developing and coordinating employee training programs

Recruiter & Onboarding / Compliance Specialist - HCA Healthcare / Healthtrust - Sunrise, FL

(2017-01 - 2020-01)

• Managed high-volume recruitment and onboarding operations within a large healthcare staffing environment
• Ensured compliance with credentialing, background screening, and I-9/E-Verify requirements across candidate pipelines

Bachelor of Science - Healthcare Administration - University of West Florida

Associate of Arts - Nursing - Broward College