What Happened?
Boston, MA-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center hired Lori Cunningham as Director of Talent Acquisition.
About the Company
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is one of the nation's preeminent academic medical centers. We are committed to excellence in clinical care, biomedical research and education and to the health and wellness of our patients and our communities. To provide extraordinary care, where the patient comes first, supported by world-class education and research. The mission of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is to serve our patients compassionately and effectively and to create a healthy future for them and their families. Our mission is supported by our commitment to provide personalized excellent care for our patients and a workforce committed to individual accountability, mutual respect and collaboration. Critical to our success is the partnership between the medical center and its physicians. It is their partnership that allows the medical center to carry out our mission of teaching, research and clinical care. Our partnership with Harvard Medical School and our role as a major Harvard teaching hospital strengthen our ability to train, teach, and create new knowledge. We are committed to recruiting the best physicians, scientists, nurses and others to support these activities. In addition to servicing our patients, the medical center is committed to being active in our local community. Community service is at the core of the religious tradition of both the founding hospitals, and still today is an important part of our mission. We have a covenant to care for the underserved and work to change disparities in access to care. We know that to be successful we need to learn from those we serve. We recognize our role as a tertiary/academic resource in a larger health system. We look forward to acting collaboratively with our community partners so that together we can provide the clinical integration that will best serve our patients. We recognize that the diversity, talent, innovation, and commitment of all of our employees contribute to our strength and are a major component of our success. We greatly value the leadership and participation of our trustees, overseers and donors who make an invaluable contribution to our ability to carry out our mission to serve patients, students, science and our community. -
About the Person
Lori Cunningham joined Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in February 2014 as the Director of Talent Acquisition. Lori is responsible for overseeing all full-cycle recruitment efforts for the organization as well as providing strategic direction for talent acquisition metrics, reporting, client management and processes within the Talent Acquisition division. Since her arrival, Lori has developed and overseen the creation of a new Human Resources Shared Services Center that provides a new service delivery model for internal and external customers. She also oversees the Affirmative Action Plan and participates in monitoring the hospital’s progress towards achieving equal employment opportunities by outreaching and hiring underrepresented groups. She oversees Talent Acquisition HRIS initiatives and is in the process of implementing a new temporary requisition HRIS approval system; consequently, decreasing a heavily driven paper process. Additionally, she focuses on ensuring the organization is branded and represented through various social media platforms and marketing initiatives that showcase BIDMC as an employer of choice. Prior to joining BIDMC, Lori held various HR leadership positions over the past 13 years at Boston Medical Center and was most recently the Director of Human Resources Operations. In this role she was responsible for Staffing, Affirmative Action, HR Information Systems, Records, Joint Commission Regulatory Compliance, Vacancy Management and Organizational Recognition programs. She provided HR consulting support to business leadership regarding staffing, performance, change management, and employee relations issues. Lori is a member of several professional and community organizations. She is member of the Massachusetts Healthcare and Hospitals Association, New England Human Resources Association, Society of Human Resources Management and the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting. In addition, Lori is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives. She has also served as a partner council member for YMCA Training, Inc., and the Asian American Civic Association. Lori holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Bridgewater State University in Early Childhood Education with a dual major in Communication Studies and a minor in Radio and TV. In addition, she holds a Society Human Resources Management Certificate (SHRM) from Northeastern University.
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