Shellie Torres, Director of Human Resources
Shellie Torres is the Director of Human Resources for WoundCentrics, a Texas-based Wound Care company. WoundCentrics is a growing healthcare company that is hiring new team members. The current team is creating new opportunities through client growth, which also creates career growth opportunities for existing and new team members. Shellie's team is responsible for the hiring process at WoundCentrics, and she is an example of what career growth can look like in the company.
Shellie began her career with WoundCentrics in February 2016 as a recruiter. After several job advancements where she took on progressive responsibility, she was ultimately promoted to Director of Human Resources in January 2022.
In 2017, Shellie decided to grow her career by furthering her education and taking advantage of company benefits to support her career growth. Shellie outlined a plan with her managers at WoundCentrics to achieve the education and career development she received from her involvement in the Lubbock chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) where she eventually became chapter President.
SHRM is a professional human resources membership association that provides education, certification, and networking to its members, while advocating on issues pertinent to labor management.
"I was ready for another stage in my career in 2017," stated Torres. "I wanted a new challenge, I wanted to make a difference for our associates, and I knew I needed more education to get there.”
"I decided to grow within the company, which meant focusing on my education. I completed my bachelor's degree in 2020 and my master's degrees in 2022 which resulted in advancing to a new role and taking on more responsibility,” continued Torres. "I also gained new skills, met new people, and gained a new perspective on my role in the company as the Director of HR. Professional growth and advancement can make you feel more satisfied with your position and more confident in your job-related skills," stressed Torres.
In today's healthcare market — the more skilled and educated employees are, the better a business performs in operations, outcomes, and profitability. As Shellie's experience shows, employee education and job skills open doors. WoundCentrics is an advocate for and supportive of motivated employees' goals and plans for career growth.
“I was fortunate to have employers throughout my career that supported career growth through education and professional development, whether that be financially or through time to serve on committees and boards that broadened my knowledge and understanding of my profession and those I worked with. It is an honor and a pleasure to extend that opportunity those who work for WoundCentrics and our family of companies so that they can hopefully have a similar experience,” share Stuart Oertli, WoundCentrics’ Chief Operating Officer.
A recent Indeed article pointed out that companies benefit from employees who seek out opportunity for career growth. The report said that aside from company perks and monetary compensation, today's top talent looks for employers that enable them to learn and grow professionally.
As WoundCentrics seeks highly qualified talent in today's healthcare market and as competition for employees continues to increase, the opportunity for career growth is one of the most critical concerns to the modern job seeker when evaluating a prospective employer – and this is also true for existing employees. WoundCentrics has taken steps to develop in house continuing education, has monthly provider education meetings for it’s direct care providers, has developed provider onboarding for new wound care practitioners and actively encourages associates to attend and present at professional conferences.
Shellie Torres has talked and walked the talk and is an example of what hard work, commitment, education, and a career plan can yield at WoundCentrics.
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