Atavia Barnes is a Human Resources Professional with thorough knowledge of all components of human resources as well as being well versed in all functions. She has extensive years of experience in Human Resources and payroll. Atavia’s career thus far consists of, but not limited to the industry of healthcare, and hospitality. Her experience includes human resources support, benefits and compensation administration, payroll, employee relations, development organization and recruitment.
She possesses excellent decision-making, strategic thinking, leadership, interpersonal and ethical conduct skills. She ensures that the overall administration, coordination, and evaluation of human resources plans and programs are relevant. Atavia provides support to managers, team members, vendors both internally and externally.
Atavia provides excellent customer service by focusing on components such as organization, communication, analytical problem solving, employee relations and time management. The basis of daily activities includes but is not limited to creating and revising job description, conducting annual salary surveys, performing benefits administration, troubleshooting, employee relations, recruiting and facilitating meetings and all trainings (both by assignment and facilitation). Also, maintains all FMLA profiles by working with the team members and managers with time management. Atavia maintains all HRIS (ADP, SmartBen, all benefit vendors and training websites). Also, Atavia executes in payroll. She has handled payroll in her last three positions and is very knowledgeable in the management of payroll.
Key Achievements include: Assisted in the grand opening of a new healthcare facility, Harnett Health System. Atavia played a key role during the expansion of the organization; she handled the increased level of responsibility with excellence. She developed, implemented, and maintained the electronic employee benefit portal. She played a key role in transitioning the organization to a new major medical provider as well as implementation of the system wide wellness program and the implementation of the healthcare reform changes (exchange/marketplace) in the organization.
Atavia has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources Management from American Intercontinental University.