Debra Ash
Berwick,PA
Summary
Results-oriented Human Resources professional experienced in healthcare and skilled nursing environments. Specializes in optimizing administrative operations through effective office management and customer relations. Expertise in payroll processing, data entry, and account reconciliation, driving organizational efficiency and fostering partnerships to achieve business goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resources Coordinator
Mountain View Rehabilitation and Senior Living
Coal Township, PA
04.2026 - Current
- Managed payroll processing by tracking time, monitoring attendance, and overseeing leave requests to ensure accurate compensation.
- Prepared and maintained employment records related to events, such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, and promotions. FMLA, LOA, and workers' comp claims
- Recruited qualified candidates for open positions and processed hiring-related paperwork.
- Assisted in the recruitment process, including job postings, screening of resumes, scheduling interviews, conducting reference checks and making offers.
- Conducted reference and background checks on job applicants using PATCH and streamline to ensure qualified hires.
- Resolved employee relations issues, including harassment allegations and work complaints, to maintain a positive workplace environment.
- Drafted documents such as employment contracts, offer letters, termination notices and other correspondence.
- Maintained confidential personnel files to document personnel actions and to provide information for payroll and other uses.
Office Manager
Columbia County Bread & Granola
Bloomsburg, PA
08.2022 - 03.2026
- Acted as the primary point of contact for all administrative activities.
- Managed payroll processing through Paychex, ensuring timely and accurate employee compensation.
- Reconciled Shopify, Amazon, and PayPal accounts to ensure accurate financial records.
- Oversaw shipping processes to ensure timely delivery of products.
- Built strong connections with vendors to facilitate better communication. with vendors to expedite orders, repairs and maintenance.
- Fostered vendor relationships to expedite order fulfillment and streamline repairs and maintenance.
- Reviewed financial statements and ledgers, working with accounting staff to clear discrepancies.
- Reviewed financial statements and ledgers, collaborating with accounting staff to resolve discrepancies.
Owner
Flavor City Oils
Danville, PA
08.2020 - 08.2022
- Oversaw daily operations of Flavor City Oils, ensuring smooth business activities.
- Directed Flavor City Oils daily operations and customer service workflows
- Directed daily operations and optimized customer service workflows at Flavor City Oils.
- Managed specialty oil inventory, streamlining receiving and stock rotation processes.
- Oversaw flavor blending, batching, and product preparation processes
Care Coordinator
Traditional Home Care
Berwick, PA
03.2019 - 04.2020
- Maintained employee files to ensure compliance with regulations for active and inactive employees.
- Scheduled field aides in consumers' homes for shifts.
- Organized and managed caseloads to ensure timely completion of goals and objectives.
- Coordinated scheduling of field aides to provide home care services for consumers.
- Oversaw recruitment, hiring, orientation, and training of new staff to meet organizational standards and legal requirements.
- Conducted recruitment, hiring, and training of personnel to build a qualified and compliant workforce.
Human Resource Coordinator
All Metro Health Care
Binghamton, NY
07.2018 - 03.2019
- Coordinated screening, testing, and interviews for all applicants to identify the best fit for positions.
- Manages the hiring process of all prospective field employees.
- Plans and conducts new employee orientation to foster positive attitudes towards company policies.
- Accurately inputs all necessary paperwork and training.
- Maintained employee files to ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines and requirements, supporting organizational integrity.
- Maintains knowledge of all legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resources functions and ensures policies, procedures, and reporting are in compliance.
- Maintains both active and inactive employee files and controls the accurate records management proper placement filing and updating of old files.
Office Manager & Administrative Assistant
Dr. Alva Smith M.D., PC
Berwick, PA
01.2008 - 02.2018
- Scheduled courses for CME (continued education) and arranged hotel and travel logistics.
- Secured credentials and licenses for Dr. Smith to practice medicine and operate health clinics in Anguilla and Montserrat.
- Implementing policies and procedures for the staff, scheduling employees' work hours and generally answering all pertinent questions.
- Supervised administrative staff, driving front office operations and continuous workflow.
- Implementing policies and procedures for the staff, scheduling employees' work hours and generally answering all pertinent questions.
- Conducted interviews for prospective new employees to assess qualifications and fit.
- Delivered quality customer service to staff and customers.
- Created and maintained filing systems to ensure accurate and efficient record keeping.
- Maintained all medical licenses, malpractice information for his insurance.
- Acted as liaison between the doctor and accredited facilities to ensure smooth communication.
Education
Berwick Area School
Berwick, PA 05.2001 -
Diploma -
Berwick High School
Berwick, PASkills
- Payroll management
- HRIS management
- Recruitment coordination
- Candidate vetting
- New hire orientation
- Employee training
- Regulatory compliance
- Payroll administration
- Payroll reconciliation
- Personnel records
- Personnel records
- Personnel file management
- Staff hiring
- Staff management
- Employee support
- Operations management
- Scheduling and calendar management
- Office management
- Inventory control
- Resource allocation
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
- Dispute resolution
- Customer service
- Customer relations
- Time management
- Organizational skills
- Benefits management
- Confidentiality maintenance
- Policy enforcement
- Talent acquisition
- Talent acquisition
Personal Information
- Title: Human Resources Coordinator
- Driving License: Valid PA Driver's License
- Work Permit: YES
Disclaimer
I CERTIFY THAT ALL STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ME ARE TRUE, ACCURATE AND COMPLETE. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF ANY STATEMENT OR INFORMATION IS FOUND NOT TO BE TRUE, ACCURATE OR COMPLETE, I MAY BE DISQUALIFIED OR DISMISSED FROM THE POSITION. Signature of Applicant Date 11/2/2024 This application and any other information submitted by the applicant will remain confidential to the Catawissa Water Authority. All employees of the Catawissa Water Authority are at-will employees. The Catawissa Water Authority is an equal opportunity employer. RETURN APPLICATION BY: 1:00 p.m., November 4, 2026 - BY EITHER: MAILING TO: CATAWISSA WATER AUTHORITY P. O. BOX 54 CATAWISSA, PA 17820 DROP-OFF AT: CATAWISSA WATER AUTHORITY 19 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD CATAWISSA, PA 17820 E-MAIL: calwat@ptd.net Submit with a read receipt 6 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday Thursday, 11/4/26 until 1 pm COMMENTS: I have attached my resume as well for your consideration.
Timeline
Human Resources Coordinator
Mountain View Rehabilitation and Senior Living
04.2026 - Current
Office Manager
Columbia County Bread & Granola
08.2022 - 03.2026
Owner
Flavor City Oils
08.2020 - 08.2022
Care Coordinator
Traditional Home Care
03.2019 - 04.2020
Human Resource Coordinator
All Metro Health Care
07.2018 - 03.2019
Office Manager & Administrative Assistant
Dr. Alva Smith M.D., PC
01.2008 - 02.2018
Berwick Area School
05.2001 -
Diploma -
Berwick High School