HR Benefits Administrator
: Job Details :

Work Status Details: Full Time | 80.00 Hours Every Two Weeks

Exempt from Overtime: Exempt

Shift Details: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm

Department: Human Resources | Reports To: Manager-Human Resources

The mission of Faith Regional Health Services is to serve Christ by providing all people with exemplary medical services in an environment of love and care.

Summary:

The HR Benefits Administrator is responsible for directing, coordinating, and managing the group benefit programs. The HR Benefits Administrator also provides excellent customer and quality benefit plans, investigates new benefit programs, improves existing programs; supervises, monitors, and audits benefit administration, and provides analytical and technical support in the delivery of the benefit programs.

The listing of job duties contained in this job description is not all inclusive. Duties may be added or subtracted at any time due to the needs of the organization.

Responsibilities:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Administers and markets employee benefits programs, including health insurance, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, retirement plan, flex spending, FMLA, employee assistance program, employee help fund, tuition reimbursement, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts).

2. Conducts market research for employee benefit plans and vendors to identify those that present the best value and competitive advantage. Monitor costs of benefit programs and recommend strategies for cost containment, including alternative methods for administration and funding. Assist in negotiations with broker, vendors and administrators for best plans, options and rates. Assists leadership with development of benefits program.

3. Serve as primary contact for plan vendors and third-party administrators. Coordinate transfer of data to external contacts for services, premiums, and plan administration.

4. Manages Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) benefits module.

5. Completes benefit plan documents and required reporting: 1095, Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting, W-4. Prepare and analyze benefits reports to track participation, costs, and trends. Communicate benefit plan data with leadership.

6. Ensure compliance with applicable government regulations. Ensure timeliness and accuracy of required reporting and fees. Document and maintain administrative procedures for assigned benefits processes.

7. Coordinate and administer daily benefits processing. Handles enrollments, COBRA, terminations, status changes, beneficiaries, disability, accident and death claims, all other claims, rollovers, distributions, hardships and compliance testing. Handle the processing of daily, weekly and monthly billings for all benefit plans.

8. Oversee maintenance of employee benefit files, maintain appropriate databases and update employee records. Collaborate with payroll to ensure accurate and timely processing of benefits deductions.

9. Perform plan audits. Assure company compliance with provisions of employee/employer matched pension. Track health insurance expenditures/claims.

10. Coordinate and attend monthly benefit education meetings.

11. Manage the open enrollment process, including communication, system updates, and employee education. Coordinate employee educational meetings and/or benefits fair.

12. Provide HR information/advice and counsels employees, supervisors, directors on Human Resources benefit policy and procedures and employee benefits. Remain updated on industry trends, best practices, and laws related to Human Resources and benefit administration.

13. Provide customer service support to internal and external customers. Develop communication tools to enhance understanding of the company's benefits package. Design and distribute materials for benefits orientation and open enrollment. Provide benefit training and support to direct team and organization.

14. Conduct benefit meetings with new employees and providers.

15. Assist with responsibility for administrative and technical tasks pertaining to HR function. Ability to make decisions within the prescribed limits. Accurately create correspondence, reports, and presentation material utilizing appropriate word processing program. Follow-up in a timely manner to employee/customer requests. Demonstrate ability to adapt to unexpected events. Complete projects within specified time frames.

Hours will be dependent on patient census and workload. Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule, to include after-hours and weekends as necessary.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other information:

Job Requirements:

The requirements listed below must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree preferred.

EDUCATION FIELD OF STUDY:

Human Resources or Business preferred.

Previous Experience Requirements:

EXPERIENCE:

Combination of 4 years of education and experience in position field preferred.

Benefit experience required.

Skills/Knowledge Requirements:

SKILLS:

Language Skills - Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language required.

Computer proficiency and technical aptitude required.

Faith Regional Health Services is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.