Benefits Analyst

Mclaren-Health-Care; Grand Blanc (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Grand Blanc, MI, seeks a Benefits Administrator to manage benefits data, explain programs to staff, and coordinate enrollment activities. The role requires a strong background in HR benefits and related regulations, with healthcare experience preferred.

Under the manager of corporate benefits, you will help ensure accurate enrollment, liaise with carriers, and recommend policy improvements to support compliant, efficient employee benefits administration.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and minimum of five years’ experience in benefits administration in the HR field
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, economics, social sciences or a related area and minimum of three years’ experience in benefits administration in the HR field
• One year experience working in a health care setting.
• Working knowledge of benefit related laws and regulations (FMLA, IRS Section 125, COBRA, HIPAA, ACA)

Responsibilities

• Reviews, maintains, corrects, adjusts and monitors benefits data including benefits summaries in assigned areas of responsibility. Interprets and implements established policies and procedures, objectives and regulations in the area of benefits.
• Explains benefits programs to employees, colleagues and managers. Responds to requests for information regarding benefits programs, structures, eligibility, enrollment, procedures, policies, etc.
• Conducts and coordinates benefits enrollment and disenrollment activities for new hire, transferring, regular, and terminating employees. Maintains records and collects documents related to enrollments.
• Works with benefits/insurance carriers and others to address and resolve enrollment, coverage, and other benefits issues.
• Identifies problems in benefits policies and practices and makes recommendations to correct problems arising from contacts with employees, managers, carriers and others.
• Conducts open enrollment activities and processing. This includes, but is not limited to assisting with the planning, promotion, execution, monitoring and adjusting of the open enrollment process as well as collection, verification, correction, and transmission of enrollment information from employees.

Skills

Communication

Analytical

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, economics, social sciences or related area

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Under the general direction of the manager corporate benefits, the incumbent administers, facilitates, problem solves, researches and communicates information related to the benefits program.Typically, the incumbent also performs professional and analytical work of moderate difficulty and is proficient in communicating information that can be moderately complex.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• 1. Reviews, maintains, corrects, adjusts and monitors benefits data including benefits summaries in assigned areas of responsibility.Interprets and implements established policies and procedures, objectives and regulations in the area of benefits.
• 2. Explains benefits programs to employees, colleagues and managers.Responds to requests for information regarding benefits programs, structures, eligibility, enrollment, procedures, policies, etc.
• 3. Conducts and coordinates benefits enrollment and disenrollment activities for new hire, transferring, regular, and terminating employees.Maintains records and collects documents related to enrollments.
• 4. Works with benefits/insurance carriers and others to address and resolve enrollment, coverage, and other benefits issues.
• 5. Identifies problems in benefits policies and practices and makes recommendations to correct problems arising from contacts with employees, managers, carriers and others.
• 6. Conducts open enrollment activities and processing. This includes, but is not limited to assisting with the planning, promotion, execution, monitoring and adjusting of the open enrollment process as well as collection, verification, correction, and transmission of enrollment information from employees.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High School Diploma and minimum of five years’ experience in benefits administration in the HR field

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, economics, social sciences or a related area and minimum of three years’ experience in benefits administration in the HR field

Preferred:

• One year experience working in a health care setting.
• Working knowledge of benefit related laws and regulations (FMLA, IRS Section 125, COBRA, HIPAA, ACA)

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26004373
• Daily Work Times: 8am - 4:30pm
• On Call: No

Equal Opportunity Employer

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.