Benefits Specialist - HOTC

Benefits:
Cherry Health has excellent benefit offerings, check out a sample of the benefits available to our team members below!

• 3 Medical Insurance Plan options for you and your family
• Dental and Vision Insurance Plans with providers across the State of Michigan
• Generous Paid Time Off benefit that includes 7 paid full day holidays (Including Black Friday!) and 2 half day paid holidays!
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with generous employer match – fully vested from day 1
• MET and MESP 529 Savings Plans
• Pet Insurance!
• Vendor discounts and much more!

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management or related field preferred.
• Experience with 3rd party leave of absence management and system utilization, improvement processes, and implementation activities required.
• Experience leading benefits meetings, benefit consultants and/or executive leadership.
• A minimum of 3 years’ professional, progressively responsible experience in employee benefits administration; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job listed below.
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP CEBS professional designations preferred.
• Healthcare experience preferred.

Responsibilities:
Strategic Benefits

• Design, recommend, and administer all employee insurance programs including all health insurance plans, life, disability, and accident.
• Manage employee savings plans which include the organization’s 403(b) plan.
• Responsible for directing and planning the day-to-day operations of group benefits programs (group health, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, worker's compensation, life insurance, travel and accident plan, flexible spending plan, retirement plans, etc.).
• Collect and compile key HR metrics and data from relevant sources. Analyze trends and patterns with attention towards enrollment, utilization, absenteeism, leaves, recruitment, motivation, turnover and compliance.
• Prepare reporting of data including presentation, explanation and relative recommendations for Senior Leadership.
• Coordinate and oversee benefits enrollment events and administration of employee benefit plans including Open Enrollment planning, administration, and implementation.
• Develop and manage Wellness Programs, including wellness platform, offerings and communications.
• Effectively interpret Family Medical Leave Act and Americans with Disabilities Act implications as they relate to leaves of absence/disabilities while managing the administration of leave-of-absence requests and disability paperwork and coordinating with third party carriers.
• Act as Retirement Savings Plan Administrator including processing of rollovers, Qualified Minimum Distributions, loans, compliance testing and annual compliance audits.
• Conducts employee surveys, census, and other research and demographic efforts required to collect accurate quotes from benefit providers and compensation planning.
• Work with vendors to develop and launch communication plans to provide education and promotion of features surrounding benefits, wellness programs and initiatives including changes and developments related to eligibility, coverage and provisions.
• Manage the administration of Federal and State Loan Repayment programs.
• Process Qualified Medical Support Orders, ensuring compliance at hire and subsequent Open Enrollments.
• All other duties as assigned.

Compliance and Administration

• Ensure compliance with all Federal, State and Local employment laws and regulations, including but not limited to; Affordable Care Act, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 5500, FLSA and ensure conducted/communicated timely and accurately as required by requesting agency.

• Maintain the HRIS system ensuring the accuracy of benefit data, including vendor interfaces, data integrity and addressing/correcting errors.
• Reconcile monthly benefit invoices.
• Perform plan audits in conjunction with broker. Prepare, collect and organize data for actuarial assessments. Review data in conjunction with actuarial evaluation task forces.
• In conjunction with payroll, participate in accurate and timely delivery of employer contributions and employee payroll deductions to carriers, plan administrators, or other appropriate service providers. Coordinate with payroll to calculate and monitor benefit contributions for employees on unpaid leave
• Monitors administrators’ and insurance carriers’ reports to ensure the organization’s compliance with plan requirements.
• Ensures the organizations and plans’ compliance with the applicable provisions of COBRA, HIPAA, and ERISA.

Deadline:
We are accepting applications for this position until the position is filled.
Our policy is to offer all employees and applicants for employment equal opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, or any other protected category.
Cherry Health requires all team members, including temps, contractors, interns, residents, students, etc. to receive the COVID-19 vaccinations subject to certain exclusions. Cherry Health is committed to granting reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Location: Grand Rapids,Michigan,49503,United States, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Job Type: Full-time

Salary : $48,700 - $61,700