Northern Arizona Healthcare
Manager Benefits Human Resources
Northern Arizona Healthcare, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States, 86004
Overview:
The Benefits Manager oversees the administration of Northern Arizona Healthcare's health and welfare, retirement and voluntary benefit programs. The incumbent is responsible for leading the Benefits team as well as the management of outside vendors, benefit administrators and brokers. Partners with the Total Rewards Director and hospital leadership to develop strategic benefit plan design as well as cost control procedures to assure maximum coverage at the least possible cost to the hospital and the employee. Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws in the administration of benefits.* This is a Remote position -
"NAH reserves the right to make hiring decisions based in part on applicants' state of residence if outside the state of Arizona".Responsibilities:Project Management* Leads the thought and operations process guiding the creation and ongoing evaluation of the organization's benefits plan design and programs.* Evaluates plan compliance with ERISA and DOL requirements and modifies/corrects when needed.* Leads the annual benefits enrollment process that includes an evaluation/re-evaluation of the NAH benefit plan design, the preparation of enrollment processes and materials, as well as the education processes to ensure a timely and effective open enrollment process.* Reviews and modifies summary plan documents.* Leads the ongoing analysis of the organization's benefit plan expenses resulting in an understanding of key resource consumption areas as well as identifying interventions to help address the various medical needs of our employee population.* Participates in creating and continually improving the strategic benefit plan design to the overall benefit of NAH and its employees.* Partners with external benefit consultants to ensure the timely processing of claims, to include: claims processing inefficiencies; the timely and effective evaluation of data related to the efficient execution of the NAH benefit plan; as well as the development of plan design changes in line with the organization's employee wellness vision.
People Management* Recruits, develops, and retains effective staff necessary to continually meet the ongoing expectations of the employee benefits function.* Evaluates the performance of staff in accordance with established performance standards and goals, essential job functions and assigned tasks; provides ongoing performance feedback; completes mid-year and annual evaluations; and nurtures those capable of performing at higher levels.
Financial Stewardship* Creates and continually monitors the annual benefit department budget to ensure the proper and effective use of funds consistent with the organization's Mission, Vision, and Values.
Compliance/Safety* Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.* Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employee's area of responsibility.* If required for the position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.* Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific training in the specified time frame.Qualifications:EducationBachelor's Degree- Required
ExperienceMinimum of 5 years experience with benefit plan design and administration or 7 years of increasing responsibility across an array of HR functions - Required
Minimum 2 years experience managing and leading teams - RequiredHealthcare is a rapidly changing environment and technology is integrated into almost all aspects of patient care. Computers and other electronic devices are utilized across the organization and throughout each department. Colleagues must have an understanding of computers, and competence in using computers and basic software programs.
The Benefits Manager oversees the administration of Northern Arizona Healthcare's health and welfare, retirement and voluntary benefit programs. The incumbent is responsible for leading the Benefits team as well as the management of outside vendors, benefit administrators and brokers. Partners with the Total Rewards Director and hospital leadership to develop strategic benefit plan design as well as cost control procedures to assure maximum coverage at the least possible cost to the hospital and the employee. Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws in the administration of benefits.* This is a Remote position -
"NAH reserves the right to make hiring decisions based in part on applicants' state of residence if outside the state of Arizona".Responsibilities:Project Management* Leads the thought and operations process guiding the creation and ongoing evaluation of the organization's benefits plan design and programs.* Evaluates plan compliance with ERISA and DOL requirements and modifies/corrects when needed.* Leads the annual benefits enrollment process that includes an evaluation/re-evaluation of the NAH benefit plan design, the preparation of enrollment processes and materials, as well as the education processes to ensure a timely and effective open enrollment process.* Reviews and modifies summary plan documents.* Leads the ongoing analysis of the organization's benefit plan expenses resulting in an understanding of key resource consumption areas as well as identifying interventions to help address the various medical needs of our employee population.* Participates in creating and continually improving the strategic benefit plan design to the overall benefit of NAH and its employees.* Partners with external benefit consultants to ensure the timely processing of claims, to include: claims processing inefficiencies; the timely and effective evaluation of data related to the efficient execution of the NAH benefit plan; as well as the development of plan design changes in line with the organization's employee wellness vision.
People Management* Recruits, develops, and retains effective staff necessary to continually meet the ongoing expectations of the employee benefits function.* Evaluates the performance of staff in accordance with established performance standards and goals, essential job functions and assigned tasks; provides ongoing performance feedback; completes mid-year and annual evaluations; and nurtures those capable of performing at higher levels.
Financial Stewardship* Creates and continually monitors the annual benefit department budget to ensure the proper and effective use of funds consistent with the organization's Mission, Vision, and Values.
Compliance/Safety* Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.* Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employee's area of responsibility.* If required for the position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.* Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific training in the specified time frame.Qualifications:EducationBachelor's Degree- Required
ExperienceMinimum of 5 years experience with benefit plan design and administration or 7 years of increasing responsibility across an array of HR functions - Required
Minimum 2 years experience managing and leading teams - RequiredHealthcare is a rapidly changing environment and technology is integrated into almost all aspects of patient care. Computers and other electronic devices are utilized across the organization and throughout each department. Colleagues must have an understanding of computers, and competence in using computers and basic software programs.