Benefits Consultant
Responsible for the active relationship management and coordination of work of ancillary benefit plan partners. Activities include contract negotiation and review, business process development and documentation, facilitation of regular meetings, change management and coordination of fully outsourced services.
• Establish consistent measurement and reporting on activities of vendor partners and value/ROI of benefit spend as well as contractual performance guarantees.
• Negotiate performance guarantees in contracts with vendors, with attention to improvement of service levels and alignment with departmental goals
• Facilitate regular meetings with vendors and document decisions and issues that have reached resolution or are scheduled to be discussed. Regular reports of progress to be provided to leadership.
• Ensure timely delivery, summary and storage of vendor data including performance guarantees and metrics as well as contract documents and key correspondence.
• Integrate vendor services with other areas of HR.
• Will work the majority of the time with Health Welfare
Must work hybrid schedule, 2 days a week (department is flexible on these day, but must be set)
Schedule is Flexible- 8 hours within the time of 7am-6pm
Skills:
• Knowledge of benefit policies, procedures, and legal issues as they apply to a large health care organization.
• The ability to analyze data, problem-solve, interact professionally with employees of all levels, to competently utilize computer word processing and spreadsheet programs, and the ability to manage multiple tasks with multiple priorities.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication at a high level and ability to give effective presentations.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, negotiation and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft HCM and Benefits Administration data architecture and integration with other modules (payroll, finance, etc.).
• Knowledge of project management methodologies, comprehensive benefit product offerings and computing systems, interfaces, and Hospital standard software.
• Familiarity with various operating systems used by Hospital data processing techniques and practices, and an understanding of a variety of hardware and software environments and knowledge of the healthcare industry is also preferred.
• Ability to analyze the structure of benefit service offerings and their fit with health/welfare and retirement programs.
• An extensive knowledge of desktop applications and the ability to solve problems, adapt to changing priorities, and provide a high-level of customer service.
Required- Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration, Human Resources or related discipline
Required- 2 years Benefits experience
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