HR Generalist

Clarke County Hospital•Osceola, IA

About The Position

This role is responsible for a variety of HR functions including employee benefits administration, HR operations, payroll processing, and recruitment support. The HR Generalist will coordinate employee benefit programs, consult with employees and vendors on eligibility, and assist with enrollment processes. They will also review and recommend improvements to current benefit programs, maintain electronic connections with vendors, and administer COBRA and ACA compliance. In HR Operations, the role involves primary processing of bi-weekly payroll, maintaining employee records, supporting the annual review process, and conducting new hire orientations. The position also handles personnel file management, assists with market surveys and increases, unemployment claims, and employee engagement surveys. Additionally, the HR Generalist will coordinate employee data changes, compile HR reports, assist with HR performance improvement projects, and support training and development requests. The role also includes cross-training to back up the Recruiting & Retention Coordinator.

Requirements

Demonstrates Clarke County Hospital Standards of Behaviors as well as adheres to hospital policies and procedures and safety guidelines.
Demonstrates ability to meet business needs of department with regular, reliable attendance.
Employee maintains current licenses and/or certifications required for the position.
Practices and reflects knowledge of HIPAA, DIA, DNV, OSHA and other federal/state regulatory agencies guiding healthcare.
Completes all annual education and competency requirements within the calendar year.
Is knowledgeable of hospital and department compliance requirements for federally funded healthcare programs (e.g. Medicare and Medicaid) regarding fraud, waste and abuse. Brings any questions or concerns regarding compliance to the immediate attention of hospital administrative staff. Takes appropriate action on concerns reported by department staff related to compliance.

Responsibilities

Coordinates employee benefit program and consults with employees and vendors regarding eligibility for health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, long term disability, Flex Spending plans.
Assists employees with explanations of benefits, instructing them of enrollment timelines and procedures.
Reviews and provides recommendations in the viability of current benefits programs such as health insurance, life insurance, dental insurance, long term disability, vision discount program, Flex Spending plan, IPERS, leaves of absence and Employee Assistance Program.
Maintains electronic connections to vendors and updates all records appropriately. Tracks individuals coming in and going off each benefit for government reporting purposes.
Administers COBRA notifications and payments and updates vendors.
Manages and monitors ACA compliance in regards to employees benefit eligibility.
Coordinates requests/responses for employee Family and Medical Leave and Leave of Absences and tracks time used. Communicates to employees and managers on time away.
Assists employees with Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System benefits.
Serves as the primary processor for hospital’s bi-weekly payroll in accordance with Wage and Hour guidelines and trains new employees on the electronic timekeeping system.
Maintains compliant employee, volunteers, student, and contracted personnel records and keeps photo files of hospital staff members current on the hospital’s Intranet site.
Supports the annual review process by recording evaluations completed and merit calculations.
Responsible for completing initial orientation and completing compliance records with incoming new hires, students, volunteers and contracted staff as required.
Enters, receives, tracks and maintains updated electronic and paper personnel file records with all relevant information as required.
Tracks and maintains updated electronic and paper personnel file records with all relevant information such as BLS, ACLS, professional licensure, TNCC, professional certification renewals as needed.
Maintains compliant employee personnel records and keeps photo files of hospital staff current on the hospital’s Intranet site.
Assists with the preparation and execution of market surveys and increases.
Assists in unemployment claims; files, data, responses & hearings.
Assists with preparation and dissemination of information from employee engagement surveys.
Coordinates ongoing employee data changes and communicates regularly with the HR team.
Assists in collecting and compiling data into reports used in HR operations and metrics.
Assists in performance improvement projects related to Human Resources.
Assists with training and development requests.
Cross trains & is familiar with duties of the Recruiting & Retention Coordinator to serve as back-up.