Short Term Disability Claim Analyst 2

Principal Financial Group • Des Moines, IA

7h • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Short Term Disability Claims Analyst 2, your day will be anything but routine. In this fast-paced environment, every single day offers new challenges and the ability to use your excellent analytical, multitasking, prioritization, and interpersonal skills to assist with our clients’ short-term disability claims – all during a time in which they may be facing major changes in life. This position offers you an exciting, yet rewarding career where you can make an impact in the lives of many of our clients. Although you may need to make some impactful decisions, we equip you with the training, tools and resources to allow you to be successful!

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent with 3+ years of customer facing work experience.
• Basic math skills.
• Ability to actively listen while you collect information on the telephone and provide strong customer service, providing empathy to the customers going through tough situations.
• Ability to accept & apply feedback.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy, pay strict attention to detail, maintain confidentiality, and work within the grey.
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, problem solving, decision-making, and multi-tasking skills.
• Work independently as well as in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's/Associate's degree, with 1+ years of customer facing work experience preferred.
• Short Term Disability Claim Processing Experience – reviewing and gathering information, making phone calls, and making the actual claim decision - at least 1 year or more of successful performance of processing Short Term Disability claims preferred.
• Legal and policy experience - being able to read, interpret policies, policy provisions and industry regulations to accurately interrupt and apply them to claims situations is preferred.
• Computer skills and typing proficiency – Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Acquire, analyze, and investigate medical, financial and contractual information to make effective and timely claim decisions.
• Connect with employers, employees and medical providers via phone, email, text, and letters.
• Provide customers with updates regarding medical conditions, restrictions & limitations, job duties, group short term disability policy provisions, claim decisions, status, and all other aspects of the claim process to ensure they fully understand the company's position.
• Supervise and follow up on outstanding items to ensure compliance with regulations, service timing, and quality guidelines.

Benefits

• Personal Time Off (PTO) is provided to hourly (non-exempt) employees and provides a set amount of accrued time earned each pay period. Employees can use their PTO for vacation, personal or short-term illness.
• Pension Eligible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED