SR MGR BENEFITS - Health Welfare Wellness

Envision Healthcare•Nashville, TN

14h

About The Position

The Sr. Manager, Benefits is responsible for the administration, planning and implementation of the Company’s Group Health & Welfare benefits programs. This position relies on extensive experience, analytical skills, and judgement to plan and accomplish goals. Additionally, the SR MGR performs a variety of tasks including leading and managing the work of others. Envision is a leading national medical group focused on delivering high-quality care to patients when and where they need it most. You’ll find clinicians and clinical support professionals across the nation who are proud to call Envision home. We welcome teammates of every background and work in communities that reflect the racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, and economic diversity of our country. At Envision, we offer benefits at the speed of your life. Our wide range of health and welfare benefits allow you to choose the right ones for you and your family. Best of all, qualifying employees are eligible to enroll from day one, so you can rest easy knowing you and your loved ones are protected. Envision offers a variety of health and welfare benefit options to help protect your health and promote your wellbeing. The benefits offered include but not limited to: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Healthcare FSA, Dependent Care FSA, Limited Healthcare FSA, FSAs for Transportation and Parking & HSAs. Envision offers paid time off, 9 observed holidays and paid family leave. You accrue Paid Time Off (PTO) each pay period and depending on your position and can earn a minimum of 20 days and up to 25 days per calendar year.

Requirements

Strong organization and time management
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Proficiency in MS Office products including Outlook, Word, Excel, & PowerPoint
Experience with Oracle HR and Benefits functions
Preferred bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and 10 or more years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice To Haves

Certified Employee Benefits Specialist certificate (CEBS) preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Access & Learning Management Systems strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Direct the implementation and ongoing analysis of the health benefits strategy including the administration, compliance, communications, evaluation & delivery.
Oversee all vendor relationships and partners with procurement and legal to execute contracts with new vendors, as needed.
Responsible for preparing all department expenses and tracking actual expenses against budget.
Conduct regular meetings with brokers and account managers across plans to address issues, discuss trends & best practice, utilization and opportunities for improvement.
Manage vendor quality and performance to include but not limited to: documentation issues, customer service, adherence to plan provisions, and performance guarantees.
Maintain a wellness strategy that nurtures a culture of health with an emphasis on preventive care.
Manage operational efficiency and lead projects related to benefits ensuring timely delivery of results.
Responsible for the management and growth of direct reports
Manage the interpretation and judgments pertaining to related policies/procedures, plan documents.
Make recommendations regarding employee benefits issues to management.
Determine compliance with legal requirements including but not limited to COBRA, HIPAA, PPACA and ERISA.
Collaborate with Payroll and Benefit outsource vendors to ensure benefit deductions are administered in a timely fashion.
Strong financial acumen to track and manage employee benefit premiums and payment to various vendors.
Assure coordination of the transfer of data to external contacts for services, premiums and plan administration.
Assure timeliness and accuracy of required filings; monitor and ensure compliance of benefit programs including ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, ADA, SECTION 125, Medicare, Social Security and DOL requirements.
Assure the documentation and maintenance of administrative procedures for assigned benefit processes is followed.
Assist in the management of communications strategy and delivery to facilitate clear understanding, internally and externally, of benefits plan provisions to employees and executive management.
Stay abreast of benefit trends to gain an understanding of market trends and changing conditions.
Obtains clarification of policy whenever necessary and may use the resources available through the Compliance, Human Resources or Legal Department to do so.