About Us
McLaren Health Care is a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care with locations in Michigan and Indiana. The McLaren system includes 13 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 53 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.
Benefits Analyst
Position Summary:
Under the general direction of the manager corporate benefits, the incumbent administers, facilitates, problem solves, researches and communicates information related to the benefits program. Typically, the incumbent also performs professional and analytical work of moderate difficulty and is proficient in communicating information that can be moderately complex.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
1. Reviews, maintains, corrects, adjusts and monitors benefits data including benefits summaries in assigned areas of responsibility. Interprets and implements established policies and procedures, objectives and regulations in the area of benefits.
2. Explains benefits programs to employees, colleagues and managers. Responds to requests for information regarding benefits programs, structures, eligibility, enrollment, procedures, policies, etc.
3. Conducts and coordinates benefits enrollment and disenrollment activities for new hire, transferring, regular, and terminating employees. Maintains records and collects documents related to enrollments.
4. Works with benefits/insurance carriers and others to address and resolve enrollment, coverage, and other benefits issues.
5. Identifies problems in benefits policies and practices and makes recommendations to correct problems arising from contacts with employees, managers, carriers and others.
6. Conducts open enrollment activities and processing. This includes, but is not limited to assisting with the planning, promotion, execution, monitoring and adjusting of the open enrollment process as well as collection, verification, correction, and transmission of enrollment information from employees.
Qualifications:
Required:
- High School Diploma and minimum of five years’ experience in benefits administration in the HR field
OR
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, economics, social sciences or a related area and minimum of three years’ experience in benefits administration in the HR field
Preferred:
- One year experience working in a health care setting.
- Working knowledge of benefit related laws and regulations (FMLA, IRS Section 125, COBRA, HIPAA, ACA)
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Equal Opportunity Employer
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
