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Wellstar Health System · 3 days ago

Director, Employee Benefits

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

7+ years exp

Wellstar Health System is a leading healthcare provider dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of the communities they serve. The Director of Employee Benefits will oversee the operational management of all medical health and welfare benefit programs for over 20,000 employees, ensuring compliance and effective communication of benefit plans.

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Responsibilities

Administer employee benefits programs such as retirement plans; medical, dental, vision plans; life insurance plans; and temporary disability programs

Prepare and execute, with legal consultation, benefits documentation, such as original and amended plan texts, benefit agreements and insurance policies

Instruct insurance carriers, trustees and other administrative agencies outside the company to effect changes in benefits program. Ensure prompt and accurate compliance

Install approved new plans or changes to existing plans by preparing announcement materials, plan summary documents and other media for communicating plans to employees. Conduct employee meetings and arrange for enrollment

Supervise maintenance of enrollment and claims records for all benefits plans

Evaluate and compare existing company benefits with those of other employers by analyzing other plans, surveys and other sources of information. Plan, develop and/or participate in area and industry surveys. Analyze results of surveys and develop specific recommendations for review by management

Participate in developing specifications for new plans or modify existing plans to:

Maintain company's competitive position in labor market, and

Obtain uniform benefits package for all company locations, where possible

Develop benefits information and statistical and census data for actuaries, insurance carriers and management

Counsel management and employees on existing benefits

Interpret the benefit plans and ERISA and other governmental regulations affecting the benefit plans to ensure appropriate plan administration and compliance

Fulfill the plans related regulatory reporting requirements

Handle benefits inquiries and complaints to ensure quick, equitable, courteous resolution. Maintain contact in person, and by phone or mail, with hospitals, physicians, insurance companies, employees, and beneficiaries to facilitate proper and complete utilization of benefits for all employees

Assure company compliance with provisions of Employee Retirement Income Security Act and the Affordable Care Act. Supervise preparation of reports and applications required by law to be filed with federal and state agencies, such as Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, insurance commissioners, and other regulatory agencies

Review and analyze changes to state and federal laws pertaining to benefits, and report necessary or suggested changes to management. Coordinate company benefits with government-sponsored programs

Serve as liaison with the Benefit vendors to ensure that the plans recordkeeping, payment and reporting systems are operated in compliance with plan documents and controlling laws and regulations

Partner to with internal communication team to develop and administer ongoing communication and education plans to ensure that team members clearly understand their benefits, the value of those benefits and how best to use the services available to them

Directs preparation of all benefits related communications (e.g., summary plan documents, statements, handbooks, etc.) with internal and external resources

Performs other duties as assigned

Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct

Qualification

Benefits AdministrationHealthWelfare PlansRegulatory ComplianceLeave ManagementEmployee Benefits CommunicationPlan Design KnowledgeLeadership ExperienceHigh EnergyProblem SolvingRelationship BuildingOrganizational SkillsFlexibility

Required

Bachelor's Degree is required

Minimum 7 years of Benefits related experience is required

Comprehensive knowledge of health and welfare plan design, administration and delivery of health and welfare plans and the legislation and regulations affecting these plans (ERISA, COBRA, FASB, FMLA, OBRA, etc.), is required

Experience working with large-scale health and wellness plans for 5,000-10,000 or more employees is required

Progressive leadership of analysts and administrators is required

Demonstrated experience and expertise with leave management, FMLA and ADA Claims and case review

Experience in and comfort with working in fast paced, rapidly changing organizations is essential

Demonstrated track record of innovating and evolving benefit plan design and administration with the needs of the organization

Demonstrable knowledge of state-of-the-art thinking and practices in benefits design and administration

Demonstrable ability to achieve goals through influencing, partnering and developing productive relationships with senior leadership and line managers across the business

Solutions-oriented self-starter with a proactive and inquisitive nature who can anticipate and preempt problems

Ability to interact easily across all levels within the organization and external vendors and providers

Tactful; mature; flexible; strong planning, organization, delegation and decision-making abilities

High energy and drive to create an environment of continuous improvement and innovation

Demonstrated knowledge with health and welfare legislation