Leave Specialist III

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Advise employees and leadership on the interpretation of leave policies, programs, and procedures, including those in the company’s Employee Resource Guide (ERG).
• Manage all aspects of the leave of absence process, including FMLA, parental, medical, bereavement, jury duty and personal leaves, ensuring compliance with applicable federal and state laws and company policies.
• Educate leadership and employees on LOA policies & procedures ensuring compliance with federal and state leave laws and meeting business requirements.
• Responsible for maintenance of absence management system and processes.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Communicate with employees regarding their need for leave and ensure employees know their rights and responsibilities, the required documentation and qualifications for leave.
• Manage the leave administration process from initial notice to returning to work, including determining leave eligibility, designation of leave, requesting required documentation and tracking leave entitlement.
• Maintain reasonable communication with employees on leave and communicate status updates to their managers.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of four years of Human Resources experience required.
• Two years of Absence Management related experience required.

Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
• Specific knowledge of Short-Term Disability (STD), Long-Term Disability (LTD) and state disability pay.
• General knowledge of accommodation laws including ADA & PWFA.
• Full knowledge of Company HR policies.

Skills

• Excellent verbal, written, analytical, project, research, organizational and interpersonal skills with sharp attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Advanced proficiency of MS Office programs required.
• Ability to learn new systems quickly to perform most job functions.
• Advanced ability to communicate ideas, results, recommendations, and status effectively in oral and written forms.
• Advanced ability to work independently and effectively with cross functional teams.
• Advanced ability to analyze data and provide reasoning for improvements.
• Able to investigate and bring closure to more complex Leave requests.
• Advanced ability to navigate through AbsenceSoft & SAP without guidance to perform job functions and possess ability to assist junior personnel as needed.
• Able to travel for business needs.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to identify and provide solutions to problems and draw valid conclusions.
• Maintains a high level of confidentiality when handling sensitive medical and personal employee information and exercises good judgment and reasoning required.
• Ability to handle situations during a crisis.
• Ensures solutions are consistent with Company HR policies and leave regulations.

Discretion/Latitude

• Work is performed under minimal direction.
• Participates in determining objectives of assignments.
• Plans, schedules, and arranges own activities and coordinates activities of team resources to accomplish objectives.
• Must be able to regularly exercise discretion, handle conflicts and uphold company policy and legal standards.

Arthrex Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company-Provided Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans (Accident, Cancer, Hospital, Critical Illness)
• Matching 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Anual Bonus
• Wellness Incentive Program
• Free Onsite Medical Clinics
• Free Onsite Lunch
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Trip of a Lifetime
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Volunteer PTO
• Employee Assistance Provider (EAP)

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• Healthcare
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