Sr Benefits Specialist
JPS Health Network · Fort Worth, TX · 2 wk ago
Human ResourcesFull-time
About the role
The Sr. Benefits Specialist leads benefit administration for all JPS employees and acts as the Subject Matter Expert (SME). This position is responsible for leading the processing, maintaining and administering of all of the benefit plans to include, but not limited to medical, pharmacy, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, short and long-term disability, basic life, accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) plans, Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act (COBRA) and supplemental/voluntary products.
Location: JPOC 1350, 1350 S. Main Street Fort Worth, Texas, 76104 United States
Responsibilities
- Serves as primary benefits contact to executive leadership to provide advice, direction and guidance on broadly defined benefit matters.
- Guides and coaches benefit team on benefit needs and responsibilities.
- Serves as point of escalation for complex benefit issues.
- Recommends, implements, supports and oversees compliance for new and existing employee benefits programs, including but not limited to plan selection, annual renewal process.
- Maintains up-to-date benefit program plan documents and summary plan descriptions.
- Oversees compliance with respect to all benefit programs. This includes, but is not limited to, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Affordable Care Act (ACA), Internal Revenue Code, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and COVID-19 new regulations.
- Provides exceptional customer service support to employees and vendors regarding benefits questions and concerns and responds to requests in an efficient, friendly and timely manner.
- Partners with the Payroll team on any issues relating to benefits and compensation that require partnership to improve or resolve issues.
- Administers employee benefit programs in compliance with carrier contracts (i.e., enrolling new employees, explaining benefit options, organizing benefit fairs, mediating benefits eligibility and payment issues, open enrollment) for the purpose of providing maximum coverage to employees