Benefits Specialist

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s Degree and three to five years of benefits management experience; or an Associate’s Degree and five to 10 years of benefits management experience. The ability to handle confidential information. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. The willingness to initiate new processes, organize and maintain processes and work cooperatively with other staff.

ACCOUNTABILITY: Reports to the Director of Benefits

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Coordinate with benefits vendors related to eligibility and claims issues.
  
• Process Health and Life insurance applications and terminations for all full-time employees.
  
• Track Life Insurance age band updates and report to Payroll and Finance/Benefits Billing.
  
• Update health and life deductions in the payroll system for all full-time participants.
  
• Prepare Health and Life insurance enrollment and termination confirmation notices for participants, including notification to Payroll and Finance/Benefits Billing.
  
• Prepare Benefits Termination packets for terminating Chancery employees and assist Business Managers with same.
  
• Track Extension of Benefits enrollment and termination dates, notify Finance, and mail confirmations packets to employees.
  
• Assist in obtaining health insurance cards from the Claims Administrator.
  
• Notify the Claims Administrator of any changes in status, name, or address of participants.
  
• Assist Business Managers and participants regarding Health and Life Insurance benefits issues and plan interpretation.
  
• Provide training to Business Managers on benefit practices and procedures.
  
• Have knowledge of medical claims processes to properly resolve medical claims issues for participants with the Claims Administrator.
  
• Assist Priest with medical claims filing and prepare check requests for approved insurance balances and non-insurance covered services.
  
• Create and maintain priest, seminarian and religious benefits files.
  
• Assist in the Benefits Annual Enrollment process.
  
• Prepare and forward health insurance and pharmacy claims funding request to Finance.
  
• Forward monthly Claims Administrator’s invoice to Finance/Benefits Billing.
  
• Will also assist during the absence of other department staff, with running reports from the HR Information System, reporting staff information changes, creating new employee records, and pulling files for terminated employees.
  

POSITION TITLE: Benefits Specialist (Onsite)
CLASSIFICATION: Full-time, Exempt
Salary Range: $55,000 - $80,355
Human Resource Department

COMMENTS: The work week is generally 37.5 to 40 hours per week (8:30 to 4:30 OR 9 to 5), on a year-round basis; however, the position requires willingness and flexibility in work hours when necessary to fulfill job responsibilities. The Employee is subject to Personnel Policies and procedures prescribed for all personnel.

The above statements are intended to generally describe the work being performed by individuals holding this position. This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of the responsibilities, tasks, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the position. While this is intended to be an accurate description of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or require other tasks be performed when circumstances arise (i.e., emergencies, changes in personnel, rush job, technological developments, etc.) Based on established department or facility standards, the employee may not perform all the duties listed in this job description.