• Job Description

  Req#: 88202
  Additional Information About the Role
  
  

  BJC HealthCare is looking for a Sr. Benefits Consultant to join the team! This role will support the entire system with annual enrollment, system implementations and vendor management. This integral role also acts as a resource to other team members and will handle escalated benefit inquiries. Ideal candidates should be proficient in EXCEL and have benefit auditing experience. Remote opportunity within the Greater St. Louis or Kansas City area.

  
  Overview
  
  

  BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

  BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

  BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

  Supports the delivery and administration of BJC's comprehensive health & welfare and other general benefits programs to ensure that BJC retains its competitive status in the marketplace.

  
  Preferred Qualifications
  
  

  Role Purpose

  Supports the administration of BJC‘s health and welfare benefit plans and works to assist in the design and implementation of the health and welfare plans.

  Responsibilities

  • Assists in managing medical, prescription drug, dental, life insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, and other ancillary health and welfare programs.
  • Provides analysis of all plan costs and trends and recommend strategies for cost control.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert of the health & welfare plans.
  • Supports the management of the vendor relationships including an ongoing, systematic RFP process.
  • Assists in negotiating and managing contracts and ensure all contracts have performance standards.

  Minimum Requirements

  Education

  • Bachelor's Degree

  - Business

  Experience

  • 5-10 years

  Supervisor Experience

  • No Experience

  Preferred Requirements

  Experience

  • 10+ years

  Licenses & Certifications

  • CEBS
  • #LI-EW1

  
  Benefits and Legal Statement
  
  

  BJC Total Rewards

  At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
  • Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
  • Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
  • 401(k) plan with BJC match
  • Tuition Assistance available on first day
  • BJC Institute for Learning and Development
  • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
  • Adoption assistance

  To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

  *Not all benefits apply to all jobs

  The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

  
  

  Role Purpose

  Supports the administration of BJC‘s health and welfare benefit plans and works to assist in the design and implementation of the health and welfare plans.

  Responsibilities

  • Assists in managing medical, prescription drug, dental, life insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, and other ancillary health and welfare programs.
  • Provides analysis of all plan costs and trends and recommend strategies for cost control.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert of the health & welfare plans.
  • Supports the management of the vendor relationships including an ongoing, systematic RFP process.
  • Assists in negotiating and managing contracts and ensure all contracts have performance standards.

  Minimum Requirements

  Education

  • Bachelor's Degree

  - Business

  Experience

  • 5-10 years

  Supervisor Experience

  • No Experience

  Preferred Requirements

  Experience

  • 10+ years

  Licenses & Certifications

  • CEBS
  • #LI-EW1

  
  

  BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

  BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

  BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

  Supports the delivery and administration of BJC's comprehensive health & welfare and other general benefits programs to ensure that BJC retains its competitive status in the marketplace.

• About the company

  BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health-care organizations in the United States, and is focused on delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and mid-Missouri regions. BJC HealthCare is consistently recognized as Top Places to Work in St. Louis. We specialize in inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice, and more.

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