• Job Description

  Req#: 349420
  Details
  
  
  • Department: Human Resources Shared Services
  • Schedule: Temporary - Full-Time/8-Hour Day Shift between 8am-6pm, Monday-Friday
  • Location: Remote
  • Hourly Rate: $19.87
  
  Benefits
  
  
  Paid time off (PTO)
  Various health insurance options & wellness plans
  Retirement benefits including employer match plans
  Long-term & short-term disability
  Employee assistance programs (EAP)
  Parental leave & adoption assistance
  Tuition reimbursement
  Ways to give back to your community
  *Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: Travel, PRN, Short-Term Option, etc.). Actual compensation offer will vary based upon role, education, experience, location, and qualifications. Connect with your Talent Advisor for additional specifics.
  
  Responsibilities
  
  
  The Temporary Open Enrollment Benefit Specialist provides analytical and technical support in the delivery of benefit programs to associates, carriers, and third-party administrators.
  This *temporary* assignment will start on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 and has potential to extend into 2025. Training will last a total of 4 weeks. Please note the hourly rate is $19.87 and benefits are not available.
  • Administer benefit programs including new hire enrollments, life event changes, eligibility, deductions, and claim adjudication. Update and/or correct associate benefit data in both internal and carrier information systems. Coordinate annual enrollment activities for the organization, including the development of enrollment packages.
  • Manage associate data including auditing and consolidating elections, verifying associate eligibility, sending required files to third-party administrators for enrollment, providing confirmation statements to associates, and reconciling enrollments with carrier invoices.
  • Compile statistics used to evaluate benefits strategy effectiveness, process and maintain documentation, and enter ad-hoc payment requests for tuition reimbursement.
  • Communicate with associates to clarify the policy, eligibility criteria, and other program elements providing customer service to ensure achievement of Service Level Agreement objectives.
  
  Requirements
  
  
  Education:
  • High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
    
    • Note: Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.
  
  Additional Preferences
  
  
  • 1-3 years of HR, benefits, and/or customer service experience strongly preferred
  • Call Center experience preferred
  • Ability to work remotely
  • Ability to work with technology and possess analytical skills
  
  Why Join Our Team
  
  
  Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.
  Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.
  Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.
  
  Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
  
  
  Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
  For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.
  As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.
  Pay Non-Discrimination Notice
  Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.
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  Education:
  • High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
    
    • Note: Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.
  
  
  The Temporary Open Enrollment Benefit Specialist provides analytical and technical support in the delivery of benefit programs to associates, carriers, and third-party administrators.
  This *temporary* assignment will start on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 and has potential to extend into 2025. Training will last a total of 4 weeks. Please note the hourly rate is $19.87 and benefits are not available.
  • Administer benefit programs including new hire enrollments, life event changes, eligibility, deductions, and claim adjudication. Update and/or correct associate benefit data in both internal and carrier information systems. Coordinate annual enrollment activities for the organization, including the development of enrollment packages.
  • Manage associate data including auditing and consolidating elections, verifying associate eligibility, sending required files to third-party administrators for enrollment, providing confirmation statements to associates, and reconciling enrollments with carrier invoices.
  • Compile statistics used to evaluate benefits strategy effectiveness, process and maintain documentation, and enter ad-hoc payment requests for tuition reimbursement.
  • Communicate with associates to clarify the policy, eligibility criteria, and other program elements providing customer service to ensure achievement of Service Level Agreement objectives.

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