MS Benefits Analyst
At the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), we are creating a better state of care, for our communities and our team members at more than 150 locations across Maryland.
UMMS believes all team members are caregivers—and we support our caregivers so they can care for our patients. When you join UMMS, you become part of a highly reliable community of more than 27,000, where your experience is respected, your expertise is recognized, and your passion and curiosity are nurtured. A generous benefits package supports your physical, mental, and financial health through a paid time off plan, comprehensive health coverage, dependent care and tuition reimbursement, retirement plan, wellbeing services and more.
UMMS embraces a just culture where all team members are treated fairly and are empowered to communicate their goals and pursue their full career potential. We are guided by our shared values—compassion, discovery, excellence, diversity and integrity—and we are looking for talented individuals who will embrace those values and help us achieve our mission and vision.
MS Benefits Analyst
Job ID: REF40470P
Area of Interest: Professionals
Location: Linthicum Heights,MD US
Hours of Work: 8AM – 5PM
Job Facility: University Of Maryland Medical System Corporate Office
Employment Type: Full Time
Shift: Day
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org.
- Under general supervision by Manager, Benefits administers the employee health benefits and/or retirement programs.
- Administers employee benefits such as life, health, dental and prescription insurance, flexible spending accounts, health care spending accounts, disability plans, Accommodations programs, retirement savings/pension plans, and COBRA in accordance with plan documents and UMMS benefit policies/procedures; serve as a contact between vendor and employee.
- Provides periodic recommendations to management for potential process and/or reporting improvements. Assists in the development and implementation of cost-effective and customer-responsive administration systems for employee benefit plans.
- Manage automated solutions. Coordinates the execution of benefit enrollment windows, including working with Lawson team on benefit change implementation. Liaises with internal staff (HR, HRIS, IT, Payroll, Finance) and with external vendors to find efficient methods for retrieving, testing, and validating participant data out of UMMS data systems as well as out of vendors’ data systems, including coordination/synchronization of data between the two. Responsible for monitoring, researching and validating all data/data integrity related to UMMS Benefit plans by performing regular self-audits and reconciliations of eligibility, enrollment, hours & earnings, funding, and billing data in accordance with plan documents and UMMS policies and procedures. Escalates problematic findings to resolve discrepancies.
- Prepares communication materials for benefits training including orientation and open enrollment; present information regarding the various benefit plans. Assists in the design and implementation of employee benefit communications including periodic benefits updates, Summary Plan Descriptions, new hire materials, and open enrollment materials.
- Monitor vendor performance related to the administration of UMMS benefit plans
- B.S. or B.A. degree in Human Resources Management or related field.
- Two years’ experience in administration of health and welfare or retirement benefits experience required. Alternatively, a minimum of four years of professional Human Resources experience is required. CEBS certification preferred.
- Experience with vendor benefits administration technology (administration and record system) is preferred.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation
- Pay Range: $31.78-$44.5
- Other Compensation (if applicable):
- Review the 2024-2025 UMMS Benefits Guide
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