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VITAS Healthcare

Hospice and palliative care provider

Employee Benefits Manager

Compensation & BenefitsPosted on Jul 27

Full-timeMiramar, FL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Five to seven years of prior related experience and/or training is required.
Seven to ten years of prior management and administrative experience, including compliance, is required.
Prior experience working with internal finance departments, internal and external auditors, and others on plan compliance and reconciliations is required.
Ability to communicate tactfully, verbally and in writing, with department heads, managers, coworkers, and vendors to resolve problems and negotiate resolutions is required.
Knowledge of computers and internet access, and ability to navigate automated systems and software packages such as Excel and Word, is required.

Responsibilities

Manage, administer, and maintain compliance for company-wide disability plans.
Manage the Family and Medical Leave Act leave process, including oversight of a third-party vendor for compliance.
Manage health savings, health spending, and dependent care spending account administration.
Provide management backup for 401(k) and pension benefit claims and administration, and process the weekly payroll feed to the 401(k) vendor as needed.
Work with the finance department on benefit accruals, reconciliation of benefit accounts, and other issues; project plan liabilities and keep the manager informed of findings.
Recommend additions and modifications to assigned benefit plans consistent with benefit trends and budget guidelines.
Work with management to implement approved benefit cost controls and guidelines for employee benefit program cost sharing.
Complete assigned state and federal compliance reports under ERISA and other regulations as required.
Issue and update assigned federally mandated summary plan descriptions and other required employee documentation.
Perform assigned weekly file feeds to carriers and provide backup to others in the department to ensure all weekly feeds are completed.
Review medical claims questioned by employees, insurance companies, or other personnel, and resolve issues that arise.
Contact vendors to investigate discrepancies and provide information in non-routine situations.

Desired Qualifications

A bachelor's degree in management, accounting, or a related field is preferred.

Manages employee benefit plans such as health & welfare, disability, and 401k administration by performing the following duties:

Manages, administers and maintains compliance for company wide disability plans.
Manages the FMLA leave process to include oversight of third party vendor for FMLA compliance.
Manages the health savings, health spending and dependent care spending account administration.
Acts as management back up for 401(k), and pension benefit claims and administration. Processes weekly payroll feed to 401k vendor as needed.
Works with finance department on benefit accruals, reconciliation of benefit accounts and other issues that may arise. Projects plan liabilities and keeps manager abreast of findings.
Recommends additions and modifications to assigned benefit plans consistent with benefit trends and budget guidelines.
Works with management to implement approved benefit cost controls and guidelines for employee benefit program cost sharing.
Completes assigned state and federal compliance reports under ERISA or other regulations as required.
Issues and updates assigned federally mandated summary plan descriptions and other required documentation to employees.
Performs weekly file feeds to carriers as assigned and acts as back up to others in department to ensure all weekly feeds are completed.
Reviews medical claims questioned by employees, insurance companies or other personnel. Resolves issues that may arise.
Contacts vendors to investigate discrepancies and provide information in non-routine situations.

QUALIFICATIONS

Five to seven years prior related experience and/or training required.
Seven to ten years prior management and administrative experience to include compliance.
Prior experience in working with internal finance department, internal and external auditors and others in the area of plan compliance and reconciliations.
Ability to communicate tactfully, verbally and in writing with department heads, managers, coworkers and vendors to resolve problems and negotiate resolutions.
Excellent knowledge of computers, internet access, and the ability to navigate within an automated systems as well as a variety of software packages such as Excel and Word.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in management, accounting or related field preferred.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

EOE/AA M/F/D/V

About the Company

VITAS Healthcare

Hospice and palliative care provider

VITAS Healthcare provides end-of-life care through hospice and palliative services in 15 states. Its offerings focus on relieving symptoms and stress for patients with terminal illnesses, delivered by a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other specialists. The product works through comprehensive, patient-centered services including pain management, emotional and spiritual support, and coordination of care with families, Medicare/Medicaid and private insurance reimbursements funding the services. The company differentiates itself by specializing in compassionate, tailored end-of-life care across multiple states with a strong emphasis on teamwork, integrity, and excellence, rather than broad, generic medical services. Its goal is to provide high-quality, dignified comfort to patients and support for families, while maintaining financial stability and adapting to changes in the healthcare environment.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Miami, FL
Founded: 1978

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