Benefits & Leave Administrator Specialist

Position Summary: The StaffCo Benefits & Leave Administration Specialist is responsible for all benefit plan administration, including union and non‐union plans across all StaffCo entities under the direction of the StaffCo Human Resource Systems Manager. The selected candidate will perform duties and carry out responsibilities specific to leave and benefits administration, account management, renewal, compliance, and general account administration functions for union and non‐union hospital and administrative staff. The Specialist will work in cooperation with site Human Resource Staff, employee health, union representatives, payroll, and the finance departments. Job Duties & Essential Functions Benefit Administration Conduct new employee orientation for onboarding and coordinate enrollments and terminations for employee health and welfare and pension plans. Design and coordinate benefits presentations to help employees with enrollment and encourage participation in the range of programs offered through our carrier. Coordinate the annual open enrollment process. Work closely with finance and payroll to audit billing and plan cost‐sharing deductions for benefit enrollment accuracy. Review monthly bills from carriers to monitor and approve payment in a timely manner. Leave Administration Work with employees, employee health, and payroll to monitor and track leave of absences in accordance with policy and legislative requirements. Establish relationships with third‐party administrators to manage disability claims, PFL, and COBRA according to the plan. Work in partnership with managers, employees, employee health, payroll and union plan administrators to manage disability, workers' comp, PFL and COBRA leaves. Evaluate and recommend policies and procedures for process improvement for benefit program administrations. The selected candidate should be open to working out of multiple StaffCo locations, including but not limited to Stony Brook, Lake Grove, Hampton Bays, Southampton, and Greenport. Required