Benefits Administrator

Title: Benefits Administrator

State Role Title: 19091

Hiring Range: Salary to Commensurate with Experience

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Central State Hospital

Agency Website: www.hwdmc.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Hiram W. Davis Medical Center, located in Petersburg, Virginia, is a 94-bed medical facility providing acute medical diagnoses, skilled care, intermediate care, and long-term care to individuals receiving services in Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services facilities and within the community that have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Admissions to HWDMC are generally either permanent placement or special hospitalization. Patients typically come to HWDMC as a special hospitalization for step-down to stabilize, post-surgery rehabilitation, or long-term care.

Hiram W. Davis Medical Center is currently recruiting for a Full-Time Benefits Administrator to join the Human Resource Department to provide expert level benefits consultation services, benefits administration and guidance in all areas that fall under this scope, not limited to FMLA, STD, and Worker's Compensation.

Job Duties:
- Provide employees with quality customer service by advising them of their benefits and assisting them in completing appropriate forms/paperwork;
- Ensure enrollment and change documents are distributed to the appropriate departments and third party administrators;
- Key benefit information into BES with 99% accuracy within 3 workdays of hire date;
- Provide COBRA and other benefit information to employees leaving state service;
- Facilitate Employee Recognition and Service Awards programs;
- Monitor and facilitate the agency's worker's compensation program including working with managers and staff with reducing workplace injuries;
- Manages the FMLA program and Parental Leave benefits and provides consultation to both the employee and supervisor;
- Conduct quarterly training/information sessions regarding benefits topic of choice;
- Assistant in General Office and Transaction duties to include answering and responding to calls, updating and keeping current RMS staffing software system, responsible for all transactions related to Cardinal/BES and updates and keeps current HR software programs, Excel spreadsheets, and other HR Systems;
- Back up to the Recruitment/Selection team;
- Conduct the new employee orientation to include benefit hiring packets and presentation;
- other duties assigned by supervisor

Minimum Qualifications

- Knowledge of employee benefits programs to include health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, retirement plans, leave policies, and wellness programs.
- Familiarity with medical and worker's compensation benefits and requirements;
- Ability to analyze and interpret data from benefits plans and calculate premiums;
- Extensive experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);

Additional Considerations

- Knowledge of Performance Management and Employee Recognition Programs is preferred.
- Knowledge of human resources systems specific to the Commonwealth of Virginia such as RMS, VRS, VSDP, VNAV, Cardinal/BES, and related HR programs is strongly preferred.
- Graduation or coursework in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Public Administration or related field is preferred;
- Experience working in one or more of the human resource tracks is preferred;
- PHR, SPHR, or SHRM - CP is preferred
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Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Central State Hospital and Hiram W. Davis Medical Center only accepts online applications via RMS. Resumes and other documents may accompany the application but will not serve as a substitute for an application. Faxed, e-mailed or mailed applications will not be accepted. Please refer to your PAGEUP account for the status of your application and this position. This posting will remain open for a minimum of five (5) business days.

Selected candidates will undergo a background screening to include drug testing and fingerprinting by the Virginia State Police. This would also include