Benefits Coordinator

Crown Center

Full time

R0017616

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Benefits Coordinator

101 Truman Medical Center

Job Location

Crown Center

Kansas City, Missouri

Department

Compensation and Benefits

Position Type

Full time

Work Schedule

8:00AM - 4:30PM

Hours Per Week

40

Job Description

As our Benefits Coordinator , you’ll play a key role in helping employees navigate their benefits and compensation programs. You’ll be a trusted resource, a behind-the-scenes problem solver, and a friendly first point of contact for benefits-related questions. If you enjoy a mix of customer service, coordination, and administrative work — this could be the perfect fit!

What You’ll Do:

Here’s how you’ll make an impact:

✅ Help administer employee benefit programs and answer benefits-related questions

✅ Support employees with insurance enrollments, life event changes, and coverage updates

✅ Maintain accurate benefit records and ensure dependent documentation is complete

✅ Assist with benefit deduction reconciliations and vendor payment processing

✅ Help administer retirement reward and education assistance programs

✅ Support and present during new hire benefits orientation

✅ Monitor eligibility and payroll-related benefit changes and collaborate with internal teams and vendors

✅ Help coordinate benefit fairs and open enrollment events

✅ Participate in special projects and continuous improvement initiatives

You’ll also help support a culture of quality, safety, compliance, diversity, and exceptional customer service.

Minimum Qualifications:

✔ High school diploma

✔ 3+ years of Human Resources administrative experience

✔ Strong attention to detail and comfort working with numbers and data

✔ Excellent communication, customer service, and organizational skills

✔ Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel

Preferred:

✔ Benefits administration experience

✔ Healthcare industry experience

✔ Experience working with HRIS systems

Why You’ll Love Working Here

Opportunity to make a meaningful impact supporting employees

Collaborative and supportive team environment

Variety in your day — no two days are exactly alike

Opportunities to grow your HR and benefits expertise

You’ll do well here if you are:

Naturally helpful and service-focused

Highly organized and detail-oriented

Comfortable balancing multiple priorities

A strong communicator who enjoys working with people

Curious and motivated to learn

Working at University Health is about making a difference. It's providing the best care to every patient every day.

University Health (UH), is committed to being a leader in providing a culturally inclusive workplace for our employees. UH is an equal opportunity employer. We value and celebrate our differences. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless, but not limited to race, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, language, age, citizenship, genetic information, marital status, socioeconomic status, literacy, disability, mobility, abilities, veteran status and any other category protected by applicable law.