Benefits Administrator II - Human Resources Department - On Site Work Schedule

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.


ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska's second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation's largest state.


Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.

ANTHC offers a competitive and comprehensive Benefits Package for all Benefit Eligible Employees, which includes:

• Medical Insurance provided through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program as a Tribal Employee, with over 20 plans and tiers.

• Cost-Share Dental and Vision Insurances

• Discounted Pet Insurance

• Retirement Contributions with Pre-Tax or Roth options into a 403(b).

• 401(a) ANTHC Retirement Plan: After one year of employment, ANTHC will begin making matching contributions of up to 5% of your eligible pay, based on your own contributions. In addition, you may be eligible for an annual discretionary contribution of up to 3% from the employer.

• Paid Time Off starts immediately, earning up to 6 hours per pay period, with paid time off accruals increasing based on years of service.

• Eleven Paid Holidays

• Paid Parental Leave or miscarriage/stillbirth eligibility after six months of employment

• Basic Short/Long Term Disability premiums, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, and Basic Life Insurance are covered 100% by ANTHC, with additional options for Short-Term Disability Buy-Up Coverage and Voluntary Life for yourself and your family members.

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care.

• Ancillary Cash Benefits for accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness.

• On-Site Child Care Facility with expert-designed classrooms for early child development and preschool.

• Employee Assistance Program with support for grief, financial counseling, mental/emotional health, and discounted legal advice.

• Tuition Discounts for you and your eligible dependents at Alaska Pacific University.

• On-Site Training Courses and Professional Development Opportunities.

• License and certification reimbursements and occupational insurance for medical staff.

• Gym Access to Alaska Pacific University includes a salt water pool, rock climbing, workout gym, and steep discounts for outdoor equipment rentals.

• Emergency Travel Assistance

• Education Assistance or Education leave eligibility

• Discount program for travel, gym memberships, amusement parks, and more.

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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act.

Summary:

Under general direction, oversees the day-to-day administration of ANTHC's benefit programs. This includes primary responsibility for the administration of all leave policies and procedures, answers employee benefit questions, and conducts compliance audits. Serves as the primary contact for benefit related employee questions, and coordinates internally with teams for employee questions related to those areas of expertise. Assists with the administration of the annual benefit open enrollment process and maintains primary responsibility for ad-hoc education materials and presentations throughout the year.

Responsibilities:

Interprets plan documents to assist employees in understanding and using their benefits. Educates employees through scheduled orientation programs, personal discussions, benefits fairs, and vendor presentations; presents benefits portion of new employee orientation. Assists employees in completing online benefits enrollment and electronic forms. Assists with benefit plan administration of programs such as Paid Time Off, Disability, Company Paid and Voluntary Life, Retirement, Workers Compensation, and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).Administers all aspects of the ANTHC Awards program, to include Team of the Year, Employee of the Year, Individual Awards, Commission Core Awards, Employee Celebrations, and other similar Awards and functions.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits Administrator II

Assisting daily benefits processing: handle enrollments, COBRA, terminations, changes, beneficiaries, disability, accident and death claims, rollovers, QDROs, QMCSOs, distributions, loans, hardships and compliance testing. Maintain employee benefits files, maintain benefit records in Human Resources Management System and update employee payroll deductions.

Serves as a backup in processing monthly billings and the preparation of vouchers for payment of administrative fees for all group plans.

Identifies, researches, and resolves errors and inequities within existing benefit programs.

Complete benefits surveys and review information obtained from the results. Analyze complex benefits information.

Collaborates with managers and generalist on process improvement and quality control. Makes recommendations and implements new and updated processes to improve benefits administration and programs.

Provides customer service support to internal and external customers. Develops communication tools to enhance understanding of the organization's benefits package. Designs and distributes materials for benefits orientations, open enrollment and summary plan descriptions.

Responsible for required mailings, communications, and updates to plans to meet state and federal regulations.

Other information:

KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS

• Knowledge of Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC, and Alaska Native culture(s) and politics.
• Knowledge of benefits and compensation organization and regulation.
• Knowledge of human resources policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of customer service concepts and practices.
• Knowledge of presentation and public speaking skills.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill in operating a personal computer using a variety of software applications.
• Skill in MS Access and/or MS Excel.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with other employees.
• Knowledge of benefits programs, health plan administration, ERISA, FLSA, FMLA, ACA and other benefit related legislation and regulations.
• Skill in managing multiple priorities and tasks concurrently and meeting deadlines.
• Skill in project management.
• Skill in cost/benefit analysis.

MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

A Bachelor's degree in business, human resources or related field. Experience may be substituted for education on the following basis: one year of relevant, full-time professional experience is equivalent to one year of college education.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION

Non-supervisory - Three (3) years of experience working with employee benefits programs.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION

Certified Employee Benefits Specials (CEBS), SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or Professional in Human Resources (PHR).

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

May be required to work outside the traditional work schedule.