Total Rewards Specialist

Mary Free Bed Summary

We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It's extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients "Ask for Mary," they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership, to clinicians and care providers.

Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care

Mission Statement

Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.

Employment Value Proposition

At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture:

* Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Our Commitment to providing an inclusive environment for patients, families, staff, and community, through embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion T.O.G.E.T.H.E.R.

* Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.

* Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.

* Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.

* Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.

* A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.

Summary

The Total Rewards Specialist will have primary responsibility to administer assigned Total Rewards programs including but not limited to health and welfare benefits, retirement, leave administration, and compensation programs.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Overall Responsibilities

* Keeps abreast of federal, state local laws and regulations aligning to corporate guidelines ensuring plan or policy compliance

* Be an industry subject matter expert and professional practitioner on compensation and benefit developments & trends, to ensure that solutions are progressive, compliant, and add value to the employee life cycle

* Administer participation in benchmark surveys to align programs appropriately to recruit and retain employees

* Support the strategy, design, and delivery of communications for all total rewards programs

* Creates and presents communication materials, such as presentations and information packages, to keep employees updated on plan changes and amendments

* Respond to and support employee inquiries on areas of expertise.

Benefits

* Ensure compliance of benefits programs, utilizing knowledge of benefits legislation (ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, HIPAA, PPACA, ADA, etc.) by staying up to date on rules and regulations impacting benefits programs including required notices and plan documents

* Administer benefits processing and resolution, including, but not limited to, enrollments, terminations, claims processing, COBRA, FMLA, Disability, 403(b)

* Demonstrates timely, caring, and thorough responses and follow up to employees regarding benefit concerns

* Processes inbound and/or outbound carrier files, ensuring files are properly and timely loaded into internal and/or external vendor's systems

* Assist in the planning and execution of the annual open enrollment process including communications, system set up, and employee education.

* Gather employee data, process monthly billing, and prepare invoices, submit check requests for payment, and audit carrier files to the internal enrollment system.

* ACA administration to include the annual and monthly review of ACA eligibility

Compensation

* Participates in market surveys and prepares compensation data submissions on behalf of company

* Administer and update pay in HRIS system ensuring adherence to policy and accurate implementation of compensation changes

* Active management of the master job code in HRIS system to include maintenance of position titles, aligned job codes, job profiles, grade level, incentive plans and exemption classification status

* Audit, analyze and improve upon current compensation practices

* Create and distribute the Total Rewards Statement on an annual basis

Leave of Absence

* Administers, processes, and maintains the leave information in accordance with the Federal FMLA, state/local leave laws, and company leave policies

* Ensure all leave transactions are processed accurately and timely, including reporting hours each pay period, tracking leave time, and notifying employees of expirations and need for recertification.

* Ensures adherence of benefits policies related to short and long-term leave, time off. Ensures proper documentation related to LOA is received, recorded, and communicated to employees and management

* Maintain reasonable communication with employees on leave to facilitate smooth and timely return to work; keep managers up to date about employee leaves, changes, and work restrictions

* Ensure and provide consultation on compliance to managers and HR business partners on leave-related issues (FMLA, ADA, MPMLA, etc.). Escalate concerns as appropriate.

Other

* Embrace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, by:

Treating everyone with dignity and respect

Opening more doors to opportunities for underrepresented cultures

Growing talent and people

Evaluating and eliminating disparities

Taking action against injustices, bias and racism

Honoring our differences and how to collaborate

Educating staff, patients and the communities we care for

Restoring Hope and Freedom, together

Essential Job Qualifications

* Associate's degree in Human Resources or related field or 2-5 years of previous experience in employee benefit, leave, and/or compensation administration

* 2-5 years of previous experience in employee benefit, leave, HRIS, and/or compensation administration

* Competence in word processing and spreadsheet applications

* High level verbal and written communications skills and ability to multi-task

* High level of service orientation with strong sense of urgency

* Flexibility and adaptability

* Demonstrated ability to build professional relationships

* Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills

* Reliable, driven and desire to work in a team environment

* Demonstrated commitment to organizational mission with a "whatever it takes" attitude

Physical Requirements for Essential Job Qualification

Levels:

* None (No specific requirements)

* Occasionally (Less than 1/3)

* Frequently (1/3 to 2/3)

* Majority (More than 2/3)

Remain in a stationary position: Majority

Traverse or move around work location: Occasionally

Use keyboard: Frequently

Operate or use department specific equipment: None

Ascend/Descend equipment or ladder: None

Position self to accomplish the Essential Functions of the role: None

Receive and communicate information and ideas for understanding: Majority

Transport, position, and/or exert force:

Up to 10 pounds: Occasionally

Up to 25 pounds: _____

Up to 50 pounds: _____

Up to 75 pounds: _____

More than 100 pounds: _____

Other weight: Up to___ pounds _____

Other: _____

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification. If you require a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of this position, you must request accommodation in writing, within 182 days after you know or should know of the need for accommodation.

Mary Free Bed is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristic.