About Us: We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree’s philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children’s Hospital, Brooklyn’s only children’s hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides’ clincal progams rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Overview:
Maimonides is currently seeking a Benefits Analyst to provide and administer overall benefits policies and plans in accordance with hospital policy, plan provisions, and government regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Provide policy interpretation and clarify procedures to HR and Department management.
• Enforce the leaves of absence policy.
• Respond to employees’ questions or concerns, examine leave of absence applications for accuracy, and follow up with the employee/supervisor as needed.
• Communicate with supervisors and employees to ensure procedural compliance; coordinate communication and information flow between employees, departments, and the carrier. Research and resolve employee benefits issues.
• Process Position Change Forms to Payroll and update PeopleSoft employee records.
• Administer tuition reimbursement program for non-union employees in accordance with hospital policy.
• Conduct new hire non-union benefits orientation sessions.
• Advise and counsel employees, supervisors, and managers related to all aspects of employee benefits.
• Process benefit plan enrollments and terminations in PeopleSoft.
• Collaborate with HRIS and MIS to resolve carrier interface file issues and to obtain necessary data for ongoing carrier and invoice audit purposes.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent; Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience working for an insurance company or in a company’s benefits department
• Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Good mathematical skills
• Computer proficiency
• Ability to work independently and resolve complex challenges
• Ability to work under tight deadlines with excellent attention to detail
• Commitment to learning and self-improvement

Pay Range: USD $75,000.00 - USD $85,000.00 /Yr. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer

• Provide policy interpretation and clarify procedures to HR and Department management.
• Enforce the leaves of absence policy.
• Respond to employees’ questions or concerns, examine leave of absence applications for accuracy, and follow up with the employee/supervisor as needed.
• Communicate with supervisors and employees to ensure procedural compliance; coordinate communication and information flow between employees, departments, and the carrier. Research and resolve employee benefits issues.
• Process Position Change Forms to Payroll and update PeopleSoft employee records.
• Administer tuition reimbursement program for non-union employees in accordance with hospital policy.
• Conduct new hire non-union benefits orientation sessions.
• Advise and counsel employees, supervisors, and managers related to all aspects of employee benefits.
• Process benefit plan enrollments and terminations in PeopleSoft.
• Collaborate with HRIS and MIS to resolve carrier interface file issues and to obtain necessary data for ongoing carrier and invoice audit purposes