Benefits Specialist

As Mount Sinai grows, so does our legacy of caring

Located in the heart of Miami Beach, overlooking the breathtaking intracoastal waterway, Mount Sinai Medical Center is dedicated to providing exceptional health care to our diverse community enhanced through innovation, technology, teaching, and research. Mount Sinai is South Florida's largest private independent not-for-profit hospital with 672 beds, and a tight-knit community of more than 4,000 employees and 500 volunteers.

We provide world-class care:

• The only hospital in Miami-Dade to be named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health
• A pioneer in innovative medical research in areas such as cardiology, cancer, memory disorders and pulmonary diseases
• The BEST cardiac surgery survival rate in Florida
• A new seven-story Surgical Tower with 154 all-private rooms and patient centered technology promotes an exceptional patient experience

Responsibilities:

• Takes the lead on employee education and outreach initiatives relative to health and welfare program offerings including internal and external customers.
• Collaborates with Benefits Manager to ensure that open enrollment information is disseminated to stakeholders.
• Works to support the administration of all insurance plans including Medical, Dental, Life, Flex Accounts, STD, LTD and Dependent Life.
•  Administers bi-weekly arrears in accordance with the payroll cycle to ensure benefit premium deductions are processed for employees returning from leave.
• Administers the tuition reimbursement benefit program, explaining and verifying eligibility requirements for employees, reviewing forms for completeness and approval and coordinating the reimbursement with payroll.
• Collaborates with the retirement plan provider regarding 403(b) changes to include enrollments, loans, withdrawals, etc.
• Works with employees in reviewing their bills/statements received from medical providers, educating them in the process.
• Monitors eligibility bi-weekly reports to ensure employee enrollment information maintained in the various internal and external applications and databases are accurate and up-to-date.
• Verify employee eligibility for long-term, short-term, FMLA and other company sponsored leave programs. Assist employees with the completion of leave applications and ensure understanding of plan criteria and benefits. Distribute correspondences as plans dictate.
• Responsible for the monthly billing for all benefit plans.
• Administer the metro-dade bus pass program, explaining program criteria to inquiring employees, collecting and reviewing forms for completeness, coordinating with representatives from Metro-Dade Transit to research and resolve issues (i.e. redistribution of bus passes, replacement of lost or stolen cards, etc.).

 Qualifications:

• BA / BS in HR related field preferred but not required.
• 2 years of HR Benefits experience, prior experience working with insurance required.

Benefits:

We believe in the physical and mental well-being of our employees and are committed to offering comprehensive benefits that fit their personal needs. Our robust employee benefits package includes:

• Health benefits
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Healthcare spending accounts
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program
• On-site housing for selected positions and more!