HR Generalist - Compensation and Benefits

Work Schedule:


Full time, 40 hours per week
Day Shift
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Salary Range:
$28.07 - $42.11 per hour

Job Purpose:
Under the direction of the HR Director and Manager, the Human Resources Generalist may perform a wide range of duties to support multiple program areas in Human Resources to include benefits administration, compensation planning and a variety of HR-related projects and initiatives.
In addition to these responsibilities, the HR Generalist performs a critical role as a member of the HR Team, engaging in problem solving employee concerns, responding to questions related to interpreting policy, labor agreements or state/federal legal requirements and contributing ideas and recommendations to benefit the daily work flow in serving the overall needs of our employees.
Due to the span of this role, an HR Generalist may be assigned to perform specific areas of the duties identified below and may not routinely engage in all duties listed in the job description.
Duties:
Compensation:
Update compensation data such as budgeted FTEs and pay grade ranges in the HRIS to ensure accurate processing and reporting of wages.
Complete a variety of salary surveys including the Milliman Salary Survey, MGMA Survey and the Northwest Regional Healthcare Executive Survey.
Coordinate payroll wage changes in accordance with negotiated bargaining agreements, annual increases or market surveys.
Prepare compensation analysis and recommendation for new position requests.
Collaborate with HR Manager on compensation model and annual compensation review process.
Monitors annual state and federal changes to minimum wage and FLSA guidelines.
Reviews impacted positions and prepares recommendations to ensure compliance with new regulations.

Benefits Administration:
Administration:
Meets with new hires and newly-eligible employees to facilitate enrollment in benefit plans, including medical, dental, life insurance, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts and retirement accounts.
Enters enrollment information in the insurance carrier's online system as well as the HRIS for all new enrollments and changes.
Performs monthly reconciliation of benefits against the HRIS and general ledger accounts.
Calculates accurate payments to benefit vendors monthly.
Program Oversight:
Coordinates annual open enrollment including developing educational materials, planning the annual IH Benefit Fair, providing presentations to employees regarding potential benefit changes and tracking the deadlines and paperwork necessary to ensure employee changes are processed within the appropriate timeframe.
Works closely with the Retirement Plan representative to ensure employees remain informed about retirement plan options.
Coordinates semi-annual pension open enrollment in partnership with the Retirement Plan representative ensuring information is disseminated to newly eligible employees and enrollments are entered correctly in the HRIS.
Market Assessment:
Completes benefit surveys and census information as requested.
Participates in meetings with the Hospital's broker to review and evaluate plan options, supporting the planning and implementation of benefit plan changes.
Actively engages in learning opportunities through webinars, conferences, and professional reading to understand regulatory changes or benefit trends in the market that may impact the Hospital's benefit plan offerings.
Reviews and processes application requests for participation in the Hospital's Tuition Assistance program and Student Loan Repayment Program in accordance with established policies.

General:
Participates in continuous process improvement as an engaged member of the HR Team providing input in key program areas ensuring seamless service and support to IH employees.
May participate in routine tasks performed by the HR Team to include inputting compensation changes, reviewing UKG data entry, performing personnel file audits, or providing phone or reception coverage in the absence of the HR Specialist.
Assists the HR Manager with special projects as requested.
Utilizes A.I.D.E.T.
as a communication tool in executing an exceptional service experience to employees, patients, visitors or colleagues at Island Health.
Must have demonstrated ability to interact positively with Administration, Directors, Managers, Supervisors, peers, co-workers, subordinates, patients and visitors.
Must meet regular attendance standard and must stay at or below average sick leave utilization levels.

Skills/Qualifications:
3 - 5 years progressively responsible experience in related HR program areas, experience gained in similar setting with advanced education may be considered.
Exceptional customer service skills and the ability to evaluate and communicate complex information in regularly understood terms.
Skilled speaker, capable of developing and presenting information to a wide variety of audiences.
Exceptional writing skills that span complex correspondence, as well as creating routine HR documents, forms and work instructions and drafting policies.
Well-versed in HR's role in managing confidentiality, compliance and legal obligations in the healthcare arena.
Advanced skills in Excel and Word and a high-level of competency and interest in computer applications.
Strong organizational skills, keen attention-to detail and the ability to develop an efficient workflow in a high volume, dynamic work environment.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, business or related field preferred although a combination of work experience and education may substitute for a degree requirement.
PHR/SPHR certification preferred.
Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is exposed to inside environmental conditions, protected from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
The employee may be exposed to dust, pollens, pollutants, fumes and communicable diseases as related to a health care environment.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical Demands:
While performing the responsibilities of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, and have hearing sufficient to understand conversations, both in person and on the telephone.
The employee is often required to sit for potentially long periods of time throughout the workday.
Manual dexterity of hands and fingers, to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard.
The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arm.
Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus sufficient to operate computer systems.
Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position in relation to the physical demands detailed above.