Benefits Consultant - ONSITE, 5 days a week

In order to fill our Mission of serving our community by helping each person achieve optimal health and well-being by providing compassionate, exceptional, and affordable healthcare services, all employees of Genesis HealthCare System must be committed to living the Genesis Mission and Genesis values of Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Team, and Innovation. All employees must regard themselves as an ‘owner’ of Genesis and keep our patients at the center of everything we do - always. 

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES
1.    May facilitate timely completion of activities such as introductory and annual evaluations, licensure or CAP verifications, hours changes, terminations, etc. and ensures accurate data entry into HRIS system.
2.    May facilitate recruitment and selection process including requisitions and postings, various pre-employment checks, job offers, new hire processing, internal transfers, sign-on bonuses, temporary labor, etc. to ensure a qualified workforce.
3.    May facilitate employee benefits including enrollment, new hire processing, employee education, etc. and maintains positive relationship with third party administrators.
4.    May provide assistance in areas such as employee relations, compensation, workers compensation, or other areas as directed by leadership.
5.    Maintains knowledge of regulatory standards impacting designated work area and procedures.
6.    Serves as a resource to assistants in project initiatives such as open enrollment, new hire processing and transfers, annual evaluations, policy changes, etc.
7.    Identifies when additional resources, supplies, etc. may be warranted.
8.    Prepares documents, reports, policies, correspondence, and other HR data on a daily basis to facilitate all current HR processes.
9.    Uses Workday, Word, Excel, Outlook, and Team programs on a daily basis to complete assigned work.

QUALIFICATIONS
1.    Associate’s degree in applicable field or equivalent HR experience.
2.    Minimum of two years HR or closely related experience.
3.    Strong PC skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, etc) and Windows operating system, with prior experience in HRIS systems.
4.    Ability to effectively verbalize and write in order to explain or describe moderately complex information and strong attention to detail.
5.    Ability to comprehend, interpret and apply complex material such as regulatory standards, summary plan documents, compensation policy, employment regulations, etc.

PATIENT CENTERED CARE & BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS
1.    Living the Genesis Mission, Vision and Values: 
• Performs work in a manner that is quality focused.
• Treats patients, co-workers, visitors and volunteers with courtesy, compassion, empathy and respect.
• Results oriented and focused on achievement of objectives.
• Acknowledges and responds to the diversity of people and the situation.
• Encourages peers (others) to be owners of change.
• Always makes the effort to anticipate and exceed customer needs and expectations.
• Possesses the ability to engage others with patience and understanding.
• Acts in a manner that creates positive first and lasting impressions.
• Demonstrates the ability to own issues until they are resolved.
2.    Patient Centered Care (patients/families, physicians, co-workers, all other internal/external customers)
• Introduces self and role…connects with everyone.
• Communicates effectively (i.e. advising others of actions, pertinent information, time durations, etc.) and asks for feedback.
• Asks for and anticipates needs and concerns of others.
• Maintains a positive work environment for staff and a healing environment for patients (i.e. safe, clean, quiet, etc.)
• Maintains the dignity and privacy of each person; manages confidential/sensitive information appropriately.
• Responds to requests in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Exits patient/customer encounters courteously, asking if there are additional needs that can be addressed.
3.    Promotes Patient and Employee Safety 
• Demonstrates safe Patient Handling (i.e. transfers, transport, care administration, nutrition, medication, etc.) 
• Demonstrates safe Materials Handling (i.e. appropriate use and disposal of chemicals, infectious wastes, etc.)
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge of Infectious Disease precautions and use of proper protective equipment
• Demonstrates Slips/Trips and Falls Awareness.
• Actively contributes to maintaining a safe, clean and quiet environment.