Description
At NorthBay Health the HR Benefits Specialist is responsible for assisting in administering the company's employee benefits, key Human Resources programs, including some recognition programs,. The HR Benefits Specialist is also responsible for providing comprehensive support in various HR functions including general HR support functions including but not limited to data entry, HR reporting and system support. This role requires a deep understanding of HR policies and procedures and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree preferred, preferably in Human Resources.
- College level coursework in HR, current national certification in HR (PHR/SPHR) strongly preferred.
Experience:
- Three years experience in an HR position. or promotion from within HR with one full year of experience in HR required.
- Experience in large healthcare organizations, knowledge of accreditation standards strongly preferred.
Skills:
- Excellent research and analysis, budgeting, organizational, oral and written communication skills required.
- Advanced proficiency in word processing, database, and spreadsheet applications required to support project work.
- Must demonstrate knowledge of, and appropriate application of, the following: Federal and State law and regulations regarding employment, discrimination, wage and hour, benefits administration, Compliance Agency enforcement and administration, dispute resolution techniques, OSHA, SB 198, and Workers' Compensation.
- Requires a high level of comfort with taking initiative and being accountable for team work and service excellence.
Interpersonal Skills:
- Demonstrates the NorthBay Way. The NorthBay Way is a set of value-based behaviors that are to be consistently demonstrated and role modeled by all employees that work at NorthBay Healthcare. The NorthBay Way principles consist of Caring, Communication, Collaboration, and Competence.
- Ability to build relationships with others to effect work essential.
- Ability to communicate effectively and pleasantly to customers reflecting the diversity of the community – internal, external, teenaged through senior adult, staff through senior management – required.
- Must demonstrate the highest discipline re: confidentiality.
- Must project positively and professionally, consistent with the System's mission, values, and strategic goals.
- Capacity to maintain clear thinking, composure, and respect for others under hostile or unpredictable working conditions important.
Standards of Performance: Demonstrate performance by adhering to established policies and procedures and exhibiting the defined characteristics associated with attendance and punctuality.
Physical Effort: Attendance is an essential function of the job. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may participate in the following activities:
- 80% sitting with use of computer terminal, phones.
- Occasional standing and squatting for general office duties, pushing of carts.
- Does require ability to report quickly to any System campus in response to employee relations issues.
Hours of Work:
- Hours based on business need but mostly, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Does require routine and emergency travel to all System campuses, and occasional off-site, off-hour work to support planned HR activities.
Compensation: $34.20 - $41.67 offer will be based on years of experience.
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